<p>@Nevadakid though your introduction IS original and draws most readers attention, it is not the style of introduction that hence “introduces” your position. Using that for every essay would most definitely be detrimental to your essay for the lack of staying on topic.</p>
<p>be warned Kimmy, 2200andbeyond is right. I looked at Kaplan’s Sample Essays and I consistently scored 6’s with seldom 5’s (out of 6 scale). However, when I actually take the test I score from 3-4’s. The graders get tons of papers everyday so only the ones like these that really stand out get the big bucks.</p>
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After reading all this, I can almost conclude that a well written 4 paragraph essay (with advance vocabulary) is very capable of receiving a score of 12. </p>
<p>Thank you all for sharing your essays! They were extremely helpful. :)</p>
<p>Hey, so I’ve been reading these essays, and they all seem really good. But you do not really need an essay written as well as these essays to receive a 12 on the essay. My essay was pretty good, but not as good as these, and I still got a 12:</p>
<p>From the March 2013 SAT. (I got an 800! 
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“Is it a disadvantage to pay attention to details?”</p>
<p>Details are what make up life. Life is not just sixty or eighty years when one gets by only paying attention to the main idea of everything. If that were true, then every person in the world would be seen as just a person; the little details would not matter - the intelligence, the look, the hair color - all the details that make up who a person is. So, the question, “Is it a disadvantage to pay attention to details?” is fallacious. In other words, paying attention to details is an important part in life, whether making an easy decision, or the most trivial. The evidence supporting this fact through history and life is very pervasive.</p>
<p>The first case where paying attention to details proves to be an advantage is in the Chinese battle of Penghu, in the middle of the 19th century. At the time, the ruler of the Qing dynsasty was the omnipotent King, Kangxi. At the time, the King got into a horrible dispute with the leader of Taiwan, in which no discussion or treaty could solve. So, the King declared war, sending admiral Shi Lang with 100,000 men and 600 warships to attack Taiwan. AT first, the attack was deflected, so the admiral split up the trops. One of the generals of the split up troops, Jiang Tzu, played a large role in the decisive victory that later occurred, all by paying attention to details. As he was in Taiwan, he noticed weird occurrences - one man in his troops did not quite add up, and after looking at the details, he found him to be a traitor, and so, capture d him, found out where the enemy was, attacked, and won the battle of Penghu.</p>
<p>The next occurrence where details play a large role is in “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair. In it, Jurghis, his wife, Ona, and her family travel from Lithuania to America to experience the American Dream, but because they did not pay attention to the details, they soon found out it was the “American Nightmare”. At the beginning, Jurghis, with the pittance of money he had left, buys a house with a mortgage of $12 a month. But because he did not pay attention to the little details in the deed, he soon found out he owed interest, insurance, and other cots, the money for which he did not have. The family was soon evicted, one family member left, Ona and her baby died, and the others dispersed throughout Chicago, leaving Jurghis to become a criminal. As can be seen, little details play large roles. </p>
<p>Finally, the little details played a large role in the life of Donald Cullen, a wealthy and munificent stock broker of the 1920s. His life was good - he made tons of money, and even gave a lot to charity - but then, as the '30s approached, he noticed the little details, like how many people were buying on a low margin and could easily become in debt, and also how Joe Kennedy ,one accused of insider trading, pulled his money. So when Black Tuesday came, Donald did not have money in the market. The little details helped him to keep his wealth.</p>
<p>To reiterate, little details do, much of the time, add up to huge things. If little details are seen, good decisions can be made, to do big things. But if they are missed, prodigious consequences can occur.</p>
<p>All you really need to get a 12 is 3 good examples that connect well to a really good thesis. A couple good vocab words. A long length. Well- written.
