<p>I don't think I did too well on the essay, how do they factor it into the overall score, and does it play an important part? I thought I did great on the CR, Math, and Writing, but I didn't answer the question of the essay and spent my time addressing a similar matter that wasn't off topic, but not completely on topic. It angers me because I felt I had a 2000, but I hope the essay doesn't ruin everything. Also, if I listed four schools, will they automatically get my scores, or do I get to chose which scores I send?</p>
<p>The essay is 1/3 of the overall writing score.</p>
<p>I believe that the College Board has re-introduced Score Choice, which allows you to choose which scores you would like to show colleges. You have to send all the scores from one sitting -- so if you really like your math score but not your writing score, you have to decide whether that writing score is bad enough to lead you to withhold the entire sitting.</p>
<p>You can use it on the four schools you've already registered for -- go to the Web when you check your scores and you can do it through the electronic registration, or by calling the number on the College Board website.</p>
<p>I got an 80 on the actual grammar portion but I got a 6 on the essay >>> 700</p>
<p>So yeah, it does matter, but not to a great extent. Just make sure you get like a 8 to 10.</p>