<p>Should we embed the quote within our essay? Or should the quote be at the top of the essay and separated from our writing? Do we need to reference the quote throughout the essay, or should it merely be used as a "starting point" to lead into our own thoughts? </p>
<p>Hope this made sense!</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure they don’t specify so you have the freedom to what you feel works best for your essay. So anything you mentioned works.</p>
<p>If I remember correctly, the prompt said to use the quote as a starting point to talk about the influence of culture in your life. It’s really up to you if you want to embed it or not. I included it in my first paragraph and made a few references. It’s really up to the format of your essay, though. Good luck! :)</p>
<p>I just stuck mine at the top of the page and wrote an essay after it. I got in, so I guess they liked it. I’m sure they’d be cool with you embedding it early in your essay, too.</p>
<p>Oh, and I didn’t really reference the quote throughout the essay. The quote used the word “purpose”, and I mentioned my “purpose” several times throughout, but the essay could have stood perfectly fine on its own without the quote.</p>
<p>Not needed. Frankly, I’d use the space for my own words rather than repeating a prompt that the reader will be vastly familiar with. Good luck</p>
<p>t26E4, I don’t think that’s what he meant… the fourth prompt on the supplement is something like “using a favorite quote of yours, tell us about an event or experience that shaped how you approach the world.” I think he was asking about where to place the favorite quote he chose, not where to place the prompt itself.</p>
<p>If you are indeed talking about the fourth option, you should put the quote, title, and author at the beginning of the essay rather than within the body. I’m not referring to my quote in my writing, but I’m sure you can.
If you’re doing one of the other quotes (the ones that are given), you don’t need to repeat it.</p>
<p>@stupiddorkyidiot are you saying we don’t need to use the quote at all anywhere, for prompts 1-3? because it said as a starting point and I did that, but didn’t put the quote at the beginning of, or in my essay. just checking if that’s ok
nice name btw haha</p>
<p>I took the prompt to mean you should respond to the salient point of the quote, not necessarily embed it. But I’m sure you can! And thanks, lol. It’s a 6th grade relic :p</p>
<p>Yes, I was referring to Option 4. The way I have mine written currently has the quote written at the top and separate from the actual essay. I don’t reference the quote at all throughout the essay. It’s just a starting point that leads into what I talk about. I think it’ll be fine :)</p>