<p>so i just got my essay score and it sucks. i know that the composite is FAR more important, but will this look bad to colleges? i'm considering applying e.d. to columbia and i think on the collegeboard website it says that columbia reads essays for admission. </p>
<p>1) do colleges just say they read them and not actually do it at all (or just do it rarely)?
2) my essays and short responses are well-written, so will that look suspicious or will they understand that i'm just not that great at writing a good essay in 25 minutes?</p>
<p>I got a 34 and an 8, and I’m going to retake. A 6 looks really bad imo. I’d retake that. I think that the Sept. test essay was graded especially harsh. I would honestly try to retake it.</p>
<p>I got a 35 composite with a 6 essay. I’m currently signed up for October because the original test I took as a standby (and my counselor told me not to). Will this look terrible? Should I definitely retake it because I am signed up…</p>
<p>well actually, i registered for october before the deadline in case i wasn’t happy with my score; i’m totally okay with my composite… my essay not so much lol</p>
<p>one more thing, will the fact that i got a 36 on the english section make this less of an issue?
and also, i’m kinda considering having my essay rescored. i know it wasn’t that great, but i think it could’ve gotten like an 8 or something… has anyone ever done this?</p>
<p>More colleges are looking that the writing part and the such. Your score with the writing is lower, like a 32 level, so it’ll be judged lesser than of 33.</p>
<p>Writing isn’t as important but significantly lower scores can be problematic with essay validity checks, etc.</p>
<p>If you write good essays and get a letter of rec from an English teacher that says you’re a good writer, you should be fine. They’ll just assume you got boned, which you probably did.</p>
<p>Wow… and I thought I was the only one in this hole.</p>
<p>34 composite, 7 essay. Retaking as well… that’s from a 32 and 9 essay last time…</p>
<p>I don’t think they actually regrade essay’s - all they check for is blatant errors and hand grade MC. Since the essays are already graded by hand… it won’t help.</p>
<p>I sent my 8 in to be re-scored. If you guys want to hold off for another 3 weeks or so, I can let you know if my grade changed.</p>
<p>And I called them and asked what actually happens during the re-score. Seemingly, they will have two more people read and score your essay. These people won’t know its a re-score though. Then, if the two give you a higher score, they will change your score and give you back your $35. But, if they give you the same score or a lower score, they will keep the $35 and you get to keep your original score.</p>
<h2>Then, if the two give you a higher score, they will change your score and give you back your $35. </h2>
<p>Are you certain? I mean, I got a 7 - one grader said it’s worth a 3, the other a 4. If I get it rescored, it could come back is 4 and 4, by pure luck of the graders, or even a 6.</p>
<p>I’m just confused. I didn’t think I wrote spectacularly but I had honestly expected an 8.</p>
<p>Yeah, if you get above a 7, you will get your $35 back. But if you get a 7 or less by the two new graders, you keep your original score and you won’t get your money back.</p>
<p>How can they not know it’s a rescore? It’s not like the ACT repeats essay questions. The question would be completely different from the most recent test.</p>