<p>I am surprised to see an 8 in essay that did not make the combined English/Writing score lower than the English score. My D got 36 in English with 8 in essay leading to a 32 in Eng with Writing. Are you saying your D got 34 n Eng and still 34 in combined Eng/Writing with 8 in essay? With essay score at 10, it probably would not impact an Eng score of 29 though.</p>