Students often underestimate the consequences of being an accomplice. The College Board and individual school districts treat the provider of information with the same severity as the receiver.
: Explaining step-by-step how something works or is done.
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Short rule: If an action could give someone an unfair advantage that the College Board explicitly forbids, you are an accomplice — and you will face the same penalties.
: Explaining why something happened or the results of an action.
In the context of College Board’s AP program, an accomplice is any student who knowingly assists another in gaining an unfair advantage. This goes beyond the person actually copying the answers; it encompasses the "facilitators" who provide the means for cheating to occur. The Mechanics of Academic Accomplices