Curious about essay scoring

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<p>My daughter took the SAT on March 8. She said in 25 minutes, she only had enough time to give two examples to support her position, and her essay was about a page and a third. It sounds like she did do good introductory and concluding paragraphs. Of course, I have no idea how good her actual essay was, but if the writing itself is good, how much would things like a page and a third instead of two full pages, and two examples instead of three matter to a score?</p>

<p>I'm just idly curious. Since the essay is going away soon, I know that is probably the least important part of the SAT. I always thought the essay portion was a lousy way to judge writing skills. Heck, I write for a living and I don't think I could think up three pertinent examples and write a two page essay in 25 minutes. </p>

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<p>I’ve heard it is sometimes quantity or quality for the graders unfortunately. I’m pretty great when it comes to writing essays in a school situation, but writing a solid essay in 25 minutes is a bit daunting and stressful. I think if she has really good material in her essay, has good grammar, used good vocabulary, and the structure is good, she should get a good score. I would guess a 9 or 10.</p>