<p>Necroposting a bit because I, er, didn’t notice the new replies:</p>
<p>2331k, I think I’m justifiably proud of my writing. My essay wasn’t my favorite thing that I’ve ever written, but I’m usually harder on my writing than most of the people around me. </p>
<p>Hey, Moizuhk, it’s an online forum. I’m typing the way I speak, not the way I write in an essay, hence the rather fragmented sentence structure. And isn’t it a subset of Murphy’s Law that when we critique someone else’s grammar, we always make mistakes ourselves? You yourself made at least four grammatical mistakes in your barely-two-line post above. </p>
<p>With respect to my GPA, I think that part of the reason it’s so comparatively low is that I’ve never been particularly motivated by grades. I try to do my best on whatever I set my hand to, but I’m not really the sort who tears at her breast and wails because I get a C on a test or something. My strength is in long-term retention of facts and concepts, which is probably the reason my AP scores are high. Once I get something into my head, it doesn’t come out again, particularly if the test is based around something with cued memory like multiple-choice exams.</p>
<p>That said, I am doubtful about the usefulness of SAT scores. I’ll take any advantage I can get from my scores, of course, but personally I adhere to the opinion that the SATs measure the endurance of a test-taker above all else. (I’m also extremely doubtful of the Collegeboard’s claims to be non-profit, but that’s a rant for another day.)</p>