RE:ESSAY - Can someone well versed in Scoring please respond? Perhaps Silverturtle?

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<p>Hello - here are the circumstances. If a student is a very strong test taker and earns the following - PERFECT 800 In Math and Reading, and then only makes 2 errors in Writing section, is it POSSIBLE if earning a high enough essay score that they could earn a PERFECT 2400? And if so, what essay score would they ideally need? (And are these ACTUAL stats found anywhere?? - or can they be calculated based on stats that do exist?)</p>

<p>Second part of that question - if that person wrote an 11-12 level essay, but their handwriting is readable but an unfamiliar reader might have to strain a bit to figure out the (legibility of) the exact words, do you think this would hurt the student and bring score down to a 10? (Also, please see my post re: handwriting legibility and the part it may play in the SAT Essay score!)</p>

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<p>I got 2 questions wrong and a 12 on my essay in October and got an 800. Not sure if it would have been an 800 if I got an 11.</p>

<p>It is impossible to guarantee an 11 or 12 on an essay because it is random, really. Be as legible as possible, fill up two pages, be coherent.</p>

<p>You also aren’t slated to get 2 wrong on the multiple choice. Study that and aim for the overkill 800.</p>

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<p>Looking at previous curves, you almost always need an essay score of 12 if you have 2 wrong on writing. It is possible for 2 wrong/11 to give you an 800 (this happened in January 2008 for example) but this is not common.</p>