My sat score got cancelled

Need to apply to MIT want to write about how I overcame my sat scores getting cancelled as something that didn't go according to plan .

Is this a bad idea??

It just depends on how well you justify the cancellation. Why don't you write an essay first? Any topic, i personally think, is worth writing an essay about as long as it stays true to your character.

I heard that you'd better not write anything related to SAT.even things about exams because AO are tired of these things.
Just my suggestions.

Would you please look at my essays?
THX~~~~

I agree with Chihro, I think if you write about the SAT, it will make you seem like someone who is overly focused on academic things. Write about something that will showcase your personality; that will make you stand out a lot more.

the essay shows how i recovered and studied hard to get good grades in school and on AP tests and how i studied to get higher sat scores. (Hard work - Resilience)

---should I still write

AO often frown upon writing about exams and tests. I agree with the previous posts that you should write about something more personal. something outside of academics. BUTT, if you write it well, and that is what you want to write about, it will show in the essay. The hard work and resilience are good ideas... I'd say write a draft and repost, or write two options. what are your other options for the essay? do you have other ideas of how to approach it?

Go with the topic of the SAT cancellation but try to make it more about hard work and resilience in general than about the SAT scores specifically

here's the essay I wrote

Prompt:Tell us about the most significant challenge you've faced or something important that didn't go according to plan. How did you manage

the situation?

Last year, my SAT scores were cancelled. It was to be my final year of school, I was taking the SAT in November and was planning to take the SAT II in January; the scores were to be used for my college applications. But having missed the December deadline for another registration, there was no way I could take both tests and continue applying to colleges as both tests were needed for an application.

I had to spend one more year in high school.

An upbraiding from outraged parents and advice from sympathetic teachers, assisted me in internalizing the lesson I had learnt. Realizing that it would be unwise to wallow in sadness or self pity, I had to think about where to go from that point. However, I was a bit lost.

Eventually with some help from my father, I came to see that the misfortune was an opportunity in disguise. My best option was to stay another year in the school. This seemed terrifying at first, but when I thought about this solution's benefits, staying in the same school was not in any way negative.

For the remainder of the year I worked hard in class, succeeded in improving my grades and scored highly on the AP Exams. By taking every possible opportunity, I improved my extracurricular activity and began anticipating leadership positions for the following year. Finally, I was determined to do extremely well on the next SAT test, which I spent the summer preparing for.

Your essay, there is nothing wrong with it but it doesn't look like it's going to catch the Admission's attention. The way you wrote it looks a bit too simple for a college application. To make the essay more personal, you should try focusing on the additional year you had to take. Insert some vivid events, emotions, to lure the readers.

Hope this helped.

Good luck.

The essay is really good but i don't think it will be able to capture interest of the AO. Try making it more interesting to read. Otherwise, it's nice.

I agree with the two people above, the essay is alright but it needs to be developed further to make it more interesting to read and capture the attention of the reader