Do Colleges Look at SAT Writing Essay Scores?

<p>So my daughter got her June SAT scores today. Her March scores were CR 760 M 740 W 660 for a total of 2160. She retook them in hopes of raising her writing score, which she did. But she was ill when she took the June test and her scores were CR 680 M 730 W 720 for a total of 2130 or superscore of 2220. Pretty good, but here's the thing; she only scored a 7 on both of her essays. Is that a problem? </p>

<p>She will be applying to U Penn, Cornell, Yale, Vandy, U Wash/St. Louis among others.</p>