<p>From what I've read, it all depends on how LONG your essay is. There were several flaming articles about it shortly after they started doing the SAT essay & someone held the essay across the room & the writer guessed the score (by the length of the essay) & was write a very high % of the time. Longest was a 12, shortest was lower score.</p>
<p>Whether facts are correct or not is wholly irrelevant for scoring the essay as well.</p>
<p>Here's an article about it:</p>