<p>My daughter is a good writer, but she takes a while to organize her thoughts and get her essay fully completed within 25 minutes. During her practice exam she didn't start her concluding paragraph. Which of the following would score higher?</p>
<p>A. An Excellent introductory paragraph, with well-written and supporting paragraphs, but no concluding paragraph?</p>
<p>or</p>
<p>B. A mediocre essay that is fully complete?</p>
<p>I know the real answer is to have her practice and get her essay done within the allotted time, but I am curious about the scoring.</p>
<p>It is very important to fill all 2 pages in order to get a 12 with a conclusion at the end to sum it up.</p>
<p>I personally think that examples your daughter use is not that important- as long as it supports the thesis.</p>
<p>Thanks! Very helpful.</p>
<p>I would say: write a longer essay. I’m a lot like your daughter: I take a long time to organize thoughts, but Collegeboard doesn’t really pay attention to the quality of the writng. They spend approximately 2 minutes grading each essay, and a longer essay would definitely make a better impression on them. I would advise your daughter to practice writing faster. As long as she constructs sentences that sort of make sense, that should be fine. They mainly look at the body paragraphs for the examples and the analysis of the prompt. THe introduction and conclusion should be there, but don’t put too much emphasis on them. Good luck to your daughter!</p>
<p>Aim for quantity, not quality.</p>