<p>I thought this was scored out of 6?</p>
<p>Anyway, this is what I got. First time taking it.</p>
<p>How did I do?</p>
<p>Is this good? Bad? What?</p>
<p>Good. It’s graded out of 6 but two readers grade it, combining for a score out of 12. So both readers gave you a 5/6 which is pretty good.</p>
<p>What did I do to not deserve those two points for a perfect score?</p>
<p>Does having a high score like this on the essay even matter?</p>
<p>I got a 10 as well, and it was a half-assed attempt at an essay. No big words, no transitions, just a paper with 3 generic examples.</p>
<p>I read that as long as you fill up the two pages you are almost guaranteed a 10, and on the test day I just rambled off some explanations to fill up the space and got the score.</p>
<p>The score is not bad by an means. For the next test just memorize a few universal, albeit obscure (to the average grader) examples and prove your point and I’m pretty sure you are set for a 12.</p>
<p>I got an 11, it’s annoying one reader thought mine was a 6 and the other thought it was a 5… Shoulda gotten a 12 :p</p>
<p>I filled both of the pages and I though I wrote a pretty good essay but I got a 9. Moral of the story: try to use historical examples instead of personal anecdotes, particularly if the latter are made up.</p>
<p>waht’s the key to a high essay score??</p>
<p>^ Most importantly fill up the two pages
Secondly use legit examples that tie into the prompt</p>
<p>I sucked up the questions (60/80) but got a 12 , so I’m happy :)</p>
<p>kenson what was your overall writing score?</p>
<p>Yeah, I got an 11 too, it sucks.</p>
<p>I got a 12 with ease…</p>
<p>my only advice is use good examples from literature.
the three examples that I used were</p>
<p>1)Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen
2)Antigone by Sophocles
3)Oedipus Rex by Sophocles</p>
<p>What I did before the test was compile about 10 examples and memorize them.</p>
<p>That’ll for sure get you a 12.</p>
<p>I got a 10 too and I got a 2400…if you are retaking and want to improve your writing section, definitely focus on grammar rules. The writing section is extremely predictable; there’s always a question about parallelism, always one about singular or plural subjects, etc. It’s much easier, I think, to raise your score that way than trying to squeeze out those last two points on the essay.</p>
<p>anecdote time: A friend of mine, one of the best writers I know and someone who is planning to go on and major in English, got a 7 on the essay. I’ve seen examples posted on here that even the writer admitted are terrible, and they still got 12s.</p>
<p>In conclusion: the essay is stupid, a ten is good, don’t worry about it.</p>
<p>One Sad Korean can I see one of your essays when it comes out as I’m having trouble getting any higher than a 9 on my essay (It’s what I got both times), even though I thought my second essay was better than my first.</p>
<p>strosfan, 680</p>