<p>Hi everyone! I just saw my SAT essay online, and the last four lines of my conclusion are cut off due to a scanning error (I definitely finished the essay). I received a 9 on the essay, and a 750 total on the writing section, but I still want to know if those last few lines would have made a difference, and if so, whether I should go ahead with the SAT essay re-scoring service. The last time I took the SAT, I got an 11 on the essay, and I'm pretty confident in my SAT writing abilities. </p>
<p>Also, when sending SAT scores over to colleges, do they look at the scanned version of the essays?</p>
<p>I don’t think the last four lines would make a major difference, though it does seem odd that it was cutoff. If I were you I would go ahead and ask for a rescore, just in case. I believe that colleges look at the scanned version, not the original.</p>
<p>How much difference the last four lines would make depends upon what they said. That said, I’m with Cheerios; I think you should ask for a rescore.</p>
<p>yes they do
first time I took it only got a 9 essay but an 800
second time I took it got a 12 essay and an 800
it really does matter as long as u tend to use big words and u have some pretty original ideas
they look for ability to conceptualize more than anything</p>
<p>on ACT getting an 11 essay is harder than getting a 12 essay on the SAT fyi</p>