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<p>So I took the ACT for the last time this past weekend, and expect pretty similar things to what I've had so far on my writing. I went from 8-10-10-10 these past times I've taken it. So I ask the community, have any of you gotten higher than a ten on the ACT Writing, maybe even a perfect twelve? What do you feel is necessary to get that perfect twelve? I think it's kinda irrelevant as far as college apps go (seeing as a 10 is the 99th percentile and you'd need to find a really uptight college to turn you down on account of not scoring as well as you could on a thirty minute essay), but as far as bragging rights and the actual process of grading the essays goes, how difficult is it to get that twelve?</p>

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<p>Took the test first time as a junior this October and got a 12. Really cruddy topic, but what you have to do is write your butt off from the start. Know some hooks you can use regardless of topic and get writing! I am very fortunate because I can write coherent essays without structuring them before I start writing, so I just improv ideas as I go along…I think that is the trick. Using big words and varied sentences is also A MUST that people always overlook!</p>

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Well, I got my writing score back from this last time, while I kinda failed at the rest of the test I got an eleven on the writing. I do feel like big words are important, though a strategy that seems to help me is long (but not run on!) sentences. Big words and big sentences look impressive.

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this thread will help you, @AlexQY

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/act-preparation/1137654-act-essay-guide-how-to-get-a-12.html#latest

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@aao1997‌ I have not found a topic for the act writing that I’ve liked yet, and it makes it that much harder to write because I just didn’t care ya know?

Anyway @AlexQY if you got the ACT prep book or the online thing they actually have examples of each kind of essay (like this is a 5, this would be an 8, this is a 12) and I found that really helpful.

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@Shortstack17‌ I agree. They should prompt students on topics they COULD be passionate about…that could cause higher scores!

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D got an 11. Ironically her essay was about how irrelevant the ACT test is