<p>I see that they give us 2 quotes and tell us to tie it into an event or experience that defines one of our values. However, below the quotes it also says "your own favorite quotation". Does this mean that we can just any favorite quote of our own, and then proceed to write an essay detailing how the quote is important to us, etc?</p>
<p>Thanks for any feedback.</p>
<p>If you use your own quote, you should still follow the instructions to tie it to an event or experience that defines one of your values. They're just giving you the option to pick your own quote.</p>
<p>The essay doesnt nessasarily have to be about the quote specifically. It has to serve as a "jumping board", somehow related to a experience.</p>
<p>Can anyone also elaborate on what experiences the two quotes can specifically relate to?</p>
<p>"Princeton in the nation's service and in the service of all nations".</p>
<p>Does this have to do with community service? or is it more about contributing to both America and the world?</p>
<p>"Some questions cannot be answered./ They become familiar weights in the hand,/ Round stones pulled from the pocket, unyielding and cool."</p>
<p>Is this one about intellectual vitality? Does it have to necessary be something we can't answer? Can it be about a research experience and how i am fascinated with discovering something new?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I think how you use the quote is up to you. The way you intepret and apply the quote is another chance to show your creativity and out of the box thinking. I wouldn't stress too much about the correct intepretation of the quote, just try to relate it to "you." I wrote an essay on the stones quote where I related it to my grandfather's death and how a tradition in our family is to leave stones on the headstone when we visit the gravesite. It focused on how even after living with him my whole life, I knew so little about him.</p>