<p>The writing multiple-choice has always been a strength of mine, but I’m not as great when it comes to writing the essay. If I got near perfect on writing (let’s say, missing no more than 4) and only wrote 3 paragraphs of an essay (intro, 1 body paragraph in a lot of detail, and another in less detail, no time for conclusion…), how much do you think that would affect my writing score over all? Do you think I could at least get 700+?</p>
<p>The usual breakdown is a raw score of 49 will usually guarantee an 800 as long as you get an essay of at least 9. If you got no more than 4 or around that much, with a 12 on the essay you get a 770, with a 10 you get a 730, with an 8 you get a 690 or so. For at least a 700, I would say that you need around a 9. And remember that the lengthiness of your essay doesn’t matter as much as what you write about.</p>
<p>According to my Princeton Review book, your raw writing score is</p>
<p>Raw Score = MC Score + 2*Essay, where 2 <= Essay <= 12.</p>
<p>There are 49 MC writing questions. If you achieve a perfect score, your raw score is 49 + 2(12) = 73. Here, the essay covers 24/73 (about 1/3) of the raw writing score.</p>
<p>If you get, say, 45 MC questions correct and an 8 on your essay (a typical score), your raw score would be 45 + 2(8) = 61, which should yield a 700+ score.</p>
<p>The essay portion of the writing section is only worth 30% of the total score. I did the math and that’s about 240 points I believe. You shouldn’t stress too much, when I took it I got an eight on the essay and a total score of 590, which isn’t too bad I don’t think. Some colleges don’t even consider your writing scores. As long as you got a decent score on the essay, like an eight or even a six I think you should be just fine. However, I can’t say for sure whether or not you got a 700. But you can always retake it.</p>
<p>i took the sat in march and missed 2 questions in writing and wrote an 8 essay and only ended up with a 710…the essay can definitely make or break your score</p>