<p>I was under the impression that colleges only receive the scores for the essay section of the SAT/ACT, and not the essays themselves. From reading another post, it seems that the admissions people do receive the actual essays? Just curious. My son did well on the essays--wonder if the admissions will see them.
Thanks!</p>
<p>I believe they are able to see the essays, but they rarely look at them</p>
<p>Thanks, Alex!</p>
<p>If you find the common data set for the college, it will tell you whether they consider the SAT essay at all for admission. Most do not.</p>
<p>If the college wants to see the SAT essay, they can request it, but as mabs said, most do not consider it.</p>