<p>yeah the title is self explanatory, does anyone know just how much the essay affects the composite score?</p>
<p>From what I understand, the essay does not affect the composite score. The essay only factors into a "Combined English/Writing" score. I'm not sure how that gets computed though.</p>
<p>This might help.</p>
<p>I wanted to get a final answer on this, so I called up ACT today and asked them about it. According to the person I spoke with about it, it's as Rwave said. You'll have a 'Combined English/Writing score' on the report, but it has no effect on the composite. Only the English score is counted on the final composite.</p>
<p>This website lists how much it affects the combined English/Writing score:</p>