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1. You have 25 minutes to finish the essay. Pace yourself and when you do practice, give yourself less time to finish.

2. Stay focus right off the bat. Since the writing portion is the first portion of the exam, it will determine your pschological mood for the rest of the exam.

3. Try to write the essay without too many repeated words. Words like, 'like', 'so','I', should be minimized.

4. Essays are graded by 2 different people. However, each person has a limited amount of time to score your essay. So you need to hit all the keypoints and write with purpose.

5. Do not veer off topic!