<p>Hi- I was wondering if some high SAT essay scorers could give me some advice. I'm usually a fairly good writer- I get A's in English and I read a lot- but I can't seem to pull my essay score above an 8. Even though I've practiced and practiced, nothing seems to work.</p>
<p>I have a feeling that there are some "tricks" to scoring well on the SAT essay. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!</p>
<p>I made a 9 in my essay (well, I was REALLY disorganized, so I'm happy enough to get that score!) Would u like me to give u some suggestions?</p>
<p>That would be great! Thank you!</p>
<p>Well, first of all try to realize who is going to read ur essay: TARGET YOUR AUDIENCE! (u r right, only two teachers who r running really short of time!)
So, just ensure that ur essay contains the basic elements. ( there's no problem if u want write a trad. five paragraph essay) English teachers simply love that! (doesn't mean that u r going to get 6 for that anyway!)
Don't really care about ur vocab if u don't have really strong points! STATE UR POINTS STRONGLY! That's all i can remember for this instance. I might write again w/ some new tips as soon as I remember!</p>