<p>I'm a junior, and I decided to take the ACT in December just to get it over with. I got a 33 composite score (which I'm happy with), but my writing score was an 8. My combined English and Writing score was 30. What writing score should I be aiming for if I want to go to a quite competitive school, and how much does it matter? Should I retake because of this? When colleges look at ACT scores, do they see the writing score separately or just the combined English and Writing score?</p>