<p>All of you should realize that length is all that counts. There’s almost a perfect positive correlation between length and scores. Even look through the blue book. The essays that scored a 6 have numerous mistakes and aren’t very convincing, but they all have one thing in common: length. All of the essays that got inferior scores were short, but a few of them showed a stronger command of the English language than the “better” ones did. Also, read this. Don’t believe me? Read [url=<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/04/education/04education.html?ei=5090&en=94808505ef7bed5a&ex=1272859200&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all]this[/url”>http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/04/education/04education.html?ei=5090&en=94808505ef7bed5a&ex=1272859200&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all]this[/url</a>] article. If you want further proof, PM me and I’ll send you the essay I wrote on the October SAT. It was one of the absolute worst things I’ve ever written, and I got an 11.</p>
<p>That being said, I would give this essay an 11 or a 12.</p>