Importance of the SAT writing

Applying to College
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<p>Sorry If this question has been asked before, but I just got my SAT scores today and I achieved my goal score (2120, I'm still planning on taking it again), however, my score distribution was CR:670, M:710, W:740, so the writing actually worked in my favor. My concern is that a lot of people keep telling me that colleges don't care about writing, which would render my writing score insignificant. How true is this statement? Because I'd really like my writing score to be taken into consideration.</p>

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<p>bumppppppp</p>

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<p>Some colleges look at writing, others don’t (Cornell, Northwestern, etc.). It’s definitely not meaningless… I think the majority do look at writing.</p>

<p>I’m in the same boat (750 710 800).</p>

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<p>I’m just going to bump this one more time. I’ve been doing research and I can’t really seem to find a definitive answer. I know a lot of top schools don’t even consider it, but what about schools like NYU, BC, USC, and UMich?</p>

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<p>They’ll look at it, but math and CR will almost always carry significantly more weight.</p>

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<p>So in terms of weighting, is it treated on the same level as a Subject Test?</p>

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<p>Writing is less important, at least at schools that ask you to submit subject scores.</p>

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<p>The reason writing was incorporated in the SAT1 is that colleges were all asking their applicants to take the sat2 writing. Schools that wanted writing so badly before will value it. Others won’t. Most schools will tell you the truth if you ask so I would ask</p>

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<p>That’s kind of annoying. It seems like SAT writing barely matters in the application process, in which case what’s the point of reporting your score out of a 2400 if most schools give very little weight to one third of that score?</p>

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<p>check this out: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/574211-what-some-schools-dont-look-sat-writing.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/574211-what-some-schools-dont-look-sat-writing.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>That is amazingly helpful, thank you giatns.</p>

<p>Do you know where I can find an updated list for 2011? 3 years is quite a long time, I would think some schools would’ve changed their policy by now.</p>