<p>So if you bend the rules when you apply to college, how do you manage with the implicit rules of “character” that are part of the college education.</p>
<p>I’m especially impressed by the Honor Code at Davidson College:</p>
<p>Every student shall be honor bound to refrain from cheating (including plagiarism). Every student shall be honor bound to refrain from stealing. Every student shall be honor bound to refrain from lying about college business. Every student shall be honor bound to report immediately all violations of the Honor Code of which the student has first-hand knowledge; failure to do so shall be a violation of the Honor Code. Every student found guilty of a violation shall ordinarily be dismissed from the College. Every member of the college community is expected to be familiar with the operation of the Honor Code.</p>
<p>I find it odd (albeit not surprising) that the complexity and opaqueness of the college application process clouds the importance of integrity.</p>