<p>My most recent and highest SAT score is 2280- 800cr, 760m, 720w. My problem is that I got a 7 on the writing essay, which hurt my score a lot and is quite low in itself. On Collegeboard's collegesearch database, it says that the essay is used for admission at Penn, which is the school I really want to attend. The first SAT I took I got a 2090 (710cr, 700m, 680w) with an 8 on the essay.</p>
<p>Should I retake the whole SAT and risk lowering my score in other sections to raise my essay score? A 7 is pretty low, do you think it will lower my chances of being admitted to an Ivy League school, like Penn? And what exactly does "will be used for admission" mean?</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>