Proof that SAT essays prove nothing

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<p>@AKittka - I know what you're saying, but now I've started feeling that the SAT readers WANT us to make up personal anecdotes and write about them (because that's what makes the essay unique?)
What did you get on the essay? </p>

<p>I gave one literary example thoroughly explained it... as well as one historical example but still ended up with a 9 (but bleh, that's the lowest 800... if only I would have gotten a 10 I could have pulled off an 800 instead of a 770! Damnit!)</p>

<p>I wrote 1.75 pages... I reckon length doesn't count THAT much.</p>

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<p>^OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>^ Eeetz Facepalmzz! >_></p>

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<p>@ Feed (essay scores: 11,12,10) the SAT essay is not an admissions essay. it's an essay that requires expository writing. i would really discourage using personal anecdotes on the essay. the readers aren't looking for a unique essay, but rather an essay that successfully argues a stance or position on a topic. </p>

<p>i haven't read your essay but you say you explained the literary example thoroughly. did you just summarize the piece or did you relate it to the question? I guess that's a point I forgot to make. Make sure your examples are pertinent to the question and don't digress. Also, a 9 isn't bad..... BUT if you would have written that extra .25 pages you might have received that 10/800 I'm telling you!!! haha :)</p>

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<p>I remember! This topic is from the real test. Maybe Oct,2007, i dont know....</p>

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<p>hey you guys,
why don't you feel happy about this?
I am so glad that i can now score 11 dude.
Thanks for your friends' essay, man.</p>

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<p>WTH how did this essay get an 11 ?!? That means this essay is the equivalent of what I write or better. :(</p>

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<p>What? I like this essay. I would have given it a 5/6. :stuck_out_tongue: It’s insightful, it’s organized, the vocabulary matches the mood and simple style, and it’s grammatically clear. It’s better than a lot of cookie-cutter essays I’ve read in regards to the content and the overall feel. The OP should be happy about the 11. :slight_smile: I just took off the 1 point because more details would have helped, he kept confusing processions for possessions, and the grammar was sometimes slightly wrong.</p>

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<p>Nice!! hahahahaha</p>

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<p>a year and a half old thread?? still pretty entertaining though</p>

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<p>Lol it’s more than entertaining, it’s epic…but ETS’ inconsistencies in grading essays scare me though :S Really? Does this prove that ETS prefers personal anecdotes over examples from history and literature?</p>

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<p>One essay proves nothing of any general importance.</p>

<p>(Also, ETS doesn’t have anything to do with the essay grading, do they?)</p>

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<p>^silveturtle, do you have anything to say about this essay? I’d like to hear your words of wisdom.</p>

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<p>@silverturtle:
True, true, it was stupid of me to have generalized like that…he may have just gotten lucky.</p>

<p>I was ill-informed about the ETS thing that you pointed out, unfortunately.

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<p><em>I hope I got a 12 because I am in AP American Literature and have great writing abilities. I also have great vovabulary. I use words like ascendancy, mitigate, innocuous, prodigal, deride, rancor, listlessness, harbinger, capricious, and incongruous. *
I lol’ed for 10 minutes straight. Made my *</em>**ing day lmao.</p>

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<p>LOL LOL LOL, this was halarious. omg. its simple. to the point. i’d give it like a 8/9 to be honest.</p>

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<p>wow !!!</p>