Does Duke Disregard the SAT Writing Section...

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<p>No they don’t</p>

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<p>Do they weigh it as heavily as math and reading?</p>

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<p>Nope, I think it is all equal.</p>

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<p>Why would they disregard it? They look at everything sent to them. It’s not like they’re gonna see the writing section and get into a panic and jump around because they saw it when they really disregard it. Your question should be how much weight they put on it. The writing sections (such as ACT) are all pretty new and the grading has been questioned. If your test scores are strong overall, then you’ll be ok. You won’t get in or get out just because of your writing. Good luck</p>

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<p>I asked this specific question to someone in Duke Admissions earlier this year…they informed me that they take the average of the writing and critical reading and add it to the math.</p>

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<p>Wow, that’s really interesting. (CR + W)/2 + M.</p>

<p>Sweet and savory.</p>

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<p>That makes no difference to bebecause writing is only 10 points higher than cr.</p>

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<p>That extra 5 points (10/2) could be the difference maker that gets you in :-]</p>

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<p>I srsly don’t think 10 points will get you in or not, but maybe I am wrong??</p>

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<p>Sweet, 1490/1600 then XD. But obviously, this is BS.</p>