<p>my sat score went up thanks to my writing section. my questions is do they even consider this section at all</p>
<p>My question*</p>
<p>Probably. NYU does pride themselves in having a strong emphasis in writing. =]</p>
<p>From the NYU Admissions Webpage:</p>
<p>How much weight does NYU place on the writing score?
Some, but not much. Even though we have writing scores for the last few entering classes, we don’t have as much information as we would like to have before we start using the writing scores in our evaluations. Once we have some experience with this part of the SAT Reasoning Test, we will have a better idea of how we will use it in our selection process. But for the coming year, we do not plan to place significant emphasis on the writing score.</p>
<p>But will a poor score on the writing section hurt my chances for admission?
Admission to NYU is highly selective, and a poor score will hurt your chances for admission, just as poor grades in your high school courses will hurt your chances for admission. However, as indicated above, we will not be placing a great deal of emphasis on the writing section, and exactly how much a poor writing score would impact the admissions decision in your particular case would depend on all of the other information in your file. Keep in mind that the score on the writing section is simply a single score on a single examination that is considered in a review process that considers many other factors. No student applying for admission in 2010 will be denied admission solely on the basis of the score on the writing section of the SAT.</p>