essay scoring-- arbitrary?!

[amciw]

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@Poseur

Yeah, I feel like it’s pretty random. Similarly to you, I got 800 CR, 800 M, and 790 Wr with a 9 on the essay (80 on the MC.) I mean, at least there wasn’t quite a discrepancy with the actual numbers, but getting a single-digit score when people I know who aren’t great writers got 11s and 12s was like… “what?”</p>

<p>The thing is, I did write in a formulaic, basic, elementary style. I wrote 1.5 pages, which according to studies on length bias would guarantee me a 10+. So I’m inclined to agree that it’s arbitrary. XP

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<p>With a score alteration (770, 780, 800, 80 MC 9 E for me), this sums up my feelings exactly.</p>