ACT writing?

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<p>I got a 36 composite score on the ACT but a 9 on the essay. Should I take it again to try and get a higher essay score if I am shooting for the Ivies?</p>

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<p>I’d also like to take the time to tell you how awesome you are, and how awesome your ACT score is. You probably have a lot of friends. Just kidding you probably don’t.</p>

<p>Brooklyn Clown College</p>

<p>Apply there.</p>

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<p>Go away ■■■■■.</p>

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<p>Man, I do not get the ACT essay. I do great on essays for school, got a 5 on the AP English Language exam, got a 780 on the SAT writing section, and yet I couldn’t get more than an 8 on the ACT essay (got a 7 the first time), even though I got a 35 composite. I say the ACT writing section just sucks. Don’t bother retaking it.</p>

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<p>Cristiline I have the exact same situation as you, I got a 5 on Lang and 780 on SAT writing. Thank you for your input I think I will keep this score.</p>

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<p>Some of these responses were quite rude.</p>

<p>Fptswim-The ACT essay is not looked at with much weight. EVEN IF your essay scores was lower than others’, your rare and high 36 is going to outshine the miniscule drawbacks (if any) of a 9 essay. </p>

<p>But if you really want to do it again, PM me and I can give you some ACT essay tips.</p>

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<p>This is crazy! You’re one of the 47 students in the Nation who got a perfect score on their ACT this past year!</p>

<p>Yeah get the hell out of here.</p>

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<p>@Alex32 Don’t know where you got your numbers from but you’re way off. The actual number of perfect scores usually hovers around 600. On this site alone there were 10 or so reported 36s on the June ACT…</p>

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<p>No. Seriously, as long as your essay score isn’t atrocious (i.e. 2-6), you should be perfectly fine. At this point, they won’t reject you because of your score, but because of other factors in your app.</p>

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<p>That’s weird. I got a 37 on my ACT. Should I take it again and try to do better?</p>

<p>…</p>

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<p>Here are two links referring you to legitimate sources for the number of 36s nationwide (not just nonsense babble):</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/act-preparation/767126-2009-act-national-state-score-report-released.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/act-preparation/767126-2009-act-national-state-score-report-released.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/act-preparation/982693-2010-act-reports-released.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/act-preparation/982693-2010-act-reports-released.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>P.S. I, too, received a 36 on this June ACT…</p>

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<p>Actually, the number of students who got a perfect score in 2005 (even though I have no idea why you decided to pull this year out of every single other one) was 193. Please do some more research next time :)</p>

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<p>@GreyWolf- No you did not</p>

<p>@CantConcentrate- 193 is still ALOT closer to 47 then to 600, in case you didn’t know.</p>

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<p>Oh dear. You just keep looking like more and more of a fool.</p>

<p>My 36: [ACT</a> Proof | Flickr - Photo Sharing!](<a href=“ACT Proof | GreyWolfProof | Flickr”>ACT Proof | GreyWolfProof | Flickr)</p>

<p>Furthermore, if you even looked at the two links I provided you’d see that there were 638 perfect scores in 2009 and 588 in 2010. This shows that in recent years the number of 36s nationwide has been around 600. </p>

<p>Moderators can we lock this thread? I think the OP has had their question answered.</p>

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<p>Yup- I can google too. ^</p>

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<p>I’m not sure, but doesn’t that mean that only 638 graduating seniors got a perfect score? That statistic doesn’t count juniors or below?</p>

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<p>Alex32!!! I missed you man. Long time no see. And to answer (well not really…) your question CrystalJ, I’m not quite sure.
The way I see it there are two possibilities:</p>

<p>First, the number refers to the total number of composite 36s achieved on all the tests given that year (Assuming that if some individual were to get a perfect score on separate occasions, that they would merge those results). </p>

<p>Second, and less likely in my opinion as it would seem much harder to calculate, the number refers to all graduating seniors and is comprised of either all the applicable scores in that year or it may also take into account say a now graduating student who got a 36 as a sophomore.</p>

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<p>Thank you, those are the two possibilities i was thinking. but either way, a 36 is impressive</p>

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<p>Missed you too GreyWolf <3</p>