<p>I took the ACT for the second time this past October, and I received a 35; however, my essay score is only a 9/12. Would it be worth it to send the ACT score in to colleges? Or should I retake?</p>
<p>Yes! Send the score. That is great. Good chancce you may go down of you retake.</p>
<p>Make sure you college wants the essay. Some don’t</p>
<p>What’s wrong with that excellent score. If you got rejected by any school, it is definitely not due to your ACT or writing score.</p>
<p>I’m not worried about my composite; it’s just that the ACT isn’t superscored, and my writing score is, from what I’ve heard, horrible. </p>
<p>You sure don’t need to worry about getting 9 in essay. What is your writing score with essay included?</p>
<p>My English subscore by itself is a 35; combined with writing (essay), it drops to 32. My subscores in math, science, and reading are 34, 34, and 36 respectively, so my composite with the combined writing/English would be a 34.</p>
<p>@billcsho</p>
<p>You are absolutely fine… good scores!</p>
<p>What’s considered a competitive writing score for the Ivies?</p>
<p>Look at the admissions statistics and see where you fall in terms of percentile. They may have a range of 31-33 middle… so you know if you have a 34-36 you are top 25% and if you have below 31, that you are bottom 25%. Obviously the higher your score, the better :-)</p>
<p>Ah, reread your question. I’m sure a 32 is fine :-). Certainly not low enough to be worth retaking.</p>
<p>@crazymonster
It seems that for places like Duke/Harvard/etc. 8-10 on writing is the middle 50%. Eh.</p>
<p>I guess I’m okay in that regard. Although, if I take the SAT and do well on that (2300+), should I just send my SAT instead of my ACT?</p>
<p>They would both be comparable scores, so you could feel confident in sending either/both.</p>
<p>{delete}</p>
<p>@crazymonster: thanks!</p>
<p>Threads like these are why some people hate CC</p>
<p>@ch1746
wat</p>
<p>Most people would do anything to get a 35. I know you were asking about the essay score, but I don’t think the essay matters much.</p>
<p>Quick question–how did you get a 9 1/2? For official reporting reasons I was under the impression they only give you a whole number. Has this changed?</p>
<p>@bjdkin I’m assuming he means 9/12</p>
<p>The essay, I’ve heard, is largely ignored on both the ACT and SAT.</p>