<p>my May SATs:</p>
<p>CR: 670
Math: 700
Writing: 750</p>
<p>That brings my total to a 2120 (my previous score was a 2010). This score is good enough to get into most colleges I want to apply to, but I am a little worried because I heard that colleges don't care as much about the writing. </p>
<p>So should I take them again next year? I can probably do better in math.</p>
<p>I read this article the other day ([SAT</a> Writing - Does the SAT Writing Section Matter?](<a href=“http://collegeapps.about.com/od/sat/f/sat-writing-section.htm]SAT”>Should You Take the SAT Optional Essay Exam?)) suggesting that colleges are taking it more seriously than they did at first.</p>
<p>The Writing section will likely continue to become more important. Previously, colleges had deemed it untested and give it little or no weight (a few schools still disregard it for this reason). However, recent College Board data indicate that it is more strongly correlated with college grades than is either of the other sections.</p>
<p>I would disagree, but maybe its just my case. I only got a 690 on the writing section- and I highly doubt that means that I’m going to get bad grades in college. It just means that I made a mistake in not doing any practice time essay writes.</p>
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<p>With the College Board’s data?</p>
<p>The College Board’s data is likely accurate. It’s the most study-able section of the test, so it would favor the hard workