<p>Hi. I wanted to ask how hard is the Writing Section on the SAT? I know it may be kinda early to think about that but I just wanted to get this question out of the way. Ever since I started school I was really good at Math and Reading Comprehension but I was always weak in Writing. Will colleges (Really competative ones) take into account that Spanish was my first language, I speak spanish at home, and I wasn't fully fluent in English until the 3rd grade? My main problem are grammar mistakes which I confused spanish grammar with english grammar. Thanks for the help.</p>
<p>I’m sorry, but if you’ve studied in the US for such a long time, competitive colleges won’t look at your background as a disadvantage language-wise. If you’ve never taken the SAT before, do NOT underestimate its critical reading and math sections or you will be rudely shocked when your actual scores come out. The writing section has easy, medium and hard questions, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the hardest and 1 being the easiest. The essay will be written in 25 minutes or less, so it’s like nothing you’ve ever experienced.</p>
<p>I suggest you to buy CB’s Official Guide. It’ll give you a basic picture of what the SAT is like.</p>
<p>(Omg, 100th post :D)</p>
<p>Gratz on the 100th Post :P. I actually have taken many many practice tests on the Math section of the SAT’s for fun. (From actual books) They were pretty easy 
(My scaled score ranged from around 680-720) but that was in 8th grade. Hopefull I get 750+ as a junior. (Currently freshmen) Oh and I came to America immidiately after finishing 2nd grade. Then I took English course before 3rd grade. Otherwise I would have to start in 2nd grade again lol.</p>
<p>Lol, thanks. Your math should be fine if you got 680-720 in eighth grade 0.0 I remember my math sucked hard in eighth grade and it wasn’t until ninth grade that I was able to do the stuff on the SAT. My first SAT practice test was in ninth grade, on proprofs. It was a fairly easy test now that I think about it, but I only got a 1600 (I forgot the exact score), with my math only at 700-750. Anyways, I wish you luck in your SAT prep. It’s always better to start prepping early.</p>
<p>Btw, consider taking the PSAT for national merit and a possible scholarship.</p>
<p>Yea I was thinking about that too. I am definitley qualifying for the Nation Hispanic Recognition Program. Idk about NMS though.</p>
<p>Great! If you can get both then you’d be even better off. Anyways, there’s no harm in taking the PSAT. You might even get a few admission offers from prestigious (that’s how it’s spelled right?) schools, I believe. My friend got a very good PSAT score and got a ton of admission offers, so you never know :D</p>