<p>I believe some students need more time to write well than others. I do not believe that an essay written under time constraints and pressure is a good indication of overall writing skills. Also, in this generation, most students are used to writing on a keyboard versus the pencil and paper approach used on the writing sections of the SAT/ACT. So it is logical to say that an essay written by a student over several days, or even weeks, will be much better than that written on a standardized test. </p>
<p>Also, overall writing quality can be a result of familiarity with a topic or, even more so, ‘passion’. When students can write about something that really interests them or moves them, their writing can be taken to a higher level with much more insight and character.</p>