<p>My mom and her partner told me this the other day and I didn't believe it?</p>
<p>Is it true?</p>
<p>Depends on the college (google is your friend). Some, like University of Chicago, only use the critical reading+math score.</p>
<p>When the writing portion was first added, a number of universities protested it, arguing that it was not an accurate assessment of a students writing skills. I know that MIT and Georgetown both ignored the scores about three years ago, but I am not sure of the status now. So your mom is partially right.</p>
<p>what bout nyu stern?</p>
<p>I don’t believe any college completely “disregards” the Writing Section. Some view it as equal to the other two sections, others consider the total composite score (which obviously includes the Writing Section) and others, like MIT, give Writing the same weight as an SATII.</p>
<p>Okay, thanks for the answers guys.</p>
<p>Does anyone know which schools (top 25) at least weigh the writing section less heavily than math and reading besides MIT?</p>
<p>What does Stanford, Duke, Dartmouth, and Northwestern think about the writing section?</p>
<p>I don’t know. Here is my reasoned guess:</p>
<p>Schools of Engineering or Math: 75% M, 25% CR
Declared Hard Sciences: 60% Math, 40% CR
Declared Liberal Arts: 30% Math, 50% CR, 20% Writing
Undeclared Major or Declared Social Sciences Major: 50% Math, 50% CR</p>
<p>The scholarship programs at some Publics and some Privates do not consider the Writing portion of the SAT.</p>
<p>The problem with the Writing Section of the SAT is that it is the easiest to coach in a very short timeframe (within 2 hours), and the least like an IQ test. It simply isn’t much like the other two sections.</p>
<p>cornell doesn’t use writing.</p>
<p>A lot don’t use writing, or at least it doesn’t carry the same weight as the others, probably because it is a relatively new section. I think that is completely unfair, since students have to work very hard to do well on that section. It’s one thing when colleges don’t evaluate your SAT essay, but it’s another thing when they disregard 1/3 of your SAT. Besides, it doesn’t reflect your overall SAT score. I have a 2290 overall, which looks better than my 1500 M/V score, but some of my colleges only see that 1500.</p>
<p>^ I would say there is no difference between 1500 and 2290… just splittin hairs, and adcoms don’t have time for hair splittin.</p>
<p>Pretty sure Northwestern doesn’t look at Writing scores.</p>
<p>I agree that Northwestern doesn’t. I got a 7 once and an 8 the second time(ACT, not SAT, but still) and I was still accepted.</p>
<p>Google the name of the college you want to know about + “common data set.” You’ll usually get a document with all sorts of information, including whether the college considers SAT writing.</p>
<p>Thanks Flatbstanley.</p>
<p>It appears that all the schools I’m interested in count writing (just checked the common data sets) minus Northwestern.</p>
<p>I’m just not sure to what extent they count the writing section (as much as math and writing? Less?)</p>
<p>jgraider and QueenBee, thanks for letting me know about Northwestern, as it’s one of my top choices!</p>
<p>Thanks Zooeyking…love Cornell, too.</p>
<p>What about Duke, Dartmouth, Yale, and Stanford?</p>
<p>For most ‘top’ schools, it’s safe to say they take more heed toward the CR+M scores.</p>
<p>edit: also meant to say that they still will regard the writing score, just not as much as the other two sections</p>