<p>For the supplemental essay I chose the option where you find a quote to respond to. When they ask for "about 500 words" does that include the quote? With the quote my essay is 595 words but without it it's only 540 words. Do I need to shorten my essay a lot or just a bit more?</p>
<p>I’m just going to use the quote as my title and won’t mention it again so I’m not including it in my total word count.</p>