<p>I've noticed here that people say they got a 6, 7 or 10 on their essay. How many people read the essay, how much of it do they read, and how do they come up with a score? Is it grammar, writing style, what?</p>
<p>Two graders read the essay, and assign a score on a scale of 1-6, and then combine the scores. If the individual scores differ by more than one, than a third grader comes in and fixes the discrepancy. They read the entire thing, but they do so in less than a minute.</p>
<p>I’m sure you can google the rubric that SAT graders use to score the essay.</p>