<p>So, it has come to my attention that the SAT Essay does not have to be factually correct.
But exactly how far can we go with this? Are you guys saying that small factual errors/made up statistics are ok or is it alright to completely make it up (i.e. change the plot of a book or the way an event happened in order to fit the prompt)? Any help you could offer would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>bump10char?</p>
<p>I have heard large errors. Lets say woman X was a writer in the 70s and wrote depressing novels. Someone in the esay could say woman X was a writing in the roarin 20s and wrote uplifting novels. They would probably get 0 points off.</p>
<p>You can’t say like “I’m Barack Obama” but you can stretch some facts about your life.</p>
<p>The College Board is more interested in your ability to form an argument than your ability to factually convey details (although both are intimately associated). And, of course, they are also interested in the quality of your penmanship and the utilization of the available page space and other silly factors that have been statistically shown to be advantageous towards one’s essay score.</p>
<p>Here is a NYT article relevant to your inquiry: [The</a> New York Times > Education > On Education: SAT Essay Test Rewards Length and Ignores Errors](<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/04/education/04education.html?ei=5090&en=94808505ef7bed5a&ex=1272859200&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all]The”>http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/04/education/04education.html?ei=5090&en=94808505ef7bed5a&ex=1272859200&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all)</p>
<p>thanks everybody, this changes my outlook on the essay, I’ve always spent some of the time thinking of well-thought out examples and never end up having time to write much more than a page.</p>