Situation: Luis is a college student Situation: Kary loves writing

studying business. He really enjoys his
business classes such as marketing and
international business, but he is having
a hard time with his math class. He
continues to do poorly on his exams.
What should he do?
Response: “If I were Luis, I would…”
computer code. She is one of only two
girls in her information technology
(IT) course at her school. She
completed a computer program that
worked well, but her professor
criticized her for taking a shortcut that
he/she didn’t like and lowered her
grade. How would you handle this
situation? Would you continue in the
IT course?

Response: “If I were Kary, I would…”

Situation: At the University of Hong Situation: As part of Miguel’s social

Kong, everything is in English. Classes service for his university, he volunteers
are in English, textbooks are in at an elementary school teaching art.
English, and exams are in English. After two classes, he notices that half
However some students who enter the of the class doesn’t seem to know how
university are not fluent in English. If to draw. How would you continue to
the university offered a course for teach the class? Would you change the
students who need to improve their subject from art to something else?
English skills, would you take it?
Response: “If I were Miguel, I
Response: “If I were a student at the would…”
University of Hong Kong who was not
fluent in English, I would…”
 Situation: You play soccer for your
high school. You love playing the
sport, but you and your team have lost
five consecutive games. Your father
tells you that you should think about
quitting. What would you do?
Response: “If loved to play soccer and
my team was losing, I would…”
Situation: After many years of saving
enough money, you finally open your
own business: a beauty salon, a
restaurant, an accounting firm, a law
office, etc. Six months after you open
you still have no clients or customers.
Should you close your business or
remain open?
Response: “If I opened my own
business and it wasn’t doing well, I
would…”
Situation: Julia applies for a
scholarship to study abroad. The
application is very long and requires
two essays and two recommendation
letters. She gets notified that she did
not receive the scholarship, but that she
can apply again next year. Would you
apply again?
Response: “If I were Julia, I would…”
Situation: Francisco wants to be more
physically fit in order to run in a
marathon. Many of his friends tell him
that he is crazy for wanting to do such
a thing, but “run in a marathon” is one
of the things he has always wanted to
do. The marathon is in two weeks and
he has not trained very much. What
would you do if you were Francisco?
Response: “If I were Francisco, I
would…”