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Facts
about the New SATS
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New Writing Portion
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The New SATs include a writing portion in which students have only 25 minutes
to open their booklets, read a writing prompt, formulate their ideas, and write
and proof their essay. No matter how far they have gone or how much
they have written, after 25 minutes, they are finished.
The actual essays themselves are provided to universities, as well as written
scores from two judges.
With just 25 minutes to prove that a writer is competent, thoughtful, a deep
thinker, and capable of analyzing a concept and writing well including adding
political, historical, literary, and personal references, it is critical that
students are fully versed in this type of essay writing. It is easy
to freeze or blank out when under test-taking stress, even for teens that
usually do pretty well under pressure.
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Scores
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Scores range from 0 to 6 by each of 2 graders. A score of 6 is the
ideal, top possible score and our goal for each one of our
students. The total, combined score from the two judges is worth a
total of 12 points (that's the maximum score): One-third of each
student's overall SAT score is derived from the writing section.
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How to Improve an SAT Writing Score
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Repeated SAT writing practice coupled with excellent, timely feedback from
highly trained and qualified mentor teachers helps students reach a level of
competency that helps them avoid test taking "blank-out" and instead gives them
security and confidence.
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Average SAT Writing Score
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Average SAT scores depend upon whether they were taken in the Fall or the
Spring. Spring scores tend to be higher than Fall scores, according to the
College Board. The New SAT writing segment is too new to have
statistical data, although early results indicate that very, very few students
(a tiny percentage) have received coveted scores of 9, 10, 11, or 12.
Many students receive scores of 6 (two scores of "3" from the 2
reviewers). This is considered below-average writing. The average
student is likely to score a "7" – that is one "3" score and 1 "4" score. This
is also below-average writing.
We can help! Our writing program delivers SAT results AND results in current
and future school classes.
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