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Essay

Writing well is a skill that must be learned with practice. Essays can be broken down into parts that are more understandable. Often, test takers make a false assumption that it is necessary to be born with a gift of writing. For academic writing, however, this is not the case. It is also not the case for taking the SAT essay exam. By knowing the traits of essays that win big points with the person grading the exam it is easier to come up with a writing strategy that will work wonders on the SAT.
  • The multiple-choice questions on the SAT will influence  70% of the score, which leaves 30% of the score determined by the essay.
  • Test takers are given 25 minutes to read the essay prompt and finish a completed essay.
  • The top score possible with one reader is 6 and 12 with two readers. 
  • Two readers score the SAT essay in order to make it more fair. 
  • A few mistakes MAY NOT necessarily equal a lower score on the essay section. 
  • The first section of the SAT will be the essay. 
  • Writing prompts usually come from a quote or two that builds a question that asks students to think about and evaluate any claims and come up with a point of view, arguing using various evidence to support the essay. 
 

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