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| Essay and Math Section |  Essay Section
The essay section is not graded but it is a significant way for schools to gain a feel for how students express themselves on paper. In 30 minutes, students are required to read the essay prompt, consider their ideas, and systematize their thoughts on no more than two pages of paper.
The three most significant steps concerned with the essay writing process are:
- brainstorm,
- write (in an organized fashion),
- self-check.
Brainstorm: students should create either an outline or a visual web diagram containing all information they wish to comprise in their essay. They should write out their thesis statement (whether they agree or disagree with the prompt, and two or three reasons why) and also list those reasons with specific examples and facts as back-up. After that, they should write the essay in a structured, planned, and well-thought-out manner. In conclusion, they should self-check their work by means of the acronym COPS, which stands for Capitalization, Organization, Punctuation, and Spelling. The acronym should be aligned vertically on the page underneath the essay with a single check-box next to every letter. Students should self-check for all elements on the list and place a check in the suitable box after self-checking that aspect of the essay.
Math Section
The math portion of the exam contains two sections: Math I, which has 35 questions and allots 35 minutes, and Math II, which contains 35 questions and allots 40 minutes. The best recommendation for scoring well on the math section is to learn and practice all topics that may be covered on the test. To answer the questions most efficiently, students must have enough practice with every type of question and the way it may be presented to feel completely at ease with the dissimilar types of questions that may be presented.
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