The concept of rule utilitarianism? I don't really understand what it means. Does rule utilitarianism mean that "if everyone where to do this, how would it affect society in general?" And how would rule utilitarians act upon the following scenario: Alexis, a gifted high school student, wants to become a doctor. Because she comes from a poor family, she will need a scholarship in order to attend college. Some of her classes require students to do extra research projects in order to get an A. Her high school has a few older PCs, but there are always long lines of students waiting to use them during the school day. After school, she usually works a part-time job to help support her family. One evening Alexis visits the library of a private college a few miles from her family’s apartment, and she finds plenty of unused PCs connected to the Internet. She surreptitiously looks over the shoulder of another student to learn a valid login/password combination. Alexis returns to the library several times a week, and by using its PCs and printers she efficiently completes the extra research projects, graduates from high school with straight A’s, and gets a full-ride scholarship to attend a prestigious university. My question for the scenario about is what how would rule utilitarianism say about Alexis' actions?