Lets play the essay game

badass
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:12:04 +0000

Hey guys just joined this forum. So a huge weakness for me on the SAT is the writing section which always seems to screw me over on practice tests. I thought it would be really helpful to post a bunch of different SAT-like prompts and see how people would tackle it. I was thinking for any prompt listed, it’d be great if someone could give what their general thesis would be and one or two (try to keep it only to one or two) people or events that their essay would be about. Basically it creates a skeleton of what the essay would be and how you’d go about it. I’m not 100% sure but I think its more interesting if you go against the conventional answers (for example if the prompt “does money bring happiness” the conventional answer is “no money does not bring happiness”) so it might be better to have a controversial thesis but don’t go out of the way if you can write a really solid essay using the conventional view. Here are some possible prompts, definitely feel free to add others!

1) Does wealth bring you happiness?
2) Can every obstacle be turned into an opportunity?
3) What truly motivates us more, conscience, or money fame and power?
4) Does the appearance of success lead to actual success?
5) Is a person’s sense of identity primarily related to their association with a particular group?
6) Is technology improving our lives for the better?

PS: I’m can never perfect the SAT writing multiple choice sections, any suggestions on how to boost my score there?