How is the essay raw score added to the Writing Skills?

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<p>I am a sophomore and I have just done my first practice test. Not sure what I got because I don't know how to add the score of the essay on to the writing skills portion. I have the raw score of the essay and the raw score of the writing skills section but am unsure on how to add it. </p>

<p>I didn't do too well. This is my first practice after all. And one more thing, I foolishly signed up for the SAT on January 22, 2011. Are there any chances of me doing a lot better on each section? (will post other scores once you answer my first question :D)</p>

<p>PS I used Barrons diagnostic test. Thanks for the info. FIRST POST ON COLLEGE CONF!</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>So here: 29.25 RAW writing skills score and about 9 essay score</p>

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<p>According to Kaplan’s book with a table to convert the score, you’d get 610.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the answer!</p>

<p>So you’re saying that when you calculate the writing skills score, you just count the essay as a RAW score like the other 2 sections and then you just add it up?</p>

<p>Am I confusing?</p>

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<p>I’m not sure about that.
Here’s a photo of a part of that table:
<a href=“http://13-66.com/satw.JPG[/url]”>http://13-66.com/satw.JPG&lt;/a&gt;
Consider you 9 as 4.5 there.</p>

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<p>OK everyone.</p>

<p>I got a total score of 1600-1640.</p>

<p>CR - 610
M - 420 Needs improvement.
W - 580-610</p>

<p>Never studied before.
I’m gonna read the BB which I have and Barron’s and vocab lists.</p>

<p>I want to do a practice test each week.</p>

<p>Do you think if I do that up to January 22, 2011 I would be able to reach my goal
of 2000+???</p>

<p>I would love your advice :)</p>

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<p>my first practice test i got about 1700 on and i moved up from there to a 1980 - real SAT- in about 1.5 months so yeah you can do it. Oh, and the only books i used were Barron’s 07-08 and BB</p>

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<p>Great! That gives me a lot of hope as I don’t have 1.5 months, but 162 days!! Andmy actual total score ended up to be 1680-1700 because I messed up on the calculations! I realized that as I was REVIEWING my WRONG answers. I guess that does work. </p>

<p>My chances of getting that 2000+ as a sophomore are going up!!! Yay</p>

<p>Keep the tips coming. Maybe we can inspire future sophomores other than me.</p>