Tendor86
Dec 16, 2015
Undergraduate / An essay regarding admissions at Caltech for undergraduates [3]
Prompt: Members of the Caltech community live, learn, and work within an Honor System with one simple guideline; 'No member shall take unfair advantage of any other member of the Caltech community.' While seemingly simple, questions of ethics, honesty and integrity are sometimes puzzling. Share a difficult situation that has challenged you. What was your response, and how did you arrive at a solution?
Let me know what you think about the essay, harsh and brutal honesty will be appreciated. Ways of altering the essay to make it look better would also be appreciated. Thanks in advance!!!!!!!
During my high school senior years, our school held a science exhibition in which we were told that we would be given grades based on the models we displayed. We were instructed to present models which reflected what we had studied over the years.
Scared of losing marks, many of my friends bought models that had been made either by an elder or an expert. These models were relatively too good for a student of our standard. Thus, many of my friends knew nothing about their model apart from its function.
Seeing their models, I also wanted to buy one. But, my teachers words echoed in my mind 'a project reflecting what YOU have learnt'. I sat down and started 'reflecting' about my classes. Although I ended up making only a 'automatic night lamp', I knew all everything I had to know.
The expo came. I was scared to present my model because of its simplicity, but I displayed it nonetheless. When teachers walked around asking questions regarding our models, most of the friends were left speechless. However, I confidently answered those queries asked of me. When the marks were reported, I had aced while my friends were left dumbfounded.
Prompt: Members of the Caltech community live, learn, and work within an Honor System with one simple guideline; 'No member shall take unfair advantage of any other member of the Caltech community.' While seemingly simple, questions of ethics, honesty and integrity are sometimes puzzling. Share a difficult situation that has challenged you. What was your response, and how did you arrive at a solution?
Let me know what you think about the essay, harsh and brutal honesty will be appreciated. Ways of altering the essay to make it look better would also be appreciated. Thanks in advance!!!!!!!
During my high school senior years, our school held a science exhibition in which we were told that we would be given grades based on the models we displayed. We were instructed to present models which reflected what we had studied over the years.
Scared of losing marks, many of my friends bought models that had been made either by an elder or an expert. These models were relatively too good for a student of our standard. Thus, many of my friends knew nothing about their model apart from its function.
Seeing their models, I also wanted to buy one. But, my teachers words echoed in my mind 'a project reflecting what YOU have learnt'. I sat down and started 'reflecting' about my classes. Although I ended up making only a 'automatic night lamp', I knew all everything I had to know.
The expo came. I was scared to present my model because of its simplicity, but I displayed it nonetheless. When teachers walked around asking questions regarding our models, most of the friends were left speechless. However, I confidently answered those queries asked of me. When the marks were reported, I had aced while my friends were left dumbfounded.
