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<p>the reason they never list the ACT writing i would think is because they rarely have to turn to it. most students submit both the SAT and ACT, so they just turn to the writing score of the SAT because it’s in the context of the 200-800 scale whereas the ACT has an entirely separate score and scale.</p>
<p>however, i believe most if not all schools take no preference and are fine if the applicant only submits an ACT score if it includes writing.</p>
<p>personally, i find that i can do better on the SAT’s essay than the ACT’s because a) the SAT essay is at the very beginning so i’ve mentally prepped myself completely for it by the time i start it whereas the ACT i just finished doing four sections (namely that blasted science section) and b) the SAT’s writing topic generally seems to be a lot broader than the ACT’s.</p>