<p>On the supplement, Princeton asks for an essay of about 500 words. Mine is 479; that's okay, right?</p>
<p>Also, Princeton says on the supplement that the essay should not be double-spaced. Does this go for the common application essay as well?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>479 is fine :-)</p>
<p>479 is definitely ok. Don’t be so worried - just be reasonable with your application.</p>
<p>what about the double/single-spacing? my supplemental essay is single-spaced since they asked for it not to be double-spaced, but do they want that for the common app essay as well?</p>
<p>I’m sure you’d be fine double spacing the commonapp one, but if you want to be safe you could single space it; I doubt it will matter. </p>
<p>On another note, for the supplement essays with the quotes, should we copy and paste the quote and include it at the top of the essay?</p>
<p>are you talking about these two?</p>
<p>Option 2 - Using the statement below as a jumping off point, tell us about an event or experience that helped you define one of your values or changed how you approach the world:
‘‘Princeton in the Nation’s Service’’ was the title of a speech given by Woodrow Wilson on the 150th anniversary of the University. It became the unofficial Princeton motto and was expanded for the University’s 250th anniversary to ‘‘Princeton in the nation’s service and in the service of all nations.’’</p>
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<li>Woodrow Wilson, Princeton Class of 1879, served on the faculty and was Princeton’s president from 1902 to 1910.</li>
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<p>Option 3 - Using the quotation below as a jumping off point, tell us about an event or experience that helped you define one of your values or changed how you approach the world:
'‘Some questions cannot be answered./ They become familiar weights in the hand,/ Round stones pulled from the pocket, unyielding and cool.’'1
<p>‘‘Woman in Red Coat’’ from Of Gravity and Angels (Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1988). ©1988 Jane Hirshfield. Reprinted by permission of Jane Hirshfield.</p>
<p>if so, i would do that… i’d put the prompt and the quote at the top</p>
<p>or you could put nothing at the top and somehow work it into your essay</p>
<p>oo ok thanks for your help. </p>
<p>on a side note, what are your guys’ interpretation of the Jane Hirshfield quote? What do you think it’s trying to say? I’m interested in hearing peoples’ opinions.</p>
<p>lol that was a weird one.</p>
<p>i didn’t really understand the quote much… too much thinking ai ya, so i just did number one.</p>
<p>discuss someone who had a significant impact on you.</p>
<p>Wait, where does it say don’t double-space it? Is that true for other supplemental essays too?</p>
<p>In the directions for the Princeton supplemental essay right above the questions, there is a sentence about single-spacing it that is bolded. </p>
<p>I had already submitted the common app. for Yale EA, and my essay for that was double-spaced. I don’t think that matters, as long as you follow the instructions for the Princeton supplement.</p>
<p>I chose option 4 (quote from a book) and copy and pasted it at the top of the page, but I didn’t work it into the actual essay…is that alright?</p>
<p>What happens if you accidentally double spaced your essay. Will they immediately disqualfiy you as an applicant or will they just ignore it.</p>
<p>No, I doubt they’ll even notice it.</p>