ACT Good Composite Score, Low Writing Score

I scored a 35 composite ACT with a 7 in writing. This is really stressing me out because I don’t know whether or not to retake the ACT without writing just so I can send a score without the 7 in writing (6,6,6,8). I know all the colleges I want to go to don’t require the essay, such as Duke and UPenn, but I can’t help feeling that they might choose someone over me just because of the writing. Should I retake or send my writing score??

Don’t worry! Your 35 is great and so many schools have dropped the essay requirement. Congrats!