<p>I got 6 wrong 0 ommited, essay 8 and ONLY a 640? I saw people who got like 7 wrong essay 10 who got 720, like what??</p>
<p>I only missed 3 on the multiple choice, 8 on essay, and got a 680. </p>
<p>essay holds more weight than you think. I missed 4 on my first time but got an 8 on the essay - got a 670. likewise, if you get 4 wrong and a 12 on the essay, you can get a ~770</p>
<p>It’s official, I hate the SAT essay. I wish they made it optional…</p>
<p>Yeah, same as what hqureshi11 said. The essay is about 30% of your writing grade (so about 250 points). </p>
<p>The Essay is worth a lot more than most people think. But i find it the easiest thing to improve also.</p>
<p>SAT uses a special system for grading essays that combines the essay score with the writing section score. Unfortunately, depending on what you do, the score can count against you. I only got 3-4 questions wrong and an 8 but a 670, much lower than if I would’ve gotten a 10 (710) </p>
<p>The curve also is not linear, I believe it’s logarithmic </p>