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Herick Afrinursalim, NIM 2030104025, did a research entitled “Students’ Strategies in Learning Writing Descriptive Text: A Study of the Second Grade Students of SMAN 3 Batusangkar” English Teaching Department, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, State Islamic University (UIN) Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar. This study aims to uncover the predominant learning strategies employed by second-grade students at SMAN 3 Batusangkar to enhance their descriptive text writing skills. This research Employing a descriptive quantitative method with a cross-sectional design, data was collected through a questionnaire comprising 64 closed-ended questions distributed via Google Form. The study population included 155 second-grade students at SMAN 3 Batusangkar, with a sample size of 120 participants. The findings indicated that all second-grade students at SMAN 3 Batusangkar incorporated various strategies into their English writing descriptive text learning process. The most commonly utilized learning strategy was the memory strategy, with the most frequently employed sub-strategy being Reviewing well. Additionally, the research highlighted distinctions in learning strategies between male and female students. While both genders favored memory strategies, male students showed a higher preference for Practicing, whereas female students leaned more towards Reviewing well. Furthermore, an analysis according their proficiency levels revealed that Memory Strategy was the most frequently used by high, average, and low proficiency students. However, the sub-strategies varied among proficiency levels, with high proficiency students showing a greater inclination towards Practicing, and average and low proficiency students favoring the Reviewing well sub-strategy.