<p>Essay Topic: Using the statement below as a starting point ----"Princeton in the nation's service and in the service of all nations."</p>
<p>My Q: The statement HAS TO come at the start? Can't it come in the middle, let's say, after an anecdote or something?</p>
<p>I think they mean that it should serve as the intellectual point of departure, and there is no expectation that it necessarily needs to appear at the beginning of your essay, or even in it at all.</p>
<p>Thanx! That makes every bit of sense. :)</p>
<p>what are you writing about? I can’t decide what to write :/</p>
<p>I think I’m using this prompt. It ties up nicely with my Harvard essay.</p>
<p>^ Me, too. I somehow found it connecting with my Columbia supplement, too! LOL</p>