<p>It doesn’t count towards the composite… so what does it do.</p>
<p>Does it represent SAT II scores? that would suck if I got an 9/12 or lower…</p>
<p>It shows universities your proficiency in writing under timed constrainsts. Meh its not perfect but anything lower than an 8 will possibly draw some attention. Some colleges even read you ACT or SAT essay during the admissions process. One such university is U Penn I believe.</p>