<p>Since you did well on math & CR etc, I suggest that you do NOT cancel the test scores.
You can explain to colleges & adminission interviewers that you used the wrong time estimate on the essay itself.</p>
<p>If you retake SAT I, then you should be able to take care of the essay section the next time!</p>
<p>did anyone have a sentence completion with about a virtuoso violinist (I think this may have been in my octopus experimental)</p>
<p>Perplex would mean "trouble" because, since she had servants to take care of all her chores, she had nothing to trouble her except her boredom. Does that make sense?</p>
<p>Yes. After all, boredom cannot "entangle". Nothing to trouble her or cause her a sense of burden-ness would make sense...</p>
<p>Where did ever say that the boredom "entangled" here Hyper2400. entangle means to involve her deeply. She had nothing get caught up in, or involve her self with, like work.</p>
<p>grr, I think you're right, it's entangle. i put astound because i thought that was the closest... i assumed entangle meant to trap. it can't be trouble, because she's talking about how she doesn't have anything to do. she was never "troubled" in her old life by what she considered fun...</p>
<p>HELTAHIR -- I see what you mean, but I think the author was trying to point out the irony of the situation: she was free from everything that troubled her (trouble=to put to exertion or inconvenience), but instead she became troubled (troubled=emotionally or mentally disturbed) by her boredom. I can't remember the exact sentence, but that was my reasoning behind it.</p>
<p>edit: She was never troubled by the housework in her previous life, but it is the sort of thing that would ordinarily bore someone; thus the irony.</p>
<p>Yes, I also thought about irony. that's why I put trouble.</p>
<p>I can't remember the choices, else I would debate the question. But I remember feeling well about troubled as the answer, and it should be because I'm a pretty keen reader. Entangle sounds not it.</p>
<p>I put troubled. </p>
<p>We got lucky, i would say. Most of the CR questions were those line questions...analyzation of the lines and simply looking for the answer.</p>
<p>however, the SC were a tad bit harder. But that math, ahhh...can't let it go outta my mind.</p>
<p>It's troubled. Since she was rich now, she had no other "troubles" in her life besides wondering what to do with her time. I am 100% that's the answer.</p>
<p>The answer is trouble. I say that with 100% certainty. Entangle is NOT used in the appropriate context if you fill it in, and trouble is used in the appropriate context.</p>
<p>bah, i got so many wrong in CR.. the curve sucks, doesn't it?</p>
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It seems like my old thread is gone, so here:
I thought we had 10 more minutes than what we did, so I was in the middle of my 3rd paragraph when the time was called, (no warning at all) so I had an unfinished 3rd body paragraph, no conclusion at all, and an unfinished thesis statement. HOW BAD IS THIS!?</p>
<p>I thought I aced the math, did pretty well on the CR section and multiple choice for Writing. Should i cancel? Would you? What can I expect for my essay? (3 ish?)</p>
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<p>well, that's not too bad; at least you finished a majority of the essay. if the rest contained quality writing/well-developed ideas, i think you can still count on a 4-5. and, if it makes you feel any better, you can still get a 750-800 if you have a 4 on the essay and a perfect on the rest of the writing section. i wouldn't cancel the scores if i were you; keep in mind that the essay is worth 12 points, or about one fifth of the entire writing section.. and i highly doubt that you'll get anything less than a 3 on the essay.</p>
<p>For my essay, I not only showed that the majority is a poor guide but also went further to show that the minority may be an even better guide (hoping the rater will interpret this as insightful analysis). I used the examples of the Chinese Great Leap Forward, a disastrous popular political and economic program (i.e. majority supported) and contrasted it with American abolitionism, a minority in antebellum and Civil War society that was instumental in the Union victory (provided black power to armed forces) and the advancement of American society and human rights. The contrast transition, I hoped, would add fluid and connection between my examples. My conclusion kinda sucked though: I just stated that juxtaposition between the Great Leap Forward and Abolitionism showed that the majority is always right (i.e. a poor guide). Didn't get to write my final line: "Thus, society may find a better guide through the minority instead of the majority."
Any feedback? I think I took some risks with my essay.</p>
<p>Oh, what did you guys get for that weird statement in the cultural arts passage ("New cultures no more culture" [something like that]). I think one of the answers was that current architects are not as artistic as those of the past, which would fit with the commercialization of culture idea. However, I'm not sure of what I picked, or the right answer.</p>
<p>Would they care if your essay contained historically inaccurate facts? Like the Great Leap Forward didn't really show the opinions of the majority. Rather it was an oligarchy that went through with it...</p>
<p>I think it's more about your actual writing ability and ability to skillfully use examples (rather than having completely accurate ones) that counts. The people grading them are probably writing experts, not history professors.</p>
<p>I think the statement was "New cultural centers does not a culture make", which is just a twist on an trite saying, "a little land does not an aristocrat make", meant to disparage southern US land owners, I think. The answer, as I remember, was that it showed the author's disdain for the commercialization of culture or something to that effect.</p>
<p>For anyone who had the "creativity needed in today's world" essay prompt ...what did you guys talk about?..I know I bombed it, I talked about the creativity of inventors, the arts and the impact of creativity in our culture. ARrrrrrghhhhhhh I'm going to get a low score I just know it!....</p>