<p>From today's NY Times.</p>
<p>Seems like the alot of top schools will require it, but many others won't. Some said they'll compare the unedited writing from your test to your application essay.</p>
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<p>As it appears now most colleges will ignore/devalue the writing section for current juniors (don't we love being the guinea pigs)</p>
<p>^ amen brother from another mother</p>
<p>yeah I thought the essay grades were very unfair, so colleges should definitely ignore the writing score of the new SAT. =)</p>
<p>lol at my school we always get screwed by the class in front of us and get the short end of the stick, always...</p>
<p>This article made my day, especially since I want to go to MIT! Thanks sparticus!</p>
<p>That sucks...I got a 740 on Writing with a 12 on the essay and it won't even count...Amazing since the Writing section is easiest, in my opinion.</p>
<p>wow, that's a bit of pressure off of the shoulders, but i'm still retaking in June. I scored a good 130 points lower in Writing than in my other two sections, so this article will help alot to shut my parents up.</p>
<p>damn i want my 800 to count lol</p>
<p>LOL me too a 130 pt difference between CR and Writing seems a bit odd doesn't it...</p>
<p>yes... my 660 is no more!</p>
<p>Note how only the people unsatisfied with their scores are so confident that no colleges are going to take their scores into account.</p>
<p>It is not like they will not see your scores. If you get an 800 on the writing section, the college is sure to look at that and be aware of how good you did. I think they will not view it as important as the other 2 sections, but if you did extremely well then that will have to help you</p>
<p>Is there that much of a significant difference between the old SAT II Writing and the new Writing section that colleges who considered the SAT II for the class of 2009 won't consider the Writing for the class of 2010? Is there anyone who has taken both that can compare them?</p>
<p>The questions are of the same variety, but the SAT II Writing has a MUCH more generous curve. I missed 5 (out of 49 questions) on the SAT Writing and received a 10 on my essay to receive a 710. If I had done the same on the SAT II Writing, I would have a score of around 790 according to the Collegeboard SAT II book. Also, it is much easier to prepare for 1 hour of writing than 4 hours of critical reading, math, and writing, with no idea which order the sections appear.</p>
<p>Most colleges will probably look into the writing, but its value will be far less than critical reading and math. I realize I'm not completely off the hook for that 710, but I'm happy that I won't be penalized as much for just 5 grammar mistakes.</p>
<p>710 is fine. Colleges won't look negatively on that.</p>
<p>Does anybody else think it's unfair that you couldn't score a 6 (or a 12 if you go by 2 graders) if you have an unfinished sentence in your essay?</p>
<p>I scored 2 5's because the proctor in my room told us that we had 2 minutes left. I had finished early and thought it would be a waste if I didn't use the time to my advantage. So I started to write a second closing statement when the proctor called time 30 seconds after she announced 2 minutes. </p>
<p>Poop.</p>
<p>unfortunately,the college i wish to go to (GaTech) is replacing their essay with the writing because quote "they don't know how much help we would be receiving on the application essay, whereas they know that we received absolutely NO help during the SAT essay writing." i wish they would take into account that we are allotted only 25 minutes for that essay, but looks like they aren't....</p>
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<p>i wish they would take into account that we are allotted only 25 minutes for that essay, but looks like they aren't....</p>
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<p>Of course they will -- EVERYONE only has 25 minutes to do the essay, so you're competing with other students who faced the exact same limitation. It's not like they're going to compare your SAT essay to Anna Karenina.</p>
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<p>they know that we received absolutely NO help during the SAT essay writing</p>
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<p>This is a big part of the reason I support this change...of course you aren't going to do your best writing in a 25-minute stress test, but a good writer is also not going to forget grammar rules just because she's writing quickly. A perfectly polished personal statement plus run-ons and comma splices in the SAT essay equals inappropriate help on the application.</p>