Please explain to me how these two individuals both received a 35 Composite score??

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<p>Student #1 - 35 Composite</p>

<p>English 34
Math 36
Reading 33
Science 35
Essay 8 English/ Writing 31.</p>

<p>Student #2 - 35 Composite</p>

<p>English 35
Math 34
Reading 35
Science 36
Essay 12 English/ Writing 35</p>

<p>Does the English/Writing score not count as part of the composite? </p>

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<p>that is correct. It is an average of the 4 scores, not 5.</p>

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<p>So what is the purpose of the essay if it has no bearing on the composite?</p>

<p>Do some colleges take a special interest in the English/Writing score?</p>

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<p>Yes some colleges take interest in the writing score</p>

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<p>I think I am the student #1…</p>