<p>On the CollegeBoard website, it says Georgetown uses the SAT writing, 'not using the essay component.' Does that mean it does give weight to the multiple choice part? This is important to me since I got a perfect score :)</p>
<p>I got an 800 in writing too (the only reason my overall looked kinda high!) but I'm pretty sure Georgetown doesn't consider any of the writing, only Math and CR.</p>
<p>I'm fairly sure that they don't look at writing at all, too. I also made an 800, so, like you guys, that upsets me, but, when I was at G'town this summer, the admissions person said that writing scores are not even entered to the application folder.</p>
<p>Really? They don't even ever see it? If that's true, that is ridiculous. They should at least take note of the fact that we got a PERFECT SCORE, even if it doesn't play a major part in their admissions process.</p>
<p>When collegeboard sends them our scores, the paper isn't separate for each section, so they would have to see it. They may be instructed to ignore the score, but I think that a strong writing skill is still something that GU is looking for. They may read your essay a little closer to see if your essay reflects a perfect score talent. Just a thought...</p>
<p>I'm sure that someone sees the scores, but they are not keyed (or placed) into the folder that is evaluated. Maybe someone (Mario or otherwise) can give more insight, but I think that the office workers make folders from the materials that we send in that are evaluated by the AOs, but they do not put the writing score into the folder.</p>
<p>I have heard that most schools do not yet use the W portion of the SATI, except for one key purpose: As one admissions officer put it: "If your essays look like they were written by William Faulkner, and you got a 420 on the W portion, then we can request a copy your SAT essay to see if your writing compares. If you got an 800 on the W portion, then feel free to exhume Faulkner and have him do your essays."</p>