<p>adamonkey2 is totally right. the first paragraph can make or break your essay. then, they skim [ i doubt they even do THAT], pick a number between 2 and 12, and BAM, there go your Ivy League hopes.</p>
<p>You could seriously do what Pimeson did [ I’m assuming that Lindsay Lohan had nothing to do with the prompt… I wrote about Amy Winehouse in a practice essay with a prompt about if wealth really means you’re successful or something like that XD ]</p>
<p>you can write a well thought out intro and conclusion, and then swear about your ex in the middle and probably land a 5, a 4 if the reader actually gives a d*mn…[ XP are we allowed to swear here? maybe i should reread * cough * the rules] </p>
<p>i took the SAT in june as a 7th grader and got a 10 on the essay. i wasn’t surprised because thats what i usually get when i practice. i consider myself a very good writer and have won a couple of awards for my writing. so maybe the scoring isn’t exactly arbitary, but its not like anyone actually reads your essay.</p>