I refer to my last name in my essay, but I don’t say that the name is my last name. I don’t want to confuse the people reading my essay. Will they know the full name of the applicant before they read the essay?
I assume they would.
I assume they would, but you think there is any slight chance it would cause any confusion, i would either remove the reference to your last name or specify that it is your last name in the essay. always better safe than sorry.
please chance me:
I think the admissions readers are smarter than the average bear.