State-Wide Writing Test, I keep failing, and its required. Options

[ilikeyerrpants]

Is there anyone in GA, or anyone period, who has to take a state-wide writing test? I've took it twice and failed both times. I have two more times to try, and after that if I don't pass them, I can't graduate.

I'm a senior now, and without passing this writing test, I will have worked too hard for nothing.

I almost pass every time. The highest possible score to pass is like 200, and I always make around 197.

Is there any tips anyone can give me?

[ilikeyerrpants]

No, I haven't. However, I have tried to get into Writers Workshop countless times. Every year, since my freshman year, I have asked for it. My school is more worried about our sports' teams than helping their students graduate, and get into a good college.

You have got to be kidding. Are you referring to the high school graduation writing test in Georgia? Easiest thing ever. I scored in the 97th percentile. How hard could you possible have been working to be unable to pass that test? The gateway was somewhat more difficult, but I think they did away with those, and they may have only been in Gwinnett anyway. Seriously, if you can write in complete sentences and form any sort of opinion on the topic, you should be able to pass.

Its not very easy to my school, half of us failed. Twice. Including me. For the most part because our teachers and staff care more about sports than seeing us pass and graduate.