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[quote=Anonymous]Most DMV high school students have opportunities to take free SATs, and families that meet income requirements also can apply for/receive test fee waivers.

I see no reason to take the writing/essay section on the SAT or any other section of the SAT early unless a talent search requires it. (The PSAT does not have an essay section.) The SAT essay section can only be taken with the rest of the test.

This section asks students to read a 650-750 word passage designed for a general audience, and to analyze how the author constructs an argument. This essay task is very similar to DBQs, with which most DMV high school students are familiar.

Taking the essay section on the SAT is "optional," but about half of all colleges and universities still require or recommend it. The requirement or recommendation is rather random, except that small liberal arts colleges may be more likely than other colleges and universities to rely on other evidence of students' abilities to execute college-level writing tasks. Schools that receive a student's SAT essay score/s and don't require or recommend them will just ignore it/them. Taking the essay section of the SAT is a good idea for most students because, when they test, they haven't finalized application decisions, and because many will decide that they want to superscore across multiple tests. AP English classes and accompanying AP tests offer students other opportunities to demonstrate their writing abilities, as well as ways to waive college courses down the road.

Full disclosure: I own an academic prep and placement service at chevychaseprepdotcom[/quote]

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