Validity of SAT essay

Applying to College
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<p>Is it just me or is the SAT essay ridiculous. How can someone accurately judge your writing skills based on a time-constrained essay of 25 minutes? Thoughts?</p>

2

<p>It is ridiculous, but someone decided that it would be a nifty way to make money off college applicants, and now you are stuck with it - unless you apply to places that are test optional or accept the ACT without writing.</p>

3

<p>Some schools do not consider the Writing portion of the SAT, only the Reading and Math sections.</p>

4

<p>If you take the essay again, just do whatever you can to write as much as possible. I got a 7 on the essay the first time I took the SAT just because I tried to answer the question deeply, but I only wrote 1.25 pages. I wizened up the second time I took the essay and skipped lines between paragraphs, picked two examples and elaborated upon them, and wrote to the last line and got a 12. I think as long as you can do that you’re golden, but I agree that the whole premise is silly.</p>

5

<p>That’s why you have to keep practicing. I wrote entire two pages with 5 minutes remaining. You have to practice to write fast and neat. Trust me. All practice, not a natural born talent (although it could be).</p>

6

<p>Apparently the SAT essay will be very different in two years.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/college-board-to-make-changes-to-sat/2013/02/26/fb332bc4-8063-11e2-b99e-6baf4ebe42df_story.html[/url]”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/college-board-to-make-changes-to-sat/2013/02/26/fb332bc4-8063-11e2-b99e-6baf4ebe42df_story.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

7

<p>It is ridiculous, but it can be a good practice in a way.</p>