Question on the “ethical dilemma/something important” essay

collegealum314
Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:10:08 +0000

Either essay topic would be fine, I guess, if there really is such a prompt. Anyway, what gave me pause was the statement, “I believe it is *very *important to address this in my application…I really want the admission officers to know it.”

I get this vibe that kids are using admissions as sort of a spiritually cleansing exercise. It’s just an application. MITchris isn’t going to absolve you of your sins and admit you after you bear your soul.



The attempted theft of the exam is not very important: it showed who I am, but it didn’t change me.



Isn’t the point of an application to show who you are using concrete examples?
Besides, this seems like more of an “ethical dilemma” than the grandfather situation.