Reddit Experience · 2025 Q3

Cheating in online assessments—should we adapt or hold our ground?

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used GPT for fine tuning :- just gave my Visa OA today and scored **444/600**. It had 4 questions (2 easy, 1 medium, 1 hard). I did okay, but I can’t help feeling terrible—especially knowing that many

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used GPT for fine tuning :- just gave my Visa OA today and scored **444/600**. It had 4 questions (2 easy, 1 medium, 1 hard). I did okay, but I can’t help feeling terrible—especially knowing that many people are clearing these with perfect scores by cheating. After months of grinding honestly, it feels demoralizing to see others breeze through by cutting corners. Part of me wonders if I should just “adapt” and do the same, because integrity seems to be punished while dishonesty is rewarded. Is cheating just becoming the new normal for OAs? How are you all dealing with this shift? Do you stick to your ethics, or do you think survival in this environment requires letting go of integrity?
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