<p>Soo... I didn't tell the whole truth in my ACT essay, and I've regretted it a little ever since. Can ACT readers take points off for it if they can tell that something is inaccurate? I've heard SAT readers can't score based on how factual the information is, but is that also true here? In my essay, I said that I heard about a girl in my region committing suicide after being a victim of cyber bullying (to prove point that cyber bullying is detrimental, with a somewhat personal example). I said that the average number of facebook friends that teenagers have is around 400, though on average they only have meaningful relationships with about 10 of those people. I might've made up a couple other non-specific statistics (like, grades on average have decreased as the prevalence of social networking has increased, or we use the internet for an average of 3-4 hours per day)? I also made up a quote by Charles Dickens about moderation (something like, "you can always have too much of a good thing"). Is this bad, or is it stupid to be stressing about this?</p>
<p>Quit stressing. People make up supporting evidence all the time.</p>
<p>It’s not a big deal. Many people make up examples; my English teacher even recommended it.</p>
<p>This test is meant to measure your writing ability. There is no requirement that the information be factual (and no way for them to know).</p>
<p>Omg guys, just found out I got a 12!! 
Moral of the story: honesty is not always the best policy.</p>
<p>Nice job! I wish they would release my writing score already… I don’t even care what I get as long as it’s 8+.</p>
<p>Thanks! Yeah, I hate how it takes longer to release writing. Good luck to you!</p>