Essays aren't as bad as they seem. During the year you will be expected to write two opinionated and argumentative essays. The essays will both be five paragraphs long and they're pretty simple. The essays on the tests however are different. They are much easier because all you have to do is just answer the question. As long as you answer what it's asking you'll get the points. Even if you have no idea what the answer is write something down anyways because you never know. There is no need to stress about them! They're not as scary as they sound.