supplement essay idea - okay?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>I’m planning on going with the quote option for the Princeton supplement. I wanted to sort of tell a story (that reveals something about my character, of course) and then have a quote that relates to it. I wasn’t necessarily going to use the whole essay to explain the quote. </p>

<p>Is this okay? </p>

<p>For reference, the supplement directions are: Using one of the quotations below as a jumping off point, tell us about an event or experience that helped you define one of your values.</p>

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<p>That seems to me to be exactly what they're asking for: an illumination of your character rather than an analysis of a quote.</p>