<p>So I sent out my Princeton application. I was relieved.</p>
<p>Looked back on the application a couple of days later. </p>
<p>Using one of the quotes below (or your own favorite quotation) as a jumping off point, tell us about an event or experience that helped you define one of your values.</p>
<p>I definitley just wrote an essay on a quote. I stupidly forgot about the underlined section.</p>
<p>So I have a statement on a quote but nothing about an experience I've had.</p>
<p>Whats the best thing to do from here?
Attempt to send in a new essay? Or just let it go... and admit rejection.</p>
<p>Send in a new essay with an apologetic note. Far better give them what they asked for late than have them think you didn't read things over carefully enough to catch the mistake.</p>
<p>Maybe it might still pass....but i STRONGLY DISCOURAGE SENDING THEM ANOTHER ESSAY.
nothing says <em>Im very unserious and dont give a hoot about rules and regulations</em> more by sending another essay.</p>
<p>Personally, I think you could attach an additional essay in the "what else would you like us to know" form</p>
<p>this way, you can provide them with more information about yourself, plus take care of any residual negative effect your other essays might have</p>
<p>Maybe what you said could be construed as mentioning an experience or event? If not, if calling admissions and asking them what to do is the right course of action. When you call, they don't even ask your name. So, you will get their response and then decide. In the end, mailing a new one and explaining that you submitted before you were done, maybe that would work.</p>
<p>I don't think that you needed to say THIS IS ONE OF MY IMPORTANT VALUES in the essay to be following the prompt. For example, I didn't actually state what my value was, but my quote was about curiosity and education kind of and I wrote about an experience (of sorts) that led to increased appreciation of education and curiosity. Kind of.</p>
<p>jo7, I really think you are fine. these essays are so open-ended...the main thing they want to see is your personality. i'd honestly say you are fine and good to go!!</p>
<p>i used the einstein quote and vaguely mentioned how i value learning something new every day (via wikipedia and the like), and linked it to quiz bowl. it didn't specifically say "i value this because of that" and I barely even mentioned the quote. As long as someone could look at the essay and realize that you have a thesis that can even be loosely tied to a value, you'll be fine. good luck!</p>
<p>hum... yer looks like I forgot about that, but as most people have said the essays are very open-ended (and only 300 wods long) Just by luck the first paragraph of my essay recounts a piano recital, so it doesn't look like I have totally ignored the question. The definition of an 'event or experience' is also quite vague, i'm sure you could say just about anything you write on that is person could be an 'event or experience' in the same way most things can be described as a 'value'. I think the 'value' that comes out of mine would be the virtue of not taking everything too seriously and prioritising your life. </p>