Ok so i recently took the SAT and and got a 640 in math and 630 in reading which i was really happy about but i got a 550 in writing which really brought down my overall score. Ive taken the SAT twice and both times my writing score was the lowest. My math and reading scores fall in-between the middle 50% of almost all the colleges im looking at however my writing score is 50 points or lower than the bottom 25%. Even though writing is the least important section i really want to improve it to at least 600. So with all that side, besides the essay section, does anyone have any good websites or tips to help me boost my writing score?
Just try to bring it up a little bit. Writing is the least important of the three, and many schools don’t even consider it.
General Tips for Writing:
Most sentences can be corrected by the way they sound. If something doesn’t sound right, it probably isn’t. As for the essay, use literature, history, current events, etc. but oftentimes, just using people gets you to that 10. It helps to brainstorm a list of examples organized by literature, history, people and current events, with attributes/themes associated with each example before the test. Make sure to learn this list, so that you are less likely to have writer’s block on test day (after all, you only have 25 minutes). Also, study the format of typical College Board essays and derive your own formula based on that. That way, you could write a crappy essay on one of those bad writing days, but still get a 10 (trust me, I’ve been there).
Writing Resources:
-Erica Meltzer’s Grammar Guide
-For the essay: your own list of canned examples organized by people, literature and history, with themes/attributes for each
Hope this helps! Good Luck! 