<p>Hi,
I recently took the SATs for the first time, and got a 780 on the writing section.
I was fine with the score until I found that I got a 9 on the essay score, because I read somewhere that some of the Ivies use the essay score separately for admissions.
I'm not sure how good a 9 on the essay is, and I was wondering if it would be worth it to retake the SAT just to get a higher essay score.
How important is the essay score in reality?</p>
<p>Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the essay score not even included on the report sent to colleges?</p>
<p>Don’t worry.</p>
<p>of course they are included
in fact the colleges can even read those essays</p>
<p>OK, I’m wrong then. But either way, it doesn’t matter. 780 is amazing regardless of the essay score. The OP should be very happy.</p>
<p>ok, I was just a bit scared by the fact that the essay scores were used for admission, placement, etc. and that they could actually read the essays. but my overall score was 2340 and I didn’t know if a retake would be worth it for the essay score.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t retake…many schools (mostly upper-tier and LACs) actually don’t take the essay seriously because it doesn’t require higher-level writing ability. Its not thought, its format and blah</p>