<p>Do they want us to literally start our essay with the quote/statement, or do they just want us to be inspired by the quote and use it as a mental starting point?</p>
<p>I merely wrote the quote at the top of the essay. I didn’t reference it in my actual essay at all (but I think the connection should be clear).</p>
<p>Hope it was what they were looking for.</p>
<p>"Option 2 - Using the statement below as a starting point, tell us about an event or experience that helped you define one of your values or changed how you approach the world:</p>
<p>“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>
<p>Can we just disregard the “Princeton in the Nation’s Service…” part? I don’t see how that helps at all.</p>
<p>I did the same thing as ccuser. I pretty much used the quote as the title but did not refer to it directly in any way in my essay. The quote just hints at the theme of my essay.</p>