<p>On the other hand, students turn their thoughts almost immediately from what they truly believe, to what they think the college WANTS them to believe.</p>
<p>And students who simply parrot what they think the GC or colleges want to hear provide answers that ring false.</p>
<p>I've actually been trained in administering an assessment tool that among other things provides info about a person's ethics. People who think that they can beat the system usually answer in a way that actually flags them as being unethical even though they think they are standing out for being exemplary citizens.</p>
<p>^It's a terrible question because you can't determine "good ethics" from the answer to that. Which is better? Turning in a friend, or not condoning cheating under any cirumstance? That's completely, completely subjective and also a dangerous question to answer truthfully to authority. </p>
<p>The question is kinda akin to asking, "What's your religion?" and if the answer isn't "Christian", the GC will mark you low for ethics/character.</p>
<p>It also seems lose/lose. If you say you'll turn your friend in, you'll look like a rat and a liar. If you say you won't, you'll look like you're breaking the school's honor code.</p>
<p>Why would a GC want to put a student in that position?</p>
<p>I agree that the question is a lose/lose. Either answer could easily put you in a bad light.</p>