How I cheated at university Lukas Allmer published on 2024-07-09 included in UniversityHow I cheated at university If you’re from an European country like I am, you probably also got to enjoy quite extensive general education. With some specialisation in mechanical engineering I spent a total of 14 years of my life in school. However, in those 14 years, I never once bothered looking for my ideal study technique. This is something that scared me a lot when I started my bachelor’s programme at the age of 27, because I knew I would struggle when the exams would roll around.