How Important is the Writing Section

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<p>Hi, I'm a Rising Senior from Canada, I wrote the SAT for the first time in June and got 800 in Math, 740 in Reading and 680 in Writing. I feel I can boost the Writing (for sure) with a rewrite but really don't want to rewrite if I don't need to. I'm thinking of applying to Berkeley Stanford and MIT. </p>

<p>Here're my ECs
First Junior ever elected Student-body Co-President
Captain on football team until deliberating back injury late Sophomore year, now I keep stats :) (still a member of the team officially), set a school track record too
Provincial DECA champion
Worked at Center for International Governance Innovation (a think tank) as a research assistant to the acting director, other people in similar jobs were grad students
Attended invite-only weeklong math seminar at University of Waterloo for top 50 math students in Canada (based on elite math contest scores)
Attend weekly Math Circle sessions at University of Waterloo
In charge of finance for school's Relay for Life
Member of Local Community Foundation's Youth Advisory Council
Helped plan and run Connect conference for troubled youths as part of Youth Advisory Council
Member of school band freshman and sophomore year
Planning to take Advanced First Year Algebra at University of Waterloo in the fall</p>

<p>My school doesn't have GPAs or Class Ranks, but I have a very high average and am at or very near the top of my class I wrote the AP economics in May and will be writing Chem and Physics this year. My school has AP "classes" but they're basically it shows up on your transcript and you prepare for the test on your own. Not AP audited by any means. I guess this turned into a what are my chances? Oh I won't be needing financial aid either.</p>

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<p>I really don’t think that one writing section will hurt your chances too bad, everything else looks great</p>

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<p>Thanks, it’s impossible to get an opinion in Canada, I feel like I"m in a vacuum caring about these things.</p>

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<p>I’m also Canadian, I know what you mean,</p>

<p>I have about the same SAT score as you, but more like 700/700 READING/WRITING</p>

<p>I’ve done twice already unfortunately.</p>

<p>In Canada it just doesn’t seem many strive for the upper tier universities, there’s a passion missing.</p>

<p>I also wish to go to UCLA/Cal. You definitely have a lot more EC’s than I do though
What’s the weeklong Math seminar, was that over the summer? Was it for COMC? or what?</p>

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<p>Some colleges do not look at the writing section; you should visit each college’s individual websites to see their procedure on it.</p>

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<p>Most colleges are beginning to consider it.</p>

<p>Duke came out with the results of a study recently that said the writing section was the best indicator of college success.</p>

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<p>Retake it. Writing is the easiest score to improve and colleges are beginning to weigh it heavily.</p>