I appeared in the CSS-2005 and failed in the essay.
i never bothered practicing on how to write an essay. i thought i wouldnt face any probs and get away with it....but i didnt
the topis i chose was ISLAM VS WEST. i had plenty of data to dwell on but i think i failed because i didnt take into account the following factors:
1: all my essay was a disjointed chunk of seperate paragraphs. that is, paras weren't synchronized
2: my into was abysmally pathetic
3: i was using a ball point and i couldnt erase my grammatical mistakes or otherwise
4: my conclusion was astonishingly abrupt
5: i added stuff in my essay which i cud have done without
6: sometimes, my essay diverted from the main point

i got 27 out of 100, whihc was quite encouraging for i was expecting 8. anyways, fellas, avoid all of the above and start PRACTICING
REMEMBER, practice can get u 40 (dont ask for too much)
Essay is the only paper that can dampen ure wild aspirations. well, ure aspirations may not b wild. mine were