Cornell and the NEW SAT

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<p>I'm just wondering if any of you know how much Cornell considers the Writing section of the new SAT I. I know some schools don't count it at all, some count all three sections completely equally, and some consider it more like an SAT II in writing. </p>

<p>If I did really well in Writing (760) but not so well in Math (660) and Verbal (630), do you think my Writing score would help me out at all? I'm applying RD to Cornell, and SATs are by far the weakest part of my application (grades, extra curriculars, essays, etc. are much better) --any thoughts? </p>

<p>Thanks guys!!</p>

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<p>All I know is Cornell Eng has said that they do not look at the Writing Section at their open house.</p>

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<p>ahh thanks Striden... Anyone know for Arts & Sciences?</p>

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<p>I think they look at writing, at least at Humec where I applied. I got an 800 but got a 660 and 710 on the others. I tried to talk a little bit about how writing is a strength of mine to draw attention to the score.</p>

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<p>I believe CAS looks at writing, even if they won't weigh it heavily for the next couple years. I could be wrong though...</p>

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<p>What about CALS?</p>

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<p>i don't know, but it shouldn't affect you that much, regardless of college. They don't, and won't for four years, know how indicative of success the writing test is. Therefore, like the NY times said a few months ago, they shouldn't be putting too much weight on it.</p>

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<p>well at least i am applying to arts and sciences, so hopefully it'll help a little :)</p>

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<p>The old sat is still good, but an admission officer told me not to worry about sat scores worry about the things you have control over like your essays, i think that holds true becasue not everyone expected so far has had 750+ on all parts of the sat</p>

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<p>yeah, i think that the other things hold much more interest for the adcoms... i.e. essays</p>

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<p>whooo... no writing for engineering ;) :) :) :D i'm ecstatic</p>

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<p>CAS must look at the writing because if you take the old SAT they require you to take the SAT II in writing, which means if you take the new SAT, they're looking at the writing component as if it were the SAT II in writing. Further, many lib arts adcoms are actually reading the essay you wrote on the exam as well as your application essays. Lastly, the curve for writing on the SAT is a lot more friendly than the curves for critical reading and math (which are similar). You can get a lot more wrong on writing without sacrificing as many points as you do on the critical reading and math sections. So a high writing score won't save you like a high critical reading/math score will. Then again, in the end, a 2200 is a 2200 regardless of what section contributes the big numbers. Bottom line, yes, that section will be looked at and CAS might be reading that essay too.</p>

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<p>bongoboy: Where did you get your information on curves? The writing curve is absolutely [url=<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=111706%5Dterrible%5B/url"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=111706]terrible[/url&lt;/a&gt;], as is the Math, where missing 1 or two questions can bring you down to the 760, 770 range. The critical reading, on the other hand, is very generous: for the May test, I missed six questions, omitted none, and got a 720, on the December test I also missed six questions, omitted none, and got a 740.</p>

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<p>Would it be more advantagious for me to apply to CALS because of my low writing score? 680 . . .</p>

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<p>oy engineering makes my 2180 become a 1510 which in my book is just dandy... but yea the writing curve is harsh...er</p>

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<p>I had a harsh Math curve . . . 1 wrong 760 . . .</p>

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<p>me too...</p>

<p>1 wrong = 770</p>

<p>it was one of those fill-in ones though, maybe they are worth more?</p>

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<p>I get my information by observing my score reports after having taken the SAT and PSAT a number of times.</p>

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<p>The curve of course will vary by month, but I always got the most wrong on writing and my writing score is 760.</p>

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<p>guys chill...for most courses SAT-2's matter way more...SAT-1 is formality...aslong as u get >700 in all its cool</p>