<p>I am generally a slow writer. I don't mean that ideas come slowly and that I take my time to say the right thing; I mean that my pen makes letters slowly. If I go too fast, my paper looks like a second grader wrote it. Even though I use the whole 25 minutes, I can barely get a little more than a page. </p>
<p>Any tips?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>but we use pencils.</p>
<p>write small, but still legible.</p>
<p>I just make my handwriting almost illegible. I still got a 12, though.</p>
<p>^maybe they got sick of trying to reading it that they gave you a 12 :)</p>
<p>Usually, when approaching an SAT essay, I spend 2 mins intepreting the prompt and coming up with 3 relevant examples. Then, I write relentlessly until the time is up. When stuck in the middle of the essay, I write down "in other words", sth like that, and then my ideas flow again :D Hope this helps.</p>
<p>^I think the case here is different.
@Truthbetold: The only way to improve your writing speed is by practicing writing.There is no shortcut.</p>
<p>Isn't s little more than a page is enough? It says not how long u write is important but how well. so i didn't intend to write long. But is ma idea wrong guyz?</p>
<p>write with both hands lol</p>
<p>Yeah I wish I was ambidextrous. </p>
<p>It takes me 13 minutes to write nonsense at top speed for those two pages. But it hurts.</p>
<p>Oh and I think having BARELY legible handwriting can improve your score :P</p>
<p>switch your hands midway :D use the mirror writing practice to develop your other arm.</p>
<p>Oops, I'm sorry to have offered the advice above :">. Yeah, it was my fault that I just skimmed through Truthbetold's post and skipped the most important details.
(I was goin' to delete my post. But where's the "Edit" function? Ugh)
Thanks ccprofile to remind me ^^</p>
<p>Just create a generic intro and start writing!</p>
<p>I move my hand really fast.</p>
<p>Lol, seriously, though, I wrote about 6 or 7 essays as practice. I wrote the full 2 pages for every single one of them, and the first few I wrote until the very last second. I got progressively better, and on the actual SAT today, I wrote the whole 2 pages and had 5 minutes left...but I guess it depends on how fast I come up with the examples. I usually take about 2-3 minutes, formulate an outline, then write.</p>
<p>I'm here as a parent. I've always had this problem. I write about half as fast as the competition. I've never found a solution. That's why I checked this thread, and I'll be back, to see if anyone has any ideas.</p>
<p>But all in all, it's not such a bad thing. I learned to think quickly and organize my answers. I've done pretty well in school and career.</p>
<p>dude, look it's not college apps....these HS teachers r not here to get dazzled by SAT Essays...u gotta make sure it's organized, flowing, transitions, conclusion, intro..all that thing..w/ sum SAT words, strong verbs..here and there. strong examples. Tht's what they mean by "writing well". </p>
<p>I'd rather write full two pages..instead of one...</p>