<p>Okay, the majority of my essay was 12 material(I actually got a 12 when I took the
SAT in 8th grade if that's helpful) but I was writing a concluding sentence when the
proctor ended time 40 seconds early according to my stopwatch. my last sentence was a fragment that said "In conclusion, compromise..." and that's it! I didn't even cross it out. Will the grader take pity on me and realize that the writer simply ran out of time? Or should I expect a 10/12 thanks to this blunder?</p>
<p>wow, you lead a sad life.</p>
<p>epic fail.</p>
<p>nah dude, its the examples that matter, if they're good, then the grader will not care that much, he'll understand.</p>
<p>ur fine</p>
<p>10 char</p>
<p>lmao! what a great conclusion! "In conclusion, compromise."</p>
<p>But on a serious note, I think you should be fine. It may hurt you a little, though but I think you'll still get 11 or 10 at least.</p>
<p>it didn't have a period, though ;)</p>
<p>nah son u lookin at a 7/12 trust me, happened to me 2.</p>
<p>I highly doubt it will be a 7/12</p>
<p>@choklitRain:
haha I think the fact that it doesn't have a period is going to help you in this case. It shows that you obviously weren't finished with the essay, while if it did have a period, the reader would think that was the full conclusion you meant to put, which would definitely hurt your score. But since you didn't have a period, it'll be ok imo. :)</p>
<p>It will be interesting to see if one of the graders gives it a 6 despite an obvious flaw</p>
<p>This is what my AP english teacher told me about AP tests and I can assume that it applies to SATs as well. She was an AP grader at one time and this is what the instructors told her to do.</p>
<p>The essays are grade holistically. If the majority of the essay was written as a 12 essay, but the conclusion was clearly not finished, then the grader is to assume that the conclusion would have been just as good as the rest of the essay. However, if the whole essay was a 12, but the conclusion was an 8 or a 10, and it looked as if it was finished, it has to be taken into consideration for the final grade. It is better to not finish the conclusion than to rush it and do it badly.</p>
<p>I would say that you aren't screwed. I think if you really are a good writer, then you will get your 12. At the least you should expect an 11.</p>
<p>However, SAT teachers know that we are under a time limit. Therefore, they also grade on your management of time. IT actually is better to rush a conclusion, instead of have zilch for a conclusion.</p>
<p>^agreed
Princeton Review and my AP Lit teacher told me that it's actually insulting to the reader if you have space left but no conclusion.
So write something, but don't write horribly, for the conclusion.</p>
<p>Haha, that's quite funny. One of my friends did that too and ended up with a 10. Remember they grade holistically so it won't be bad.</p>
<p>It was even worse for me.
I was on the last word of my essay: "bloodshed"
Time was called and I got "bl" down before I stopped writing after realizing that the proctor was staring at me. So now it just ends with those two letters.</p>