<p>Did you guys use the quote you chose in the actual essay, or no ?</p>
<p>not at all. i used the quote as inspiration and that was the extent of it being in my essay.</p>
<p>I mention the author in my first sentence, but I just use the quote as a jumping-off point. I'm sure the adcoms will be very familiar with the quotes after reading a ton of essays.</p>
<p>I make indirect references to the quote, throughout.</p>
<p>I made a reference at the end. I did the young-girl-lucky-passage promt.</p>
<p>am i supposed to say i'm answering quote no. X ?</p>