<p>I recently took the ACT for the first and realized that I made a big mistake on the essay by arguing both sides. Do you think my essay would receive a 0 or can I potentially get a good score. I know you have to pick a side and I guess my anxiety about the essay affected my understanding of the prompt instructions.</p>
<p>well you have to include a counterarugment, but did you lean towards one side or the other? I think you can get an average score, but then again, i don’t have your exact essay so that’s just a guess haha.</p>
<p>Honestly, I feel liked I lean towards disagreeing see as that was the longest paragraph. I’m just worried about how did on that portion as opposed to the rest of the exam…</p>
<p>*I feel like I leaned towards disagreeing see as</p>
<p>Okay well that’s good then. Can you tell me what your thesis was?</p>
<p>Did you quote any famous books or people?</p>
<p>No, I couldn’t think of any, the essay had to do with whether or not parents should use gps technology to track their children.</p>
<p>Well, I don’t think it’s even possible for you to even get a zero in that case 
Minimum score, unless you were COMPLETELY off-topic, is a 2. Do you remember if you had a thesis that explicitly stated something to the effect of “I disagree”?</p>
<p>Unfortunately I didn’t explicitly state whether I agreed or disagreed. I did an intro, one paragraph from an agreeing perspective, one from a disagreeing perspective and a conclusion.</p>
<p>It says on the directions that you can choose your own viewpoint on it </p>
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<p>Do you think that arguing both sides shows that I presented a different argument? The essay talked about the use of GPS technology affecting a teenager’s behavior. I simply argued from an agreeing and a diagreeing parental point of view about whether or not parents should even use the tracking technology.</p>
<p>I could be wrong but I think they want you to write a persuasive essay, which would require you to take a firm position on one side. However, I don’t know for certain</p>
<p>I’m just worried, because I feel like I did really well on the exam as well as the essay. I hope the essay doesn’t hurt my score too much although I heard that it isn’t averaged into your composite score since it’s optional. I have to double check the site. If not, I’ll just take the ACT one or two in the fall more times and continue prepping over the summer.</p>
<p>Yeah it doesn’t go into your composite but they will do a composite of your English and writing, but it isn’t factored into your overall composite. I wouldn’t worry about it too much, you’ll probably get points off but it shouldn’t be too bad I would say</p>
<p>Yeah I won’t worry about it too much, thanks.</p>