<p>With the CalTech supplement short answers and the summer activity section, are we expected to write them like a short essay, or just to answer the question?</p>
<p>you can just be brief or expand if you feel the need, up to you</p>
<p>For the three adjectives and books, you don’t need to do more than list them. For the summer activities, list them and add a brief description if the admissions committee wouldn’t likely be familiar it. For the ethical dilemma and “what do you do for fun” short answers, write a concise paragraph. I’d hesitate to call them essays because that sometimes implies the use of flowery language, which you should certainly avoid.</p>