<p>Hi, everyone. Just a quick question about Princeton's supplemental essay question. When they instruct us to use the provided quotes as "jumping off points," what exactly does that entail? Should our essays channel the gist of the quote provided? Do we need to mention the quote somewhere in the essay? Any insight would be greatly appreciated :)</p>
<p>It’s basically a prompt. You don’t need to restate the quote but your essay should “channel the gist of [it].”</p>
<p>My question is similar. I have my quote at the beginning, but I don’t know if I should mention it or not. I’m writing about what led me to study Environmental Studies, and the quote says how I feel about environmental issues. Do I need to mention it in my essay?</p>
<p>I did not mention the quotation directly in my survey. I believe I talked about how my emphasis on education and instilling intellectual curiosity in others would be of national- and international-level benefit (this was the conclusion, of course!). In other words, you can work in the wording really nicely without actually quoting the prompt.</p>
<p>Yar, exactly what I did. I’m hoping/willing to bet that the officer can deduce the prompt without me having to explicitly state it.</p>
<p>alright, thanks guys :)</p>