<p>I've heard from a lot of people that colleges don't care about the Writing section-is this true? I am applying to Ivies and other top tiers (e.g. Dartmouth, Brown, etc.). Do these top schools take the W section seriously? (or more seriously than math or CR?)</p>
<p>I am so confused. Please help and thanks in advance.</p>
<p>It can be very important. For example, at UT Austin a high score on SAT writing (700+) gets you out of freshman comp.It is also a factor of admissions more now then it was in the past.</p>
<p>But does the W section matter for Ivies & top tier schools? (I’m not applying to UT Austin)</p>
<p>For some ivies it matters. For top public universities having a high writing score is critical. Think UC Berkley, UT Austin, U Wash, UNC, UVA and the UC system.</p>
<p>It seems like CR and M are always more important than W, but I’m scared because I only got 700 on CR, but I got 760 on W. (super score M: 740)-is this okay for Ivies? (I’m competing in the Asian pool)</p>
<p>No you’re asian. You need a 2401 or Harvard won’t even bother to look at you! 2200 is actually spot on for ivy league admissons. it is pretty much the middle 50%. I wouldn’t bother on the SAT any more and strengthen other parts of your app</p>
<p>Yeah, I was planning on doing that. Thanks for reassuring me!</p>
<p>Meh I am hoping that I score at least a 2200 on my last time. I need that or I won’t get into UT.</p>
<p>I think for UT, anything 2100+ is good</p>
<p>I have good ECs, essays, recs, 94.0 gpa, but my class rank sucks. That is why I need to have a high SAT score to get in. Ut puts a lot of emphasis on class rank (people in top 11-15% get denied all the time).</p>
<p>I have good ECs (I think) and something that makes me stand out. Recs will be excellent, no doubt about that. We don’t have GPA here in Canada and my school doesn’t offer AP/Honours, so not my fault. I’m top 3% of my class, but the Asian pool is SO competitive :(</p>