<p>Oops… I apologize if my post scared folks away from ACT writing. mom2college kids is absolutely right. Many of the top schools require the writing component if sending ACTs, so students should take it…especially if a good writers! </p>
<p>My post was done because both my kids got significantly lower raw scores on their ACT essays than on their SAT essay. So my suggestion is to do a practice ACT (and SAT) essay before tests instead of “winging it” the first time like we did. I think PSAT and PLAN “practices” only had multiple-choice questions. </p>
<p>For me, seeing a 29% on the ACT percentile graph looked alarming (I’m an engineer - my eyes gravitate to the bar charts). Thinking it over now, maybe it was not a big deal since the 33 composite score was great. </p>
<p>Back to the original topic…
it is crazy to me in these days of computers that it takes so many months to for College Board to chug through the state scores and statistics!</p>