So I won't get that job as a half-hour essay writer... do colleges care?

Test Preparation
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<p>I got a 2330 (800 CR, 760 M, 770 W), but a 9 essay.</p>

<p>I got a 35 (35 Eng, 36 M, 35 Sci, 34 Rea), but an 8 essay (31 adjusted reading thing).</p>

<p>Now, the colleges I will be applying to (Ivy-caliber) require that I take the ACT w/ essay. Does this mean that they actually care what I get on the essay? Will colleges think I can't write simply because of my scores on essays written in half an hour?</p>

<p>I know if I take the SAT or ACT again, I'll get a 2300+ or 35+. So should I take one of them again solely to improve my crappy essay scores?</p>

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<p>I doubt that they'd take that essay into consideration...your essay that you include in your college application will likely be what they consider.</p>

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<p>i don't think so.</p>

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<p>My scores were 800 CR, 760 M, and 710 W with an 8 or 9 essay, and I'm going to Dartmouth. I was rejected from the only other Ivy I applied to (Princeton), but I'd hardly blame my essay score for that.</p>

<p>I wouldn't worry about it at all.</p>

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<p>Question to OP and Camel. What were your raw multiple choice scores on the writing part?</p>

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<p>It's "camelia", not "camel". [/nitpick]</p>

<p>74 multiple choice, 8 essay. Mildly embarrassing for someone who'd always fancied herself a good writer. :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>I got a 6 on MY essay...for a 650. I hate writing with a small time constraint. I always get nervous. Its just funny that I got such a low essay score but a 700 in CR and Lit. I'm taking the SAT again because my college offers a writing class exemption for a 720.</p>

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<p>There is very little difference between a 2330 and a 2400, regardless of how you did on the essay. Do not retake anything. Your scores on both tests are perfect. (I have an acquaintance who hired a $25,000 college consultant - her child was advised NOT to retake a 2200 test. She is targeting ivy league schools.) Congratulations on your scores.</p>

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<p>78 raw multiple choice.</p>

<p>Thanks everyone, guess I'll just write a good admissions essay.</p>

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<p>Holy......... Crap. I'll willingly trade me amazing essay score (10 is good in my eyes lol) for ur test scores</p>