Low ACT writing score and higher composite score

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Hello,

I am a rising senior at an international school in Asia. I am very concerned over my ACT writing performance. For composite, I got 33/36 (32 English, 35 math, 32 reading and 33 science), however, for writing I got 25/36. I took two ACT tests in total and got the same composite and writing score for both. I have a perfect GPA and class ranking. I am very perplexed as to what I should do at this point. Should I request for rescore? Should I take the test again in September? How important is the ACT writing test? Will a 25 in writing automatically put me in the trash pile? What are my chances of getting into elite universities with a writing score of this if only considering my academics?

Thanks!

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Please do not stress about your writing score - as you can see throughout CC thread about he ACT many students are getting low scores on the essay - yours is not bad and most universities are discounting the SAT & ACT writing scores. Good luck to you in your applications