Also, your examples do not need to be true. My first and third examples are both fake, but just using a real thing as background.</p>
<p>honestly though, I have a hard time completing essays (for the SAT and AP lang) when they are timed. All my teachers attribute this curse to my lazy nature, but I think I just spend too much time brainstorming. The essay that I wrote on Sat. (May SAT) was the worst EVER. How do you pace yourself? Should I just practice or is there some secret method I’m unaware of?</p>
<p>I didn’t practice at all for mine. All that I did was prepare my examples the day before, so that when I got the topic on the SAT I could start writing right away and not waste any time thinking of examples.</p>
<p>Is there anyone who will grade an essay that I wrote? If so, can I PM it to you?</p>
<p>I’ll grade it!</p>
<p>Well, reading those poems out here, didn’t make me feel any better, otherwise I felt so disappointed about my way of writing. My essays suck infront of all those great poems I must say ! I wouldn’t actually believe they may get any less than 12 ! Well I’m trying to prepare for June’s test. I wrote an essay too and I would like anyone to grade it please? And to point out my weak points to improve !</p>
<p>I thought the traditional intro-3body-conclusion method for writing essays was a generally accepted rule. Lots of “12” essays don’t really seem to follow those guidelines. Is it possible that that layout is not quite as imperative as I had originally assumed?</p>
<p>Hi I have studied in a french school and now I graduated. I dont know anything about American Litterature therefore I cannot quote from American Litterature in my essays, and I would like to so. Could you guys give me a list of 5 books avaible on iBooks preferably</p>
<p>@cheikhou95</p>
<p>Here is a list of relatively easy novels for free on iBooks:
1.) Aesop’s Fables by Aesop
2.) The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
3.) Daisy Miller by Henry James
4.) The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
5.) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Of course, the books you choose to use depend on the topic of the essay. Some of the novels I’ve suggested might not work with the prompt.</p>
<p>As you have studied at a French school, why not write about classic French books? The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Madame Bovary, La Petite Fadette… there are lots of wonderful French classics well-beloved by both English and French audiences. Maybe to make things easier you could choose an author like Guy de Maupassant and read some of his short stories.</p>
<p>I hope that helps a bit!</p>
<p>HELP! I NEED TO achieve a double digit number in my essay ; I am stuck at 8 for the 4th consecutive SAT test!</p>
<p>When you all say you prepare your examples beforehand, what do you mean? I find it hard to bring examples without knowing the topic beforehand. I guess I should really ask, what kind of things do you look for to use as examples for unknown topics?</p>
<p>@strongfort98, you generally want examples that can be applied in many situations and ones that are very diverse. Look at successful CEO’s, Investors, characters in literature, etc. Usually these people did many things to become successful and if you know enough about these individuals you can usually connect the prompt to their life in some way. Even if you can’t, take a significant event in history and make up some obscure person and make up a story about their actions and make it further prove your thesis. You don’t have to be completely historically accurate, you just have to correlate someone or something to your point and make sure it proves what you’re trying to say. </p>
<p>Anyoneee pleaseee I need help. May anyone grade my essays and give me some tips?
Pleaseee :(</p>
<p>I really wish to get higher score in essay so please if anyone has any tips of how can I improve please read my essays :(</p>
<p>Pleasee grade my essayy 
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<p>Who’s ready for that October funsie wunseys?</p>
<p>I’ve been improving steadily (from like 1860 to a comfortable 2240 to 2300) and I’ve got to say these essays are a serious boon. My SAT writing “teacher” is pretty incompetent, but he did say to compile a portfolio for some quick “pulling from the hat” facts for the actual essay. So where else to get facts from than from actual SAT essays??</p>
<p>:DD</p>
<p>Thanks a ton guys, especially to those of you who probably can’t read this (those 2007 students) for those wonderful facts. And be glad knowing that there’s a rascal little boy stealing your information for his own success!
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<p>Just kidding guys don’t kill me. </p>
<p>@Clashoflames If you look at some of the most recent posts in this thread, many say to use a historical event, make up a story within that historical event to fit your topic. For example, a few posts back, a writer used an example of Donald Cullen, an amazing investor with an eye for detail. Only thing is, he didn’t exist. SAT readers don’t have time to fact check everything. </p>
<p>While I read that essay, I absolutely believed each example. I was even planning to read about Donald Cullen, because I’m interested in finance.</p>