How important is the essay score?

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<p>I made a really good score on my SAT but bad grade on the essay. How important is the essay score? Do colleges view essay score as an important component, or do they just look at your overall grade?</p>

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<p>I can only hope it's important.</p>

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<p>whats that supposed to mean?</p>

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<p>essay -- 30% of writing score
MC -- 70% of writing score</p>

<p>so the essay is a decent chunk of the grade</p>

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<p>colleges do not look favorably upon a bad essay score</p>

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<p>^ right b/c it does factor in your writing score by a pretty decent amount</p>

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<p>I got all the mc questions right so my overall writing score is still very high</p>

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<p>The essay is pretty important. On the October essay I missed 2 writing Q and got an 8 E, making my writing score 720. An extra writing point would have made it a 750.</p>

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<p>I'm not concerned about my writing score. I'm just concerned whether colleges will care if the essay score is disproportionally low compared to my overall writing score.</p>

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<p>^Probably not. Writing is a joke anyways...</p>

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<p>Some colleges compare your SAT essays with your application essays. A growing number of colleges begins to do this.</p>

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<p>^that isnt really a good idea. you have unlimited time for application essays and only 25 minutes for the SAT essay</p>

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<p>Yeah, that is absolutely retarded.</p>

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<p>well, i dont really mind, since my writing is my best score....and not to brag, but i've gotten 12's three times in a row.</p>

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<p>colleges don't really give about your essay score. Since when was any essay written in 20 minutes representative of you writing ability. Just blow them away with your essays and you'll be fine.</p>

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<p>I believe the MC is worth more than an essay point alone.</p>

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<p>SAT essays are horribly written. They are supposed to be predictable and plain. Most essays lack any real substance because you can't take any chances. Why would a college care?</p>

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<p>If you get "help" writing your essay and it's too good, they will refer to your SAT score. If you could not even use correct grammar in your essay, they will know something is up.</p>

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<p>^yeah that's true but still the SAT is a terrible indicator of your actual writing skills.</p>