I got a 33 composite score on my ACT but did bad on the writing portion!

I got a 33 composite score on the ACT which is in the 99%ile but on the writing portion of the test I got a 5 out of 12 which is in the 17%ile. Will this horrible writing score affect my application and should I send in another ACT that is a 32 composite with a 24 out of 36 essay(84%ile)?

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writing score is irrelevant. congrats on the 33.

Is there any reason why your writing score was so inconsistent with your composite?

Since you’ve gotten a 24 though, I wouldn’t worry about it.

After that ACT being my last one in December I decided I didn’t really care about the essay so I wrote it in 10 minutes LOL. Thanks @hhjjlala @GMKoon Yeah I did get the 24 but I don’t know if I will send that score.

For schools that require writing in ACT, it does not look good. You don’t need to get a very high score in essay, but getting a 5 is pretty low. Do you have a higher score from previous test? For schools that do not require writing, it does not matter.

I have a previous test with a 24 out of 36 on the essay when they used a different scale which was apparently in the 84%ile but on that ACT my scores were 32 Composite 33 English 30 Math 35 Reading and 30 Science.