Is there any break between writing sample essays?

[JDAD]

I know you get 30 minutes for each essay, but I am wondering if there is a break between essays. Do they call time after the first thirty minutes, they give you a couple of minutes to get organized, and then start on the second one, or do they just yell "Switch!"

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[BisMuOxo]

If you call 2 or 3 minutes (during which you cannot leave the testing room) a break, then yes. Otherwise NO

 

[Howard Roark]

nope

 

[Heliums]

Nope

 

[willthatsall]

Yeah I think they come take up the first prompt and pass out the second one.

 

[Medikit]

Yeah, there is a break, like Will said they pass out the next paper, that should give you some time to collect your thoughts.

 

[JDAD]

Yeah, there is a break, like Will said they pass out the next paper, that should give you some time to collect your thoughts.

That is all I need. I was just wondering if there was any break at all. I won't need to leave or anything, the time it takes to pick up the old ones and pass out the new ones is great.

 

[Medikit]

That is all I need. I was just wondering if there was any break at all. I won't need to leave or anything, the time it takes to pick up the old ones and pass out the new ones is great.

Cool, do better than I did, I would finish in about 20 minutes and then rest for 10 minutes, but I only got an N.

 

[stoleyerscrubz]

Did you guys do an outline before writing your essays? I suck at writing.

 

[JDAD]

Yes, TPR's method is fool proof and it actually makes for a very good essay.

 

[sshaltoni]

where do you get the TPR method??

 

[JDAD]

TAS - Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesis

Those sections break down also, but TAS is the major component.

 

[Psycho Doctor]

can you take a bathroom break in between?

 

[JDAD]

nope

 

[Psycho Doctor]

well that sucks, what if you need one then? i thought we were allowed bathroom breaks at any time

 

[ifailedmcat]

Cool, do better than I did, I would finish in about 20 minutes and then rest for 10 minutes, but I only got an N.

Haha this is what I did too. First essay in 22 minutes second essay in 18 minutes. I only wrote a page and a quarter for each. I guess that explains the O .