<p>I have a question. Will the experimental section be obvious like when I took it in March or no? </p>
<p>I got an experimental writing section in June and I couldn’t tell that it was experimental. I’ve heard that the math and CR ones are more obvious.</p>
<p>Probably a stupid question, but just making sure – you’ll definitely be able to tell which category the experimental section is at least, right? Since there’s only supposed to be 3 sections of each?</p>
<p>Ok so unfortunately the tests I thought I’ve never taken before… yea I actually have taken them before (probably at a tutoring place or something) So if anyone could link an accurate full sat practice test that would be amazing since I need something to do friday!</p>
<p>if anyone can please read my essay and grade it as honest as possible, I’d appreciate it. Thanks so much.
Can knowledge be a burden rather than a benefit?</p>
<p>While knowledge can be a burden in certain situations, knowledge is a benefit to society. For example, Galileo and Martin Luther King Jr, two men respected in their history proved that knowledge is a benefit with their determination and fortitude.</p>
<p>Galileo was a sixteen century astronomer and physicist who came up with the heliocentric theory which proved that the Earth and other planets revolved around the sun. When Galileo presented his findings to the church, the church threatened to execute him for heresy. Despite the threats, Galileo’s determination and fortitude allowed his knowledge to expand and as a result, he revolutionized the scientific world. Without his knowledge of the heliocentric theory, Earth would still be covered in the Dark Ages.</p>
<p>Similarly, Martin Luther King Jr helped the African American community with his knowledge. King was resolute and would not fold to the white racist bigots. He came up with the idea of a peaceful march to get Americans to pay attention to the racism African Americans faced. The knowledge he possessed allowed America to slowly transform into a nation equal for all races. Without his knowledge, American would still be extremely racist. Although King did not eradicate all of racism, he managed to reduce a good chunk of it.</p>
<p>Some may argue that too much knowledge can be a burden. While that may be the case, where would the world and American be without Galileo’s and King’s knowledge? If both men had not shown their determination and had not sacrificed for their respective societies, the world today would be lagging in scientific knowledge and racism would be thriving at even greater numbers.</p>
<p>Knowledge is not a burden. It is an asset. It is an asset that people should not take for granted and society should be grateful that many people today possess a wide range of knowledge that can better their world. Without knowledge, the world would be a very different today and not for the better.</p>
<p>Probably an 8. Your essay lacks the depth that double digit scores possess. Also, don’t say, "while some assert that blah blah blah, that may be true ". The graders don’t like it when you try to cover the antithetical argument because it shows that you aren’t "steadfast " in your opinion. In the ACT, However, graders love the counterargument,but in the SAT they generally don’t like it. If you are doing two examples, you need to absolutely go in-depth or else you will not receive above an avg score because you are only doing two examples. Sprinkle some higher level vocab to give the impression to the reader that you aren’t the average joe, but don’t be superfluous or flowery in your vocab because it comes off as snobbish and pretentious. Here’s my last tip: Instead of using real historical/literature/recent events examples, fabricate your examples. It’s easier, it gives you more time to write, and it’s so much more compelling. </p>
<p>@TheCalculator should i fabricate BOTH of my examples and how long should I write about my examples. I don’t want to be too repetitive. Also 4 paragraphs? Intro 2 bodies and conclusion? </p>
<p>What I did was for one of my examples is I used a real war, and looked up info on the war & stuff, memorized a few sentences that give details on the war. And after, I made up a general’s name and talk about his actions that relate to the essay prompt to prove my argument correct. I follow that up with a detailed research study, with a template that is pre-planned,to use as another example. This one for me is very long, so I don’t ever need a third example because it takes up so much space and is very in-depth. </p>
<p>Slavery and civil rights is such an easy example btw</p>
<p>This test is going to be the death of me. I either go through questions recklessly or I sit there over-thinking the whole thing. Can’t wait to get pummeled on Saturday : D</p>
<p>can someone grade this for me? online course gave it a 12, but its only based on length…</p>
<p>prompt: Is the way something seems to be not always the same as it actually is?</p>
<pre><code> Four time NBA MVP LeBron James once said in an interview: “You guys do not see what really goes on…situations are not always the way they seem”. LeBron is right in this matter; the daily events and circumstances that we see are more often than not simply superficial. Ostensibly, the first impression is what matters the most, but this is not true. Examples from European and American history show us that there is always more to a story than what it seems.
