The most important elements of a Essay

Test Preparation SAT Preparation
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<p>I just had a conference with a SAT teacher who teaches SAT for living.
Because a reader only has a limited time, he says the most important things are the

  1. Length- gives the reader general impression
  2. Introduction- gives a reader a clear idea
  3. Handwriting- again gives a reader good impression (bad handwriting scanned onto the computer looks horrible)</p>

<p>What is your guys’ thoughts on this?</p>

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<p>Most important:

  1. Introduction
  2. Concise examples
  3. Length.</p>

<p>Handwriting has nothing to do with it. I have horrible handwriting and I got a 12 on my essay.</p>

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<p>The conclusion also matters; it can give your reader a very poignant or “OMG THIS KID IS SO WISE I SHOULD GIVE HIM 12” end, even if the rest of your essay was crappy.</p>

<p>Length does matter, but that doesn’t mean you can’t leave a few line spaces free. :wink: </p>

<p>And as for handwriting, it should be legible.</p>