<p>i’m actually kind of proud of my SSAT essay. i had a really easy prompt, i forgot what it was, but it was something glaringly obvious like “it’s better to make mistakes and learn from them than to not make mistakes at all”… and i work really well under time constraints too. regardless, i’m sure the SSAT essay doesn’t count for much… it’s the actual application essays i’m worried about, LOL. </p>
<p>oh well, i’ll know how i did in 9 days 9 DAYS… i remember when my countdown was like 700+ days till decision letters. now it’s only 9. holy moly.</p>
<p>What was your topic, Urbangirl? (Mine was something like “Times Change and People Change.” I used Hard Times by Charles Dickens as a reference.)</p>
<p>DiveAlive, you are talented, then; I can’t write under pressure. I liked writing my school-given essays because I had a bunch of time, and I got to get feedback from my family about what they thought about it, which made me more confident about the essays.</p>
<p>Although I’m sure SSAT essays don’t count that much.</p>
<p>I know… well, technically, 8 days now that it’s midnight…</p>
<p>Mine was “Which is more useful, common sense or a formal education?”
I froze and couldn’t think of a single reference. I, of course, said that even though common sense is more useful, a formal education is more valuable or something along those lines.</p>
<p>That’s a good reference, and I like both of y’all’s prompts. I believe that the purpose of the SSAT essay, or at least at some schools, is to compare your application essays, which you had more time and help with, to an independent piece where you’re left to your own devices. Most schools do ask for a graded essay from your English teacher, though, and the one my English teacher sent (he told me) was my strongest, and it was timed! And though I asked for grammar edits, I mostly wrote my app essays independently, so I hope that with my graded essay they can see that I can write well regardless of a timed SSAT essay.</p>
<p>That is a tough one, imho. I can’t think of anything, either.</p>
<p>That’s a good point, Urbangirl… it does make sense.</p>
<p>My English teacher told me to turn in a paper into which I put in that I thought No Child Left Behind was, frankly speaking, worthless. My dad said that this paper would make me stand out, so I submitted it.</p>
<p>My parents can’t help me with grammar (they’re foreigners) but my dad helped me when it came to giving me his opinion on my ideas and my essays. I think, however, that the best writing I submitted was the classroom-assigned paper.</p>
<p>That’s quite interesting. I find it quite pointless, as well, and think it will be out of the ordinary to AOs. By the way, what does IMHO mean? </p>
<p>I am starting to think that I should have sent an example of my writing in the newspaper (I write for each issue) to my schools. It seems like something I obviously should have done, but I heard the old saying that “the thicker the file, the thicker the applicant.” I was rereading an article I wrote a month or two ago, and one I just wrote, that was quite good, but being this close to decisions I might just wait and see what happens. Patience is a virtue :)</p>
<p>I started this process, but decided to stay home. But apparently my Exeter application is complete? O.o so Imma just look at the results to see if I would have gotten in xD</p>
<p>Whatever the news is, it was good time to have good dream. From the application procedure, everybody might catch their weakness and strength. Therefore, this experience will be working as a good experience for their future. Everybody is winner and good luck!</p>
<p>“Whatever the news is, it was good time to have good dream. From the application procedure, everybody might catch their weakness and strength. Therefore, this experience will be working as a good experience for their future. Everybody is winner and good luck”</p>
9 DAYS… i remember when my countdown was like 700+ days till decision letters. now it’s only 9. holy moly.</p>