Improving Speed on the Essay

ursawarrior
Sat, 16 Nov 2013 10:58:05 +0000

I have the same problem as he does. And I had to resort to memorizing examples thoroughly so that I can write non-stop after the first 30 seconds, which I spend on thinking which examples may work. I also prepared the introduction and conclusion beforehand. In other words, preparation complements performance. A rather desperate and inglorious approach, I concede. Therefore I’d like to hear others’ responds in this matter too.

If your student has 2 or 3 years before applying to college, tell him to look forward to the new format computer-based SAT. If he is a senior, well… speeding up one’s handwriting may take quite a long time for a senior. I think one of his problems is that he spends too much time thinking. Tell he to start writing after 2 minutes, and see how it’ll work.