Zero on the SAT Essay

Test Preparation
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<p>Hey I was wondering if anyone has heard of anything similar to the predicament in which I find myself: today I looked up my scores for the June SAT I and found that while I had gotten an 80 out of 80 on the multiple choice for the Writing portion I received a zero for my essay. I called the College Board people and was told that since I wrote in pen it would take an additional three weeks to grade my essay. However, the lady I talked to did not seem entirely certain and I don't completely trust her. Why would they even post my score if it wasn't complete? And yet, I am almost positive that my essay was on topic (I looked up the question on-line just to make sure).</p>

<p>Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks.</p>

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<p>dont' you only get a zero if you write COMPLETELY off topic or don't write anything at all</p>

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<p>i have heard of people writing their essay without the correct writing tool and so their essay wasn't copied correctly</p>

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<p>Call the college board and ASK FOR A SUPERVISOR! Don't get off the phone till you have a true resolution to your problem!</p>

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<p>...DID you write in pen?</p>

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<p>dont worry, this happed to my friend, and she got her score in a few weeks.</p>

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<p>you have nothing to worry about. i have heard of many people who wrote in pen on the march and may tests. it will take some extra time, but your essay will be graded correctly and you wont be penalized for writing in pen. the reason why it has to take extra time is because apparently when they scan in essays with pen, it just comes out as mush on the screen, so the regular graders cannot read it.</p>

<p>you should not have written in pen, though!!</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot guys. I received an e-mail from the college board confirming that my essay (which was written in pen) would be re-scored. I just can't remember seeing anything in the directions about writing the essay in pencil. Oh well.</p>

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<p>Here is my problem (sorry if this is a thread hijack, please delete it if so):</p>

<p>CB didn't give me the breakdown on my essay/mc for writing. Instead it just said 640, and they left me a message saying:</p>

<p>"Your June 2005 score report and essay will be available on June 25, 2005."</p>

<p>Do you think they could have messed up that score or something (considering my PSAT Writing from last fall was a 720)?</p>

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<p>same question..and i hope they messed up...</p>

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<p>A lot of them say that, they just aren't all up. That 640 is your score.</p>

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<p>.........crap....</p>

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<p>Click on send scores to college to see your subscores.</p>

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<p>My friend wrote in pen and he didn't get his score until two months later!!! That was the March exam though and the regular release date was April 11th.</p>