<p>On my essay I wrote Les Miserables as one of the examples but forgot to mention the author's name (Victor Hugo). Would this potentially lower my score? Like from 11 to 10 or from 10 to 9? :(</p>
<p>I used To Kill a Mockingbird and completely forgot the author’s name as well, so I’m wondering the same thing. I asked a few people about it and they all smirked and said to not even worry about it, but I’m still a little inquisitive.</p>
<p>I don’t think that it will matter at all. If just to make you feel better, you might enjoy reading this now infamous article from the Times:</p>
<p>[The</a> New York Times > Education > On Education: SAT Essay Test Rewards Length and Ignores Errors](<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/04/education/04education.html]The”>SAT Essay Test Rewards Length and Ignores Errors - The New York Times)</p>
<p>Here’s a particularly relevant part:</p>
<p>"He [Perelman] was also struck by all the factual errors in even the top essays. An essay on the Civil War, given a perfect six, describes the nation being changed forever by the “firing of two shots at Fort Sumter in late 1862.” (Actually, it was in early 1861, and, according to “Battle Cry of Freedom” by James M. McPherson, it was “33 hours of bombardment by 4,000 shot and shells.”)</p>
<p>Dr. Perelman contacted the College Board and was surprised to learn that on the new SAT essay, students are not penalized for incorrect facts. The official guide for scorers explains: “Writers may make errors in facts or information that do not affect the quality of their essays. For example, a writer may state ‘The American Revolution began in 1842’ or ’ “Anna Karenina,” a play by the French author Joseph Conrad, was a very upbeat literary work.’ " (Actually, that’s 1775; a novel by the Russian Leo Tolstoy; and poor Anna hurls herself under a train.) No matter. “You are scoring the writing, and not the correctness of facts.””</p>
<p>As disclaimer, I know that some of the points in the article have been contested. But at the very least, I hope that it provides some psychological relief! You can’t change your essay now, so don’t worry about it; just stay positive (!) and focus upon the things you can do.</p>
<p>I hope that helps!</p>