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<p>When I was a Haverford applicant and visitor, the HC in general was appealing to me, but I had deep reservations about the “Gestapo provision” (the only provision Bryn Mawr’s code did not share) holding that it was a serious honor code violation to fail to turn in a classmate. I wrote the essay and all that, but I privately knew that when push came to shove, there were circumstances in which I would not turn someone in for cheating.</p>
<p>As for the honor code in practice…in the late 90’s at Haverford, there was virtually no cheating, but people did steal. I had more than one possession stolen because the HC gives a false sense of security. (Doors unlocked; people left their backpacks piled in the entranceway of the dining hall during dinner, etc.) An expensive designer dress I treasured was stolen off a clothesline in a laundry room at Bryn Mawr, too.</p>