<p>My son did great on the SAT but only got an 8 on the essay. (and a 740 on the writing). I think he writes fairly well, but I couldn't get him to do any SAT prep or look at sample essays before the March test. --Is it worth retaking the SAT just for the essay? Will the relatively lower essay score figure negatively in the college admissions process next year? Thanks for any insight!</p>
<p>NOOOooOoooOo! The essay hardly has an affect. My friend got a 9 on the essay and still got a 760. And i think i read somewhere here that someone got a 10 on the essay but still an 800</p>
<p>I got a 10 on the essay but an 800 on the writing section… but I also didn’t get a single one wrong on the multiple choice part.</p>
<p>How about the Ivies? Do they care if your essay score is not good although you have an 800 on the writing section?</p>
<p>But when the SAT scores are sent to the colleges, do they get the total Writing score only, or do they get the actual essay score as well? –</p>
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they only see the total writing score</p>
<p>Keep in mind that you cannot predict the essay topic, and some are easier to come up with examples for than others. </p>
<p>There are certain aspects of the essay–i.e. trying to write 5 paragraphs, using good vocabulary/sentence structure, etc.–that he can work on to improve his score. But he can’t control which topic he gets stuck with. =P</p>
<p>@ Avis - I had a 780 on the writing section (78 MC and a 9 on the essay), and I made it into Princeton. So it’s not that big of a deal. A 740 on writing with an 8 on the essay is fine.</p>
<p>@ scholarapactsat - I think they see the essay score and the overall writing score. On my official score report that I sent to colleges, the writing MC score and the essay score were listed underneath the overall score.</p>
<p>Ooooh Peyton, you got into Princeton !??!
CONGRAAAATTTTTSSS :D</p>
<p>I have been away for way too long =/</p>