<p>so i was looking through both the princeton review and college board sat books.</p>
<p>and i noticed that they give diff advice on essays... it seems princeton review wants 2 or 3 examples for an essay while for college board its more about depth of the usage of 1 example</p>
<p>so what should i follow? 1 really well thought out great example. or 3 cranked out examples, not as great..</p>
<p>Going with 2 or 3 examples is probably safer. Two well developed examples are better than three underdeveloped examples, so go with two unless you're confident you can thoroughly develop three examples</p>
<p>some people swear by the standard 5 paragraph essay (intro, 3 bodies, conclusion). it tends to work fairly well, but you don't HAVE to have 3 body paragraphs to get a 12. some have gotten 12s with just one or two well developed arguments. </p>
<p>a good compromise that i've struck is to write two well developed arguments and an intro and conclusion
seems to work well enough</p>
<p>I'd stick with Rocket Review. Never heard of it? Go buy it. </p>
<p>Best advice on SAT essay writing. ever.</p>
<p>Use 2 or 3 examples. 3 are the best!</p>