Cindy Said:

How can I guarantee a 12 (perfect) essay on the SAT?

We Answered:

[I know you said don't list articles or books--however what I'm going to tell you may need to be proved. So each article is to furnish proof. You can use my main tip without reading anything more.]

The thing that gets you the highest score is to write 400 words or more. (See this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/04/educat… How many words did you write on your test essays?

However you should also write well and include scholarly examples because college admissions officers will also look at these essays.

See this article that tells why: http://sat-essay.net/whystudy.html

What you'll need to learn to do is to write something organized and logical very, very quickly--that's what I taught my SAT Essay students and wrote about in my book on the SAT Essay.

You can find it by googling "sat essay ebook" my book is the first thing listed.

Alan Said:

Help with the SAT I Essay?

We Answered:

First I have to congratulate you on such awesome average scores! The fact that you wish to improve further is excellent.

As far as improving CR scores goes, I'd have to know if you've ever used Kaplan's program. It will advise you to use several strategies to improve your scores.
I hate to beat a dead horse if you've seen these before, but your best bet would be to predict answers to questions before reading the answers. Then, if you see an answer extremely similar to yours, you can build your confidence in answering.
For short passages, read the questions first. For long passages, as tedious as they are, read the passage first. For paired passages, determine which passage each question applies to and then read the passages.

Don't get wrapped up in memorizing these strategies, though; you'd benefit much more from going with what suits you best than going through a strategy that may slow you down!


To improve your essay, I've been told to use as many relevant examples as possible. Use your brainstorming time to come up with as many ideas as you can think of. Then, form an outline of paragraphs to support your thesis; although I DETEST the five paragraph essay, it may be your best bet for a six on the essay. Use your examples in coherent paragraphs and you should do fine!
Remember: the essay will not impact your score much. I made an eight (I scored two fours) on the essay and I still made a 730 on my writing.

I'm warning you now, though: your topic will be incredibly dumb. :P


The most important thing you can do to score well is to have a hearty breakfast (five hours of testing will leave you ravenous!) and sleep well the night before. I had my test the day after Halloween, so I can promise that the latter is essential!
Good luck!

Clinton Said:

Numismatists I need your help: I have a 1892-CC VF Morgan silver Dollar. Should I sell it now or wait?

We Answered:

I'm no expert but in case you don't get any answers, here is something:

1. I don't see how I or anyone can answer that question. Kinda like asking if I should short Yahoo tomorrow or go long on soybeans. I wouldn't trust any advice from a stranger on the Internet.
2. Let's say $200.
3. Take a look here: http://www.us-coin-values-advisor.com/mo…
4. I would do ebay but you might as well shop it around first.
5. I would get it graded if you plan on keeping it as an investment.
6. Kind of. Mintage much lower than 1891, much higher than 1893. Its current value kind of tells the story.

Colleen Said:

Computer Science Fairly Basic Programming(need help with writing the progam itself)?

We Answered:

import javax.swing.JOptionPane;

public class Example
{

public static void main(String[] args)
{
int firstNum = (int)(Math.random() *10);
int secondNum = (int)(Math.random() *10);
int ans;
String inputValue = null;
if(firstNum > secondNum)
{
ans = firstNum - secondNum;
inputValue =
JOptionPane.showInputDialog("What is "+firstNum+" - "+secondNum+"?");
}
else
{
ans = secondNum - firstNum;
inputValue =
JOptionPane.showInputDialog("What is "+secondNum+" - "+firstNum+"?");
}

if(Integer.parseInt(inputValue) == ans)
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Correct");
else
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Incorrect");
}
}