<p>The essay is also important, scoring will will give you room to make mistakes on the MC. Review this process for writing a better essay, it suggests preparing ideas in advance and a simple, formulaic writing style:
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<p>I am a strong writer and got a 9 my first try without preparation (670 total). The second time, after studying, I got a 12 essay and two wrong on MC, still an 800.</p>