How long should a SAT essay be?

I’m working on writing SAT essay prompts to help prepare for the test but I was wondering how long they were supposed to be. I typed mine (I know you don’t type on the test I was just at my comp.) in Times New Roman font, 12 point font, double spaced and it turned out to be one full page.

Longer? I don’t think It would have to be shorter. How much longer? a page? two?

Thanks so much! God bless.

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  1. Britney P
    1055 days ago

    However long it takes you to get your point across. That seems like a reasonable amount, but don't sugar coat it in order to make it longer, since that usually leads to having useless information.

    Kudos and good luck on SATs.

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  2. admin
    1033 days ago

    The research done at MIT by Dr. Les Perelman shows that essays over 400 words in length have a 90% chance of getting the highest possible score.

    So make your essay as long as possible if you want to score well. Also follow the tips you can find on my website http://www.sat-essay.net and even sign up for my free course called “The Five Deadly Mistakes Students Make On The SAT Essay.”

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