Who else here as gotten a score of 4 in both writing sections? I have, and I've noticed it seems like a rare event. It does not seem to hold much weight when it comes to the composite though. Is the writing score seperate from the composite?
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I got 4's, and it definitely appears to be separate from the composite. The composite is listed under the "multiple-choice" side anyway on the score sheet. I wonder just how much a school would even care about the writing anyway. It's probably serves as more of a red flag if you get a bad score than something to impress them with.
I also got two 4's. I have no idea how because writing isn't my thing. Maybe they felt bad for me since my composite was only 71,haha. I was also wondering how much weight it held because I haven't really heard anyone talking about the writing at all. Of course when I get a good score it's not something they care about.
I agree with apteryx about the red flag thing...I've listened to a couple pharmacy school representatives who came to my university and they basically said as long as you have a 3 or above you're fine, but getting a 5 vs. 3 isn't really going to make much difference.
