<p>I'm rather upset that i've gotten two 7's in a row. My composite was 32 both times, but i'm applying for some pretty good schools (Ivy league level). Will the 7 hurt my chances a lot?</p>
<p>I also have the same problem. I’m applying to lots of top schools at the Ivy level too, but I have gotten an 8. My composite score is 35 and writing composite score is 32 (since I have a 36 on my writing score). Is this like a major problem??</p>
<p>Also, will my writing strengths in other areas “counteract” the ACT writing test score, such as getting a 5 on the AP English test in 11th grade?</p>
<p>Doesn’t look to good heh. Not all colleges care that much, but some of the better ones do. Unless you have like a good SAT writing score it could be a turn off when they compare your writing score as a validity check with your college essay.</p>
<p>yeah,</p>
<p>write a LOT of stuff (length is key on that test)</p>
<p>and also, a 10 is in the safe zone pretty much anywhere (unless you’re like 36-36-36-36-10 [sadly, I have seen this])</p>
<p>aw dang it. I’ve only written 4 paragraphs both times, only filling the second page both times. Meh. That’s probably a big reason why =[</p>
<p>I got an 8 from two full pages of complete BS, and usage of big handwriting. This is how I feel. Write less than 2 pages= score will be less than or an 8, write about 3 pages= get a 9 or higher. Of course quality matters, but not too much. If you’re a decent writer, then all will work out.</p>
<p>Maybe I should re-take the writing again to test it out.</p>
<p>wow, i’m having the exact same problem. i got a 32 on the september test, but got a 7 on the essay (31 for english/writing together). sigh. i’m not applying to any ivy league schools or anything, but does it still look pretty bad? i got an 8 the first time, a 9 the second time, and a 7 the third time. should i send the 9 in along with my 32, even if the composite score was lower?</p>
<p>this writing test must have been pretty hard</p>
<p>I think the scoring on the essay this time around was very tough. In the past I got an 11 and 12, this time 8… I’m getting it rescored.</p>
<p>Yah, writing scores are bs…I get an 8 on that but can get an A on a research paper in a college writing class the year before I took it</p>
<p>I don’t believe in that whole length is key thing. Both times I’ve taken the test I have written 2 pages and got a 10. Even on the SATs where everyone says to use the 5 paragraph rule I wrote my essay with an intro paragraph, one strong example and a conclusion and got a 9. If I had written according to this ‘rule’ would I have gotten a better score? Maybe. But then again there are others who write 5 paragraphs and get 6s. It all comes down to how you write and if your style is what they are looking for.</p>
<p>Length is key. First time I wrote a page and a half.
Second time I wrote two pages.</p>
<p>First time = 8
Second time = 9</p>
<p>Ok, so one of the test graders was grumpy.</p>
<p>I would have to agree about the length comment from my experience.
I have very small handwriting, and the first time I took the ACT I think I took up about one and a half pages, and probably only wrote 3 (pretty long) paragraphs. I recieved an 8 with a 30 combined english/writing score
The second time, after reading the info on this site, I made a conscious effort to make my essay longer and my handwriting bigger, and I wrote a 2-3 page 5 paragraph essay. I recieved a 10 with a 32 combined english/writing score.
I am so relieved that I did better on the essay because my composite didn’t go up at all (two 31s) and if I hadn’t improved on any aspect, I would have been pretty frustrated.</p>
<p>So judging by that, length is a factor! Though it is possible I just wrote a more well-organized essay the second time! So hard to know!
Do schools even look at your writing score, or even your english/writing combo?</p>