<p>the clock wasn't working and the proctor didn't give us 5 min warning as I had expected. :mad:</p>
<p>anyways, what do you think is the best essay score i could get right now?
i wrote the intro, first ex., second ex., and was just starting my third when the time was called. I really was going to wrap it up with 2 examples, but since the time wasn't called i thought i had time. :(</p>
<p>Please reply!</p>
<p>they know its hard to crunch it in a certain time frame.....it doesnt matter too much tho</p>
<p>i took the SATs in april, and i only used 2 examples, and my conclusion was 1 sentence (so it basically wasnt a conclusion)....and i only wrote like 1 1/4 pages and pulled off a 10. I ended up getting a 790 on the writing (only b/c i got 1 wrong on the MC)....</p>
<p>basically what im trying to say is....as long as what u wrote was well written....u can still pull of a 9+. The essay is only worth 30% of the writing score and u can still get an 800 with a 10 on the essay.</p>
<p>the essay honestly SEEMS like it's even less than 30% once calculated</p>
<p>Up to and including a 12. I didn't finish and got an 11.</p>
<p>YES! thanks eveyrone!!!</p>
<p>there's supposed to be 5 minute warning , my "proctor" never said anything until it was time to stop. Plus, he kept writing the times wrong ... like (a 25 minute section) 9:25-10:50... i told him about that but he didn't correct it until halfway through.</p>
<p>yeah my proctor was senile</p>
<p>she gave me 3 answer sheets...</p>
<p>she then said "okay we'll start at 2:40 here" and didn't even correct herself</p>
<p>she randomly left for 2 minutes and then again for 5 minutes for bathroom breaks without waiting or getting someone to watch us..we were alone</p>
<p>she ate some kids cheez-its</p>
<p>my friend got 80 MC + 9 Essay = 800 writing</p>
<p>My proctor was crazy too. I wish college board would extend the time to 30 minutes. That would really help.</p>
<p>I liked my proctor this time. She gave out two 10 minute and 1 5 minute warning... since I didn't have a watch, this was really helpful.</p>
<p>the worst is though when they look over your shoulder..this lady commented on everyone's handwriting while she was looking at the essays we were writing.</p>
<p>I didn't finish either, I got a five minute warning when I was on my 2nd example, & I managed to finish the 3rd example & start the first word on my last paragraph. I REALLY wish I had just stopped at my 3rd example, because it almost looked like a conclusion pargraph towards the end of it... But oh well, I think they'll still give a decent score, they care more about well developed reasons than perfect 5 paragraph structures.</p>
<p>I NEVER have enough room. I write fairly large and VERY fast. I always want to do more than 2 pages and am left with 5-10 minutes of just staring into space becasue i cant write any more</p>
<p>well, even when i DO finsih my essay i get 8s and 9s. now that i didnt even finish it, would it be too confident to expect 9+?</p>