Ughh...bad writing score

alwayshungry
Fri, 07 May 2010 15:21:31 +0000

OK, so my April ACT scores were good (35 Composite), but I just got my essay score back today…it was a 7, which brought my combined English/Writing down to a 30. I never did a lot of test prep for the ACT, so I’m worried if I retake that my other scores will go down. How much do top colleges care about the essay score? My SATs are good (2360), so should I not even bother submitting ACT now?

Just a note, I am a pretty good writer in general, and my Junior year English teacher will be writing me a rec. I just suck at really short timed essays (although I did better on the SAT essay).