essay not good, retake?

YvonneYan
Fri, 13 Feb 2015 12:57:33 +0000

question about SAT essay-

I did well on this January test (2300+), but my essay was really bad. I spent too much time brainstorming and did not use the best examples. I got an 8 on the essay but 770 on the writing section (thank god the curve was good). I was wondering if I need to retake it because my essay grade was pretty low. I have heard from others that I can prove to colleges my writing ability from my application essays. I also write articles for our school magazines/newspaper and outside of school magazines. Do you guys think that’s enough to compensate for my low essay grade?

Thanks! and good luck to everyone!