<p>My son just received his ACT scores (composite 30) and wants to retake them, but does not want to retake the writing (no idea what he got on that yet, but he did take the SAT with writing). I think he probably can't do this, right? The colleges won't use the writing score from the old ACT or from the SAT to supplement the score on the new ACT, right?</p>
<p>right…</p>
<p>Thanks. So why do people even take the ACT without writing?</p>
<p>HighlandDaughter’s best friend took the ACT last year as a sophomore without writing, for practice. She got a 31 and I’m pretty sure she wishes she had taken it <em>with</em> the writing so she could be “one and done.”</p>
<p>It depends on college. Many now require that any ACT include the writing, otherwise the particular test will not be considered. However, there are still many that don’t require the writing section (generally you won’t find those in the high ranked colleges).</p>
<p>I don’t see how the writing part could be that bad, plus it will be base on their opinion of your writing… and not ABCD</p>
<p>I know this is an old blog…But this year i took the act w/o writing because most Missouri schools don’t require you to take it. But i certainly wish now that i took that writing portion. It wouldve boosted my score!!</p>
<p>@piglet92: Actually the writing is calculated separately from your composite. You’ll get your 4 sub scores, your composite score, and an English/writing combined score, which does not affect your composite at all.</p>
<p>I never really counted on the ACT for anything much, since I was comfortable with my SAT score. My school lets juniors and seniors take the ACT for free, so I decided to sign up, and honestly didn’t feel like paying the extra $10 to take the writing. I ended up with a 34. I sometimes wonder what my writing score would’ve been, but I sent my score in anyways, and I think it worked out pretty well–I ended up getting into some great colleges.</p>