<p>Biogoal, some of your points are relevant. I am a talented writer and always have been, but I hate timed essays. I can write something up, and often it’s even decent, but I feel completely flustered. I don’t get to take the time I normally would for planning, and the conclusion can often be a bit short/blunt. When given a week, I have no one to blame but myself if the writing ends up crappy. Given 25 minutes, I’m just not as confident. </p>
<p>All that aside, I took the ACT plus writing for NU, and I remember reading that it would not be considered for Chicago. I would assume the SAT plus writing would fall into that same spot.</p>