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<p>The question was: what motivates people to change?</p>

<p>Those that do not change for the better will always be a step behind. The desire for a change and improvement come from myself, one must have the desire to improve. This is extremely important in the academic world.
Throughout middle school, I thought I was the best. I did not need to study for A’s, and I got along with my teachers. Most afternoons, after I came back from school, I would go play with my friends and rarely do my homework. Why should I? I was the best.
Slowly, however, eminent position began to descend like a child going down a slide. In the begging of 8th grade, my fist test score was a 76. I was supposed to read The Time Machine, by George Orwell that summer, but I decided on contrary because I knew I was the best and would natural ace the exam. Upon seeing my test score, I went into shock. How could I receive this grade? The teacher must have messed up on grading.
I talked to my parents about my problem that night and I discovered that it was not the teacher that had messed up; it was me. I had been sitting in such an arrogant and loft, place, I had failed to see the truth. No one is born gifted; one must work hard to earn its reward. I remember how well I did in my early years in middle school and I vowed to keep my A grades constant.
However, in order to keep straight A’s, I would have to change. Throughout 8th grade, I studied day and night, tacking meticulous notes over my textbooks. Over –time, my grades improved again and soon I was receiving all A’s.
This time however, I learned that getting A’s is not the hard part; it is keeping A’s that that difficult. One must not slack off, but instead constantly try harder and be better. </p>

<p>What do I need to improve?</p>

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desire for a change and improvement come from myself, one must have the desire to improve

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<p>Your subject-verb agreement.</p>

<p>The writing in general is unsophisticated.</p>

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<p>^ he's right</p>

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<p>So what would the grade be?</p>

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<p>I'll try to be constructive. First of all, make sure that you write on topic - your essay skirts the issue. The question is "what motivates people to change?" Your essay gives only one personal example of what motivated you to make one change. Your essay should state a reason why people change (something like "People are motivated to change when they experience adversity in their lives") - then go on to give two or three solid examples which support this idea. One can be a personal experience, but you really need to think for a moment and see if you if can come up with a couple of examples from history, literature, science, ect... (in this case, perhaps the racial prejudice that Gandhi experienced that encouraged him to peacefully protest in support of others, and another example from literature.) </p>

<p>Your essay should have a clear beginning (introduction of topic where you restate the question in your thesis statement), Body (with your two to three examples) and a clear ending that sums up your essay and again refers to the original question. </p>

<p>Also, have someone proof read your essay for grammatical errors (I think I noticed one or two). Hope this helps. Don't pay any attention to posts that ridicule and do not offer suggestions. Just work at it.</p>

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<p>I don't think anyone here can say for sure what the SAT grade would be , but just given their scale, I'm guessing maybe a three.</p>