I noticed a lot of people worried about the BEC writing samples. I figured I would give my two cents on the matter. I know many people have said that it doesn't necessarily matter what you say in your essays but rather how you say it, and that you don't have to be “correct” with the material you put into your essays. I'm here to say that I………..ABSOLUTELY AGREE!
Basically, when I got to my 3 writing samples, I basically used this method:
If I knew the material underlying the question, of course I would include this information in my essay. After all, I know it is right and of course I would write correct information. However….
If I had no clue about the material, or was hazy on the subject, I didn't waste any time trying to rack my brain about how to “correctly” answer the question. I basically just started writing. In fact, on one essay, I completely made up my own terms, rules etc… But I didn't care, because I felt confident in my writing skills and format.
Now formatting is another topic all together, but I believe there is plenty material out there and on this message board to make that a non issue come test day.
In summary, if you do not know the topic of the essay, pretend that you know it, make up some stuff, and write it confidently like the badass that you are!!
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