<p>1.75 page, long 1 sentence conclusion, two examples, 8!! :(</p>
<p>Two pages, two examples, one-sentence conclusion, crappy job of explaining how my second example related to the task. 10 essay (720 wr) :(</p>
<p>didn't really finish the conclusion, 2 good examples, about 1.5 pages.</p>
<p>got a 10.</p>
<p>didn't write two pages.
1 page and half a line on the 2nd page but managed a 9. lol</p>
<p>shoegal2 & pepero...</p>
<p>any hints for how to write a 12 essay?</p>
<p>does it hurt my chances that i got an 8 on the essay even though my total score was a 2310.</p>
<p>no, the essay is ******** and colleges know that.</p>
<p>spoken like a true high math+reading scorer wrathofgod.</p>
<p>that essay was so frustrating...if i got an 11 like i got last time (instead of 9) i would have got 710 instead of 660! (& a 2250 instead of 2200!)</p>
<p>I left a bunch of lines blank (I wrote around 1.25 pages), and received a 10 on the essay, which almost made me cry. My overall score was a 740, and with a 12 on the essay, I would have received a 780. </p>
<p>I don't understand how I messed up so badly, as writing was supposed to be my strongest section. Boo.</p>
<p>I took the SAT in March and June and got a 12 on both my essays. The key is to follow the Princeton Review method (surprisingly they work)...have an introduction that is NO LONGER than 2-3 sentences --make it brief, the collegeboard just wants to know what side you're taking, not some flowery crap that they can't read in 60 sec (that's how long they spend reading your ENTIRE essay). List your examples (your english teacher would kill you, but this is going to help your grader) -- you should have 3, either from history/current events/literature. Collegeboard prefers these because they make you seem well-learned at well-rounded. Then have 3 paragraphs, each starting with what your example is (again, your english teacher would kill you, but you're making it easier for the grader). You should only be explaining your example for 2 sentences before you start tying it into the actual prompt. Just say, "blah blah is representative of (the prompt) because..." YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CONCLUSION!!! That is probably why some of you guys got 10/11 instead of 12. You only need 2-3 sentences max for the conclusion, just repeat what side you're on and have some profound crap for the final sentence. Believe me, this works!!! I got 12 both times! :) Hope this helps!</p>
<p>I recieved a 9. Two full pages, an ok first example, strong second example, when into detial on both, stayed on topic, so-so conclusion, and used Grammatix method.</p>
<p>Got 10. Three extraordinarily crappy examples that filled up both.</p>
<p>i filled up all two pages and used two examples and got an 11</p>
<p>all two pages, two examples... 12
this is ironic to me; my english teacher hates all my essays and gives me C's and D's, but i got a 12. so ill rub this in her face now. =D</p>
<p>It took me like five minutes to understand the question! Goodness. Maybe I'm just really slow. :D Filled both pages...scribbled....looked yucky. But got an 11.</p>
<p>i wrote great but only 1 and a third pages and got a 9---BS!</p>
<p>I wrote an atrocious essay that filled all of the two pages and got a 9. Thankfully, I got an 80 subscore on the MC and an 800 overall. I'm glad the essay doesn't count for that much.</p>
<p>left two lines blank, ran out of time, didnt do conclusion, got a 11:D i even stopped in the middle of the sentence and my examples criticized collegeboard and college apps. kinda a unusual turn of events since i was about to give up on the sats</p>
<p>dang i had 78 MC in May but only a 7 essay for 720...this time i go down to 70 MC after thinking i did great and have a 9 essay for a 700. i wanna retake it sooo badly but my cr and math scires are too good to risk lowering them. gosh...with another 78 i might have had a 760 or 770.</p>