<p>Hi, I'm a 9th grader planning to take the SAT in May. I have read CC user AcademicHacker's How to Write a 12 Essay in Just 10 Days but the problem is I currently have superficial knowledge concerning higher level reading material that can be used as useful as examples such as 1984, and I always have trouble coming up with examples on sample essays (takes me around 10 minutes). I'm thinking about fabricating essays, though I have no previous experience (though I could practice), but I'm not sure if I should take the risk, just in case they find out. Should I try and read those books, Sparknotes them, or simply just fabricate them? (I kind of want to read them instead of Sparknoting them because I like to read books and these are supposedly the best)</p>
<p>I fabricated examples for the January SAT. I used the titles and characters of actual books (actually pretty well known… Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley) and completely fabricated the plots. I got a 10, but it wasn’t my best writing. Accuracy with the examples you use don’t really matter. Twist them to fit your thesis. If you can make up examples quicker than you can pull them from the depths of your mind, go for it! What matters is how well you write, not necessarily the accuracy of what you write about. (Try and avoid cliche examples like 1984 though.)</p>
<p>haha thx! I never knew that 1984 was cliched, I hadn’t ever heard of the book till I went on this site. Have you had any previous experience doing it? I’m just curious</p>
<p>Yes, I mentioned before that I got a 10 on my essay for the Jan 2013 SAT by fabricating both of the examples I used. I was probably graded only on the quality of my writing (which admittedly could have been better), not the actual accuracy of the examples. The graders have probably read Brave New World, but didn’t care because I fitted the example to the thesis. Then again, they could have also been oblivious to the fact I made it up.</p>
<p>The thing about using well known works is that everything that can possibly be said about them has already been said 100000000 times over and the graders are bored to death reading these examples. Not a good strategy for getting a high score. BE ORIGINAL. Use a lesser known book. Use books from your country. OR, if you have to invent one; do - characters, plot and all!!! Nobody will ever find out and you will get a good score for originality. just make sure it supports your point.</p>
<p>Lie, lie, lie! I lie in all of my essays and do quite well with my score. It’s not a test of truth-telling ability, it’s a test of writing ability. I like to believe that if the readers see through my lies, they understand that given an appropriate amount of time and the internet, I would fill the essay with truths. My lies are just placeholders until I can research the facts and replace them. I love this article: [In</a> Praise of Folly: Writing the SAT Essay – Tutor Talk | Applerouth Tutoring Services](<a href=“Page not found – Experts Corner | Applerouth”>In Praise of Folly: Writing the SAT Essay – Experts Corner | Applerouth)</p>
<p>^That article is the best. I was going to support my argument with it in my above post but I was too lazy to look up the link haha</p>
<p>I made up all three of my examples and got an 11, so…</p>