Members of the Caltech community live, learn, and work within an Honor System with one simple guideline; "No member shall take unfair advantage of any other member of the Caltech community." While seemingly simple, questions of ethics, honesty and integrity are sometimes challenging. Share an ethical dilemma that has challenged you. How did you respond? Your response is not limited to academic situations.

解析：对于一些治学严谨的美国高等学校而言，诚实(honesty)、正直(integrity)等美德是决定申请者能否在新学术社区茁壮成长并作为一分子来维护其良好声誉的不可或缺因素。在此类文书题目里，招生官或考察申请者在自身人生经历中遇到的道德困境，或探寻申请者对所申请学校荣誉准则的熟悉程度与认同程度。在写作留学文书时，学生应注意相关品质在西方学术环境下的独特含义，要体现出对此种价值观的强烈认同，不能在大是大非的问题上含糊其辞或传递可能会使读者困惑的信息。当然，如果能熟练的用英语将身处的独特情形和挑战描述清楚，会在很大程度上增加文书的可信度和含金量。