<p>Got a 790, and a 10 on the essay, and all I can say for the essay is DONT TRY TO SOUND SMART!!! I tried it the first time and got a cumulative of 6. Then I dumbed myself down and got a 10. All they want is for you to state your position, and then defend it with the most generic example you can think of. For the writing portion itself, just learn the rules, like parallelism, subject noun agreement, and the rest. I guess any book should give you the material you need, especially Princeton Review.</p>