Louis XIV, the French Bourbon monarch in the 1500’s, is a good example of someone who did more than what the public saw. When Louis reached a mature age and took over power of the country from his mother, France was in a state of turmoil. There were various ministers and rebel groups that were all plotting a revolution to overthrow the French monarchy, which at the time had done nothing wrong to deserve this enmity. Louis took matters into his own hands, and created a plan to move all of the rebels and revolutionaries into a new palace where they could be given “courtly duties” instead of government powers. To create this palace, Louis taxed all of the citizens, and the citizens hated this. They did not see that Louis had aimed to fix the issues that were plaguing the nation. They decried him and spat verbal attacks whenever they could. Through the taxes, however, Louis was able to amass enough funds to create a palace at Versailles, where all of the rebels would be given ostensibly important jobs. In short, Louis saved the nation from a rebel threat, but the masses did not see this, and judged him from their first impression of him. Unlike the masses, we should learn to study someone or something much more before we make a judgement about them. Although Louis XIV’s demands for taxes seemed unjust at first, in the end they proved to be necessary.
Another figure in history who was hated due to misleading beliefs was Alexander Hamilton, George Washington’s first Secretary of Treasury. When Hamilton came into power, the United States was in an at the time large debt of 54 million dollars. Also, the states had various debts too, amassing to nearly 27 million dollars combined. To fix the economy and pay off all of the debts, Hamilton proposed his economic plan, in which he called for Congress to pay off every last penny of both federal and state debts. Citizens were extremely angry; they felt that Hamilton was only aggravating the national debt and further plunging America into a whirlpool of incessant debt. However, they failed to see the logic behind Hamilton’s plan. Hamilton called for Congress to pay off these debts as fast as possible so that America could return to trade with the major powers of the world, which at the time were France, Spain, and England. Through his economic plan, Hamilton succeeded in saving the nation from interest on the debts, and reached his final goal of being able to trade with Europe. We should learn to be more tolerant of new ideas and not immediately brush them off just because they seem ludicrous. Alexander Hamilton’s economic plan, though initially risky, proved effective as the nation recovered from its large debt.
Although as humans, we want to judge everything immediately, we should learn not to. The plans and actions of Louis XIV and Alexander Hamilton have illustrated that one needs to go beyond a first impression to truly know about a situation. So remember what LeBron James said: there is always more to a story that what is visible to the naked eye.
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<p>thanks!</p>
<p><a href=“Box”>https://app.box.com/s/rmqflty4tj896cojz9fl</a> I did really well on the may 2008 test 
if you guys could help me with the math problems. 17 and 18 for section 2 7 16 and 17 in section 5 and question 15 in section 8. thank you</p>
<p>I was wondering if anyone had any predictions for the essay theme? I’ve been prepping a lot but I just want to see if there is any predictability to the essay section.</p>
<p>@sat2014 Great job! Here is the explanation for question 17 section 2 (If I find time, I will try to explain the others.) Good luck to all taking the October sat. :)</p>
<ol>
<li>The figure is drawn to scale (very important).</li>
<li>Label all the info you know is right.</li>
<li>Solve the radius, to find the missing t value.</li>
<li>Plug in the variables in the slope formula, and you are set.</li>
</ol>
<p><a href=“Dropbox - Error - Simplify your life”>https://www.dropbox.com/s/o9j591pztkhztn2/Question%2017%2C%20Section%202.pdf?dl=0</a></p>
<p>@iStudy thanks for helping! my question is how come you got 4 for the bottom length? I’m not sure exactly how you got it</p>
<p>@iStudy never mind! i see it now! thanks so much. I forgot about (5,1) and assumed the radius was 5 when it fact it was 4. that small mistake doomed me. thanks so much!</p>
<p>I’m taking the SAT this weekend for the first time</p>
<p>Has anyone else noticed that the section labeled “Mathematics” contains a very small amount of actual mathematics? I thought that was interesting.</p>
<p>@sat2014 That was why this problem was so difficult, because must people assumed the radius was 5, when it was 4. Good job for catching your mistake. </p>
<p>@sat2014 Here is the explanation for question 18, section 2. The key was knowing what a constant is. For my explanation I took the long route, by doing each answer choice. The 30 second solution would be knowing that, choice E (K) would just - with K inside the (x - k), giving 0, which makes it the lowest value and you know the exponent ^2 would make all the values positive. :)</p>
<p>Pro tip: Read the question really carefully, especially for the level 4 and 5 math problems. </p>
<p>Tell me If you have any question.</p>
<p><a href=“Dropbox - Error - Simplify your life”>https://www.dropbox.com/s/dnornw7jxtuj7xz/Question%2018%2C%20Section%202.pdf?dl=0</a></p>
<p>Are the October SAT’s usually harder??? </p>