Does WashU require the Writing test with the ACT?

Colleges & Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>Their FAQ (<a href="http://admissions.wustl.edu/admissions/ua.nsf/3rd%20Level%20Pages_FAQ_FAQ_General.htm?OpenPage&charset=iso-8859-1#SAT%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://admissions.wustl.edu/admissions/ua.nsf/3rd%20Level%20Pages_FAQ_FAQ_General.htm?OpenPage&charset=iso-8859-1#SAT&lt;/a&gt;) says the writing test is optional:</p>

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The ACT Writing Test is recommended, but not required.

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<p>CollegeBoard's website (<a href="http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=313&profileId=1%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=313&profileId=1&lt;/a&gt;) says the writing test is required:</p>

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Admission requirements:</p>

<pre><code>* Essay(s) required
* SAT Reasoning or ACT with writing Required
* SAT Subject Tests Considered if Submitted
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<p>Which is it? Thanks.</p>

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<p>the admissions officer i met over the summer that it was not required. However, i am pretty sure that you want to take the writing ACT. They definitely want to see that you were willing to go out of the way to take the extra portion on the ACT</p>

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<p>Thanks for the response. I was planning on taking the writing test anyway; I was just curious if it was actually required or not.</p>

<p>I just realized today that ACT has information on which colleges require the writing test here: <a href="http://actrs19.act.org/writPrefRM/goSearchInst.do%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://actrs19.act.org/writPrefRM/goSearchInst.do&lt;/a> According to that, WashU does require it. So many conflicting sources...</p>