{"id":23819,"date":"2019-08-20T15:27:41","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T20:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=23819"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:41:22","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:41:22","slug":"should-i-take-the-sat-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/sat\/should-i-take-the-sat-essay\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I Take the SAT Essay?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a title=\"sat essay\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/study\/sat\/whats-tested-on-the-sat-the-new-sat-essay\/\">SAT Essay<\/a> has changed in recent years. When it was first added to the general SAT in 2005, it was an opinion-based essay. However, when the SAT changed in 2016, the SAT became an analytical essay. In the current version of the SAT, students are given a source text and asked to provide an analysis of the argument presented in the text.<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_promobox  avia-builder-el-first  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >SAT Essay Prompt<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The SAT Essay prompt is written here, exactly as\u00a0you will see it on Test Day:<\/span><br \/>\n\t<div   class='av_promobox  avia-button-no   avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading '>\t\t<div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs you read the passage below, consider how [the author] uses<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">evidence, such as facts or examples, to support claims.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reasoning to develop ideas and to connect claims and evidence<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stylistic or persuasive elements, such as word choice or appeals to emotion, to add power to the ideas expressed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source Text Will Appear Here<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write an essay in which you explain how [the author] builds an argument to persuade [his\/her] audience that [author\u2019s claim]. In your essay, analyze how [the author] uses one or more of the features listed above (or features of your own choice) to strengthen the logic and persuasiveness of [his\/her] argument. Be sure that your analysis focuses on the most relevant features of the passage.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your essay should not explain whether you agree with [the author\u2019s] claims, but rather explain how [the author] builds an argument to persuade [his\/her] audience.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are three different scores for the SAT Essay: Reading, Analysis, and Writing. Each category will be scored on a scale of 1 to 4. Two raters will review your essay, so the scores you receive will range from 2 to 8 in each category.<\/span><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_promobox  el_before_av_heading  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Why Take the SAT Essay?<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s important to keep in mind that you cannot take the SAT essay without taking the general SAT. That means that if you don\u2019t take the SAT essay at the time of your general SAT and later decide you want an SAT essay score for your applications, you\u2019ll have to retake the entire SAT.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While some colleges don\u2019t consider your SAT essay while evaluating college applications, many do. What happens if you decide at the last minute to add one more school to your college list, and that school requires an essay component? Unfortunately, you would have to sign up to take the general SAT (this time including the SAT Essay) all over again. Research the universities to which you\u2019re planning on applying ahead of time so you know whether or not you\u2019ll need an SAT essay score for your application. But better yet, just plan on taking the SAT Essay any time you take the official exam. <\/span><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_video  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Preparing for the SAT Essay<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The SAT Essay is standardized, just like the general SAT. This means that Kaplan knows exactly how the SAT Essay is presented, what the essay graders are looking for in your essay, and how to analyze the source text and write a quality essay in the fifty minutes you\u2019re given to get it all done. The SAT Essay doesn\u2019t have to be a major source of stress!\u00a0<a title=\"sat essay\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/sat\">If you prepare<\/a>, you\u2019ll know how to score well and hopefully boost your chances of getting into the college of your choice.<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<div  class='avia-video avia-video-16-9   av-lazyload-immediate  av-lazyload-video-embed  '   itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0ji08o50HZQ' ><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0ji08o50HZQ?feature=oembed&autoplay=0&loop=0&controls=1&mute=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/script><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><div  class='avia-builder-widget-area clearfix  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_video  avia-builder-el-last '><div id=\"text-74\" class=\"widget clearfix widget_text\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span data-sumome-listbuilder-embed-id=\"abcf7e42f95202964683adf111250b7472e96ead15100d520b72eb4609e079e8\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"text-75\" class=\"widget clearfix widget_text\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span data-sumome-listbuilder-embed-id=\"8fdc0a662abaec34c4fe4aec6c26b99c898b65c7c231689a40e329ebfaf6a105\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SAT Essay has changed in recent years. 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