Grade my essay! overrated vs underrated

Begoner
Sat, 24 May 2008 20:03:25 +0000

I’d give it a 10 because of substantial grammatical errors that do not detract from meaning (they are quite conspicuous in the last sentence of the first paragraph, but there are approximately 15 in total), word choice (for example, “propel” and “discontent” are not the ideal terms in the context), tone (it is somewhat informal in the conclusion), logical inconsistencies (for example, the introductory sentence of the third paragraph contains the phrase “as well” despite the fact that overrated people were discussed in the previous paragraph), and less-than-stellar cohesiveness. Personally, I have no problem with the lack of concrete examples; it is a philosophical question for which reason and analytical thinking are required as opposed to the parroting of random examples. However, the graders at ETS might be looking for you to tell a woeful tale of how you were affected by people’s expectations of you.