<p>If you do well on the ACT Writing seciton (11 on the essay), but crappy on everything else, when you retake it, do you take the Writing Section again?</p>
<p>I didn't retake the writing because I scored a 12 on the essay and my GC said that was the right move</p>
<p>I got a 11 the first time and didn't want to take the writing section again cause I was pretty sure I wouldn't score so high again.</p>
<p>My dad told me to take it so I did and got a 12! So never doubt yourself!</p>
<p>The ACT grades the essay so much easier than the College Board does for the SAT. Plus, the topics are simpler.</p>
<p>But my question is, do we have to retake the "essay" if you do well on it the first time?</p>
<p>No, as long as you don't sign up for the writing portion. Save youself the $12.</p>
<p>You don't have to take the essay again. But you can't send just your essay score to colleges--you send all your scores for one test date together. So you can't send your good essay score without the not-so-good multiple-choice scores. And you can't combine your good essay score with an English score from a different test date to create a good combined English/Writing score.</p>