<p>Daughter rec’d a 7-something the first time 'round and an 800, the second time 'round. Even though my daughter can be intermittently incoherent (we joke and say that English is her second language) in her school writing assignments, knowledgeably she knows grammar, punctuation, diction, and how to write an sentence outline, like nobody’s business. She rec’d a 12 on her essay, and, in reading her essay, I felt that the two scorers were lenient–her body points were intelligent and original, but her mechanics were not what I would consider a “12” to be. I think she was even guilty of a fragment sentence.</p>
<p>Despite attending a top-notch, private high school, she learned the mechanics of writing and how to write a sentence outline, at home, under protest, but, clearly, something seeped in. Most high schools, public or private, do not teach the most fundamental concepts of writing.</p>
<p>If you want to produce some great results, long after your Writing SAT has come and gone, and you have time and discipline, I would refer you to Strunk and White’s Elements of Style and the Random House Handbook. No college student–even if majoring in engineering–should ever be without these two remarkable handbooks for writing.</p>
<p>I started off with a 700 and went up to a 770. I didn’t do too much specific prep. I think that because English isn’t my first language, I learned it kind of instinctively rather than through rules. For CR/W, my thought process wasn’t “which rule applies here” as much as “which answer feels right.”</p>
<p>I got an 800 in the Writing Section in my October 2009 SAT. I started with a 600 in Writing but when I started reading SAT Prep books, the score jumped to 700s. The thing about the grammar section is that it’s very predictable. If you’re looking for a cheap book, buy the Barron’s $20 Writing workbook. It explains all the rules, with multiple examples. The main thing to look out for are the tricks CB tries to throw at you. Examine each part, piece by piece, and not by whole.</p>
<p>The MAIN thing to do is practice, practice, and more practice…can’t stress it enough. Scores go up consistently in Writing because CB can only question in you in the same ways, and you will get used it (with practice).</p>
<p>“47PSAT” is referring to RAlec’s writing score on the PSAT (a preliminary test offered to students in order to prepare them for the SAT and also for entry into the National Merit Scholar program). </p>
<p>A 47 PSAT writing score translates to a 470 on the actual SAT, so a jump to a score in the 700s is quite the laudable feat.</p>
<p>crouch88, I got something around 56 for my PSAT writing. I have recently written 3 writing sections exclusively and gotten 2 wrong, 3 wrong, and 2 wrong respectively. This translates to low-mid 700s or something like that.</p>
<p>If you have the collegeboard blue book, go online and use the answer explanations. its’ free and IT WORKS. It’s honestly all you need. look up every single answer. no exceptions. i’ll guarantee you see improvement after doing this for a couple tests. do the test, go online, review ALL answers, write test, go online, etc…</p>
<p>Lol…and here I was hoping to get a book with 47 PSATs. 470–>700s is definitely an amazing achievement. People have this idea that the average CC SAT-taker is a genius or an already-high-achieving student who breezes through the test effortlessly, and thus, is incomparable to the average test-taker-- something I’ve gathered from friends and online sources. It is just nice to read about how much hard work can reap. </p>
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<p>I’m still doing practice exercises, learning strategies, memorizing words, etc- actually too scared to weigh my preparation with BB-tests just yet. But I try to review as much as I can with test “replicas” by PR and Barron’s.</p>
<p>could you post a link for the games? like do the games help out your writing score? seems too good to be true lol. I’m stuck at 670-720. I want 800 so badly. will these games and stuff help to get there? i just need a lot of exposure to the questions. Practice test after practice test hasn’t done too much because i just need to focus on that one section. I need to focus on CR too.</p>
<p>i scored unusually low for the writing section i just took (a 680) but i usually get a 730-740
but i read and i am known as the “writer”
so yea… its just my strength</p>
<p>nvm, i found the link. looks like a helpful site. </p>
<p>@wahkimoocow, yea, i don’t understand. I know all the rules and stuff, but am stumped to get over 700. I want 800 and i feel like i have the potential for it too.</p>
<p>yea, i keep missing around 4-5 in W. I write 10 essays as of now, want to get to 11 by the actual SAT. I want to get to maybe 2 errors in W by then as well…hopefully get 780 in W.</p>
<p>No one is (more happier than us) that the presidential election is almost here.</p>
<p>^why is the answer to that one “happier than we” and not “happier than us”</p>
<p>I scored a 760 on the March SAT writing, and I didn’t study a single grammar rule. I suppose I’m just good at spotting what’s grammatically incorrect and what isn’t.</p>
<p>75 MC (2 wrong?)/10 E</p>
<p>It was my first SAT and I had been scoring high 700s on practice tests as well. Writing is definitely my forte, especially on the SAT.</p>
<p>also, slightmanifesto, are there any options to get tutoring from Jordan for free? like, i see that the class course costs 300$, but i want to get tutored for free from him. is that an option on the site?</p>