<p>…on the essay portions of SAT/ACT? It seems like all I read is that the readers just really want to see the space filled up. Therefore, in the example essays I have read, there is so much irrelevant information pertaining to (unrelated) background information or sentences that add nothing to the argument or purpose of the essay. I can’t say I agree with this…I truly believe that concise is much better. Does anyone have other opinions or experiences to share that would help me understand this saddening phenomenon?</p>
<p>Too bad. Suck it up. Fill the paper. It seems more 6-ish</p>
<p>I’m not taking it, I was merely asking a question. Jeez. If anyone else has a valid argument for why quantity is better than quality in these things I’d like to know. But not any more advice to “suck it up” please…</p>
<p>It’s not quantity > quality. It’s quantity+quality = 6.</p>
<p>If it’s only quantity with no quality, it’s still not going to get a 6. I can count to 1000 on my essay and still get a 0. If you analyze 6-point essays, you’ll find that there’s a lot of quality in their quantity of words. I think the formula should be: Quantity^(k*Quality)-1=[Essay score], where k is a constant. For an essay of 0 quality, [Essay Score]=1-1=0. It beats [Essay Score]=Quantity+0=Quantity.</p>