What Exactly is the Score Impact of the ESSAY?

Test Preparation
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<p>Help, I am totally confused about the role of the essay in scoring:</p>

<p>Is there a flat score you receive for your mutliple choice section, and the essay is then added on, or can a low essay diminish the first score?. Frankly I just need a straight line explanation. I have read that the essay is 250 points is this true? Say you get 90% of the writing questions right; what would a 10 or 12 essay yield versus a 6?</p>

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<p>Not completely sure how it works, but:</p>

<p>D made a 9 on her essay</p>

<p>and </p>

<p>she made an 80 (perfect score) on the multiple choice section.</p>

<p>SAT Writing score was an 800.</p>

<p>Anyway the essay counted less than I thought it would in the overall scheme of things.</p>

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<p>^ Aw, she was lucky.</p>

<p>I got a 740 with an 8 on the essay and 1 question wrong (no omits) on the MC section.</p>

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<p>The essay stands for 3/10 of your writing score. If you want I can take a photograph of an actual conversiontable with rawscore/essayscore to which writing score you will get. Pm me if you want this :D</p>

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<p>According to CB, the essay counts for about 30% of the overall writing grade.</p>

<p>Here’s a thread about the impact of the essay score that you may find interesting:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/650778-importance-essay.html?highlight=importance+essay[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/650778-importance-essay.html?highlight=importance+essay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>BTW, ignatius’ score is pretty standard - a 9 or greater on the essay will generally get you an 800 if you get all the MC correct.</p>

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<p>Does anyone know what is the most you can get wrong with a 11-12 essay to make 700?</p>

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<p>12 essay 40rawscore = 710
11 essay 41rawscore = 700</p>

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<p>no no its not a big deal… i got a 7 (didnt finish) and still got 770 W</p>

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<p>Thanks xpon,that answers my question perfectly …</p>

<p>BBBabe13…</p>

<p>That I don’t get …how did you get a 7 which is pretty low and still get a 770. That must mean you got none wrong on multiple choice?</p>

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<p>In my opinion, it’s pretty important. Colleges might request to look at them for discrepancy between your application writing and writing done under pressure (albeit it’s just a rough draft).</p>