<p>Does a really crappy conclusion really hurt your score if the rest of your essay is really good.</p>
<p>um, no.</p>
<p>but define ‘really hurt’.</p>
<p>This thread should be moved to the SAT section.</p>
<p>My mom grades SAT essays once every year or so for supplementary income. Usually as long as you get 2 or 3 quick sentences mentioning stuff you mentioned in your intro and wrapping up your major points you’ll be ok. I did this and got an 11 the first time and a 12the second.</p>