<p>@sunburn, I'd say at least an 8 (depends on how you made your argument... was it persuasive? Vocab? Proper syntax? Etc.)</p>
<p>@EmekChris, Lol, 'my family'... making people lazy... right? I'd say...hm, you COULD get an 8 if you used nice transitions, words, etc.</p>
<p>Thank you, Feed. Well, I thought that it was persuasive, my point was stable and strong. The 1st two paragraphs were pretty good but I got carried away and lost complete track of time (I usually do when I'm writing). Hwr, I was expecting the proctor to warn at least when there were 10 minutes left and I was just in the middle of my 3rd paragraph when he was like "ok 4 more minutes......" and I didn't finish it properly because I wanted to write a good conclusion. I hope that this doesn't lower my score significantly.</p>
<p>^ Hm, I wrote like that exactly last time and afterwards, felt like it was total ********. But I still got an 8.</p>
<p>So keep your hopes high. :)</p>
<p>I wrote 5 paragraphs.
1- Intro
2- Atomic Bomb example
3- Armenian Genocide example
4- Holocaust example
5- Conclusion</p>
<p>The only downside is that it wasn't a full two pages, mainly because I spent too long on my outline for it. It was a little over a page and a half. Will that kill my score, even though I had semi-decent examples?</p>
<p>(I had the past experiences affecting present times topic).</p>
<p>Narcissa:</p>
<p>You aren't expected to quote stats or cite sources, except in a very general way. ("As Conrad illustrated in Heart of Darkness, the Belgians were doing to Africa what the Romans had done to Britain.")</p>
<p>If you think you know a statistic or historical citation, use it. But that won't be the basis for your grade. The readers aren't fact-checkers. They're looking for the quality of writing and the quality of thought.</p>
<p>I seems as though most people at CC who took the May SAT got the Technology prompt, is there a reason, was it equally split up?</p>
<p>I got the winning prompt.</p>
<p>"2- Atomic Bomb example
3- Armenian Genocide example
4- Holocaust example"</p>
<p>What does the holocaust and genocide have to do with the prompt?</p>
<p>stonecutter: What is this prompt you are talking about? Did you read the bottom of my post?</p>
<p>Are you talking about the prompt asking how avoiding the use of technology is beneficial?</p>
<p>Why would using strictly personal examples disqualify you from anything above a 10? I have the College Board SAT book and one of their example essays that scored a 12 uses strictly personal experience.</p>
<p>yeah, i remember one of those being some dude talking a/b climbing some mountain etc.</p>
<p>The one I read was on a prompt asking opinions on whether there are always 2 sides to an issue. The girl wrote about her perfectionism being a virtue in her eyes and a vice in other people's opinions. In fact, she only used that one example. No historical references, no multiple examples.</p>
<p>yeah i remember that too.</p>
<p>stonecutter: read my original post. I said at the bottom that I did not have the Tech topic, I had the past experiences affects on present times one.</p>