Let's see how accurately CC can score SAT essays!

Test Preparation SAT Preparation
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<p>ESSAY PROMPT</p>

<p>Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment:</p>

<pre><code> Choice improves the quality of our lives. On the other hand, the fact that some choice is good doesn't necessarily mean that more choice is better. There is a problem with having too much choice. We are unwilling to give up any of our options, but stubbornly insisting upon having all the choices available to us can lead to bad decisions, stress, and dissatisfaction. Adapted from Barry Schwartz, The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less
</code></pre>

<p>ASSIGNMENT:
Is it better for people to have limited choices? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations. </p>

<p>Here's the answer:
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<p>Anyone give a try?</p>

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<p>there was no transition between the two body paragraphs. conclusion was almost nonexistent. </p>

<p>i’ll give it a 9, maybe a 10</p>

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<p>okayy, anyone else??
I’ll reveal the score soon. :D</p>

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<p>11 or a 12 for sure… but I’m leaning towards an 11.</p>

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<p>I will give it an 11.</p>

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<p>10+ cuz it filled 2 pages</p>

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<p>Twelve. :)</p>

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<p>11.</p>

<p>tenchar</p>

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<p>12.</p>

<p>Btw I didn’t read it. I based it off the intro + length. lol.</p>

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<p>Some of you are right!
Although some for funny reasons, eh blob793 and Avidstudent?</p>

<p>It’s a 12 essay. :)</p>

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<p>Actually, according to a MIT study, length is the best determinant of score</p>

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<p>perfectpixie, what did you get on your sat?</p>

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<p>IMHO that MIT study was BS. I’ve been unable to find the actual study, but I’ve read what Professor Perelman has said about it (It was his study), and there are at least four holes in his logic you could drive a truckload of SAT essays through. Either he didn’t think things through, or the reporters who wrote the stories I read about it didn’t.</p>

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<p>^
What are the three holes?</p>

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<p>^^</p>

<p>And the three holes are?</p>

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<p>^^^What exactly do you mean by the three holes?</p>

<p>I had to join in.</p>

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<p>Watch for my post tomorrow. It’s long. It covers5 holes and a bullseye.</p>

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<p>caveat- 2230.</p>

<p>Thank you for replying everyone. I was fully prepared to start berating you all for being too hard while scoring essays, haha. Apparently you guys are accurate. :smiley:
Atleast…this time. :p</p>

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LOL?</p>

<p>/10char</p>

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<p>My post is on a new thread…As promised 5 holes and a bullseye.</p>