What is considered good/excellent writing score?

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>My D took the ACT for the first time on Feb 6 without any prep as a “base line” for figuring out what needs to be improved. (she figured out timing was in need of major improvement!) Her composite was a 29 and everything was =/>30 except reading and it was a 24. Her writing score was a 10. </p>

<p>I have read on this board quite a bit today, and she would like to self prep. I see many people like Barron’s book but is it beneficial do practice in multiple books? She would like to take the June test and hopes it will be the last one she takes. She would like a 32 and is not sure if working on the writing score is important or just trust herself to write the same.</p>

<p>She will apply to UT-Austin (hoping to get Plan II and or DS), Stanford, Northwestern, Princeton and a few others to be determined. Her first choice is UT, but plan II is important to her. UT is her safety (top 1/2 %) but Plan II is not safe.</p>

<p>CS</p>

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<p>A 10 is a good score for writing. I’d advise to work on the rest of the test more since that’s what matters.</p>

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<p>Don’t worry too much about writing. It doe not seem to count for much<br>
Caltech and Chicago and some other schools don’t even want it
and there is no school that seems to even report what the average writing score of accepted students is
the key is the composite score
the redbook is very good</p>

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<p>The Real ACT book (red book) has actual tests and very good explanations. The Barrons book is tougher than the actual test but it is good practice.</p>

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<p>I used both the Barrons and Real ACT book. I liked to switch back and forth, because the Barrons book focuses on more obscure and higher-end concepts rather than the Real ACT book.</p>