<p>So I was writing the last essay and I think I could've easily scored a 7, maybe 8 if I was lucky. Although my essay was pretty strong, I ran out of time (one of my greatest pitfalls when writing these essays :( ) and didn't get to write a conclusion. If I wrote it and would have scored a 7, would it be worth a 6 without it? I'm scared that not writing a conclusion took away some valuable points from an otherwise (kinda) strong essay.</p>
<p>Please somebody answer my question already.</p>
<p>The answer is yes or no.</p>
<p>No. 10char</p>
<p>Why thank you.</p>
<p>qtpiginger,</p>
<p>I have always been taught that the conclusion is one of the least important parts of your paper. There are ways to conclude without allocating a whole paragraph to it. Did you feel like you got what you needed to say out?</p>
<p>If so, you should be fine. If you finished your analysis and everything, and merely didn’t recap, you’re golden. AP readers are smart, they don’t need you to summarize. They all understand it’s a timed test and can be difficult to conclude at times.</p>
<p>@ strykyn-Thank you; that really alleviated my fear of losing points for a conclusion. I already analyzed all the stuff and wrote everything I needed to. I just didn’t formally end it with a nice reincarnation of my intro.</p>