act 34 and an essay score of 7??

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<p>I got a composite act score of 34 with:
english: 31
math: 36
reading: 31
science: 36
and.... an essay score of 7, which made my combined english/writing score 28.
I was actually surprised to see this since I never expected to score this low.</p>

<p>will this essay score adversely affect the impression when people look at this score?
if so, how seriously?</p>

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<p>If the school uses the writing portion in a serious manner, your score would only convert to a 2140 on the SAT.</p>

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<p>It is not all that surprising if you are much stronger in Math/Science then Reading/English writing may be a challenge. I still think you could have probably gotten a 9. Either way if your major is focused on M/S and your application shows strong focus and achievement in these fields you should be ok.</p>

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<p>If you retake it, you can probably get it up. I got a 33 with a 7 the first time I took the ACT too. Just a little bit of practice with timed writing should help you get it up to a 9, which is perfectly respectable.</p>