<p>I wrote a crap essay on my previous essay and received a score of 8. </p>
<p>This time, I used extensive vocabulary and had an amazing introduction. In addition, I used a less common example.</p>
<p>However, I did not write a conclusion, although the last sentence of my third paragraph was conclusion-ish.</p>
<p>I wrote medium-sized and almost filled the entire two pages (there were 3-4 lines left).</p>
<p>What essay score should I expect?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Does extensive vocabulary really raise the grade that you receive?</p>
<p>Merciful God, I hope not! One thing I really cannot stand is a teenager whose writing just sounds as if he swallowed a thesaurus.</p>
<p>@Sikorsky Very true, vocabulary should not be a factor in being able to get your point across.</p>
<p>No one can predict your essay score from two close prediction without looking at your essay.</p>
<p>I got a twelve on my essay, and I barely wrote a conclusion. So I don’t think a conclusion really matters that much. What really matters is that you wrote a lot (I wrote to the last line on mine), that your examples are really good, that your thesis is very good, and that you connect your examples to your thesis, to show how they prove it. Good luck!</p>
<p>Unfortunately, vocabulary is very important. So, you may have gotten a 12, but the conclusion may or may not hurt you.</p>
<p>Please answer mine!</p>
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<p>Either way, it shouldn’t really matter. A score in the 10-12 range isn’t going to negatively affect your overall score in the Writing section, especially if you’ve aced the MC. 100% on the writing MC + a 10-12 essay = 800. Even if you didn’t do so well on the MC, you should still be on track for a pretty darn good score.</p>