<p>I know a lot of colleges look at the writing section differently, but how does it affect my overall score?</p>
<p>Here's what I got: </p>
<p>Critical Reading 710 96%
Math 620 79%
Writing 800 99% </p>
<p>And here's what Reed (for example) says about the writing section:</p>
<p>"Reed will view the SAT verbal/critical reading and the SAT math sections, despite the changes, as we did before and consider the new writing section analogous to the former SAT II writing exam."</p>
<p>...</p>
<p>"And finally, to the question, what is a good score on the new 2400-point SAT, I say just invoke a little SAT math: divide your score by three then multiply that number by two to compare to the old 1600-point scale. Confused? Take heart. Reed is sticking to the old 1600-point (verbal/critical reading + math) scale."</p>
<p>So, two questions. First, do many colleges follow Reed's example and "consider the new writing section analogous to the former SAT II writing exam?" Will my writing score be noticed, at least?</p>
<p>Second, </p>
<p>"divide your score by three then multiply that number by two to compare to the old 1600-point scale."</p>
<p>and </p>
<p>"Reed is sticking to the old 1600-point (verbal/critical reading + math) scale."</p>
<p>are different approaches to weighing SAT scores. If I divide my score by three and multiply by two, I get a 1420 - not that bad. If I just add my critical reading and math sections, I come up with something significantly worse, a 1330. Which approach do most colleges take? Do I have a 1420, a 1330, or a plain 2130? </p>
<p>Thanks for your help.</p>