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Originally Posted by busymom
Thanks for the feedback! I will be taking without essay as I tend to suffer from serious writers block.
Denise
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Busymom,
I will readily admit that when I took the version with essay, I had a total brain fart as soon as I saw the essay question. I sat there for about twenty minutes trying to think of ANYTHING to say. In the end I had about ten minutes to literally ramble about "nothing in particular". I made sure I spelled everything correctly; that my sentences were well structured; and that I had a beginning paragraph, two middle paragraphs, and a conclusion.
I swear to God that the CONTENT of my essay was absolute CRAP! But formulating my essay properly ensured that I STILL passed.
Of course I also made sure that I did very well on the first section.
But my point is, it's not necessarily the brilliance of your argument that counts on this exam. It's more about being able to structure your essay properly and avoid any spelling or grammatical errors.
I am a very good writer, and English has always been my forte. So I was devastated by my brain blanking out during the exam. I felt certain that I had failed the exam. But sure enough, three weeks later I found out I had passed. My score was sub-par compared to the rest of my exam results! But it was still a pass!
Don't be afraid of the essay! You may find yourself scoring higher with the essay version than you would on the "tricky" non-essay version.
Just something for you to think about,
Snazzlefrag