This year's ACT did have a writing section added onto it, but it was optional. I also did better on the ACT...
I do remember that now. There was an extra fee for the writing test and it came at the end, after all of the other testing. She opted out.
Who the hell really cares? SAT's are useless anyway. I failed miserably on mine and 5 years later graduated Cum Laude from a prestigious university. 15 years later (present time) I landed a 6 figure job with lots of time off. Knowing the definition of obscure words doesn't prove success. Many, many people have done just fine without high SAT scores to pat themselves on the back with.
Cheers.