<p>So… what’s the minimum essay score needed for an 800 typically? If you get -0 on MC, of course.</p>
<p>8-10 I believe.</p>
<p>10 Im pretty sure</p>
<p>And… I’m new to the SAT. Is it graded harder than the ACT essay? I wrote a pretty solid essay…</p>
<p>Considering the fact that this essay topic was easier than usual, the scores will be expected to be a bit higher than usual. So 10 would most likely be the cutoff to an 800 with -0 MC. There may be a relatively low chance that 9 is the cutoff.</p>
<p>You get 30 minutes for the ACT essay. They’re graded the same though.</p>
<p>@hotinpursuit, there were two essay topics, which one are you referring to was easier?</p>
<p>^
Leader one.
I’m not sure about the other essay - that curve probably will be different. (not sure if they make two separate curves though)</p>
<p>I scored a 9 on the essay with -0 MC for an 800. I don’t think it’s that uncommon for that to happen.</p>