QUOTES IN ESSAYS

In the Princeton Supplement, there are prompts you can choose from and one of them asks you to choose your own quote. Is the quote I'm selecting going to be part of the word count? So then everyone would be encouraged to pick a really short quote.

No, I don't think the quote you select is part of the word count since the quotes they provide are not. Your word count is strictly your writing.

THANKS!

I'm pretty sure FFtoMay1 is right. Plus, going over 20 or so words isn't going to make a difference.

I'm applying to the Princeton as well. They did not specify that the quote is part of the word count so I do not think so. Also if you are doing choice 4 then it do not count in nay way. If you are doing choice 3 and you are putting it in the a introduction I think they might count it. On the other hand dsacks is right 20 or so words more is not deadly

Usually, if it is a short essay (under 400 words), the quote does not count in the word count unless otherwise specified. That being said, I would not chose a quote that is lengthy or complex because you will have a limited number of words to talk about it. Good luck