<p>Since all the other prompts specify that they want to hear about “an event or experience that helped you define one of your values or changed how you approach the world”, is this a hint that they want you to write an essay that addresses that?</p>
<p>Because I chose “Significant Person” and my essay doesn’t exactly match up with “tell us about an event or experience that helped you define one of your values or changed how you approach the world”…</p>
<p>Is that fine? Does the “Significant Person” essay necessarily have to line up with the other essays’ prompts or can it address whatever you want?</p>
<p>Ya…I would stay away from the most significant person essay in general. I haven’t seen your essay but you have to be an OUTSTANDING writter to pull that one off as colleges want to see who YOU are through that essay. It would be much easier to just do one of the other 3 prompts.</p>
<p>Well, it’s not the usual significant person essay by any means and it’s a lot more about me than the other person. Like…a lot. So I’m guessing if the essay–no matter which prompt you choose–reveals you as a person, then you’re fine? Because my “Significant Person” essay is definitely about me as a person, my passion and goals, et cetera…It’s actually my Common App essay but I would use a different Common App essay for Princeton and use that one as my Princeton supplement. </p>
<p>I just wanted to make sure you can talk about other topics besides “an event that changed your world view…” in your supplement if you choose not to do Options 2, 3, 4, and from what you said, it sounds like you can as long as it reveals you as a person. :)</p>
<p>I did mine on a “significant person” and got my likely letter, so I really don’t think it’s a “bad” choice. However, as Rtgrove123 said (and as you seem to be doing) make certain to show something about YOU through the essay.</p>
<p>I basically talked about how my “significant person” influenced me and helped to make me into the person I am today- it wasn’t nearly a biography of that person.</p>