<p>Is it like another category in addition to math/eng/reading/science that has equal weight towards the composite score? I got a 31 but haven't received my essay score yet and was wondering if it would be possible to be bumped up (the average was actually 30.75 but they rounded up)
thanks!</p>
<p>The writing section has no affect whatsoever on the composite. They take your English and writing score and created a combined score, though (purpose: idk).</p>
<p>so the essay becomes a subscore of english section, but it doesn't affect the english score out of 36 (thus unaffecting the composite)? thanks</p>
<p>The essay is not a subscore of the English section. You have an "English/writing score", which is based on your English score and your writing score. The writing score is the only subscore of that.</p>