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by junar 1793 days ago
Seconding this. The former Writing section was not just the essay: it also had multiple-choice questions. Effectively, the essay itself was worth between 100 and 200 points, and the multiple-choice made up the rest.

https://blog.prepscholar.com/sat-score-chart-raw-score-conve...
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jbluepolarbear 1793 days ago
That’s the second version of the writing section. I’m talking the one given in 2005 which was different.
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junar 1793 days ago
The post I cited is from 2015, which still describes a 3-section SAT. As far as I know, the SAT format remained the same from 2005 until March 2016.
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