<p>I was curious if this was true and to what degree? I know they must be able to tell to a certain degree and what would they do if they found out? I would never ever do this and I hate those that do, like my cousin whose mother wrote all his essays for him and continues to "proof-read" meaning rewrite papers that she has in college. (she's an articles editor at a magazine and is a whiz at it.) Has anyone else heard of people doing this?</p>
<p>People do it, and the college may or may not find out. If you get an 800 or close to it on the writing section of the SAT, a college wouldn't ever suspect you of doing this. If you get, say, a 600, and your essay is amazing, they're going to be questioning it.</p>
<p>When I say "you" I mean anybody, not you necessarily</p>
<p>Also, if you get Cs in regular level English at school, and/or your teacher recs say that you cannot string together sentences when writing papers for class, it will raise a few flags if your essay is amazing. Your english grade, more than your SAT writing score, will determine if colleges think you wrote your essay. The SAT essay is a joke really. However, if you get straight As in high level English classes, and a 5 on the AP, adcoms will assume that the amazing essay is your own work.</p>
<p>I don't think they can judge writing ability by the SAT writing section. the SAT essay is like nothing else. It has nothing to do with writing ability just knowing examples and following the formula. the admissions essays though can be done over months and continually revised, giving a completely different style of writing.</p>
<p>Why? I got a 600 on my SAT Writing...Why would they question my essay? a 250 I can understand, but a 600? No way.</p>
<p>If your essay came out at the level one would expect from a professional, it would probably be questioned.</p>