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Old 04-26-2010, 12:43 AM   #1
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How many pages for SAT essay ?

How many pages are available for you to write your essay ont test day ? In the SAT prep book I see 2 pages, but I heard there are in fact 3 pages.
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Old 04-26-2010, 09:32 AM   #2
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Old 03-11-2012, 11:23 AM   #3
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I know this is an old thread. Did Collegeboard change the number of sheets of paper provided for the essay? I thought the test provided three pages for the essay. On the most recent test only two pages were provided. Can somenone clarify how many pages are provided?
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Old 03-11-2012, 11:27 AM   #4
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There are two, as of yesterday.
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Old 03-11-2012, 12:20 PM   #5
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Unfortunately, students who have taken the SAT prior to yesterday were unaware of this. Many started writing their essays and didn't realize that the third page was not included until well into their essay making it difficult to inculde a proper conclusion paragraph because they ran out of room. SHAME ON COLLEGEBOARD for not announcing this change at the beginning of the writing section.
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Old 03-11-2012, 03:59 PM   #6
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When did they change? I've always thought it was two.
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Old 03-11-2012, 04:00 PM   #7
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wait, they have three?
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Old 03-11-2012, 04:40 PM   #8
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As close to 2 as possible. Always get on to the second page as a minimum.

THERE IS ONLY 2 PAGES. I TOOK IT YESTERDAY. YOUR PREP BOOK IS RIGHT.
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Old 12-30-2012, 06:42 PM   #9
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Wow

ummm nice grammar there. what DID you get on the writing section, anyway?
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Old 12-30-2012, 06:43 PM   #10
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my tutor/mentor says theres unlimited...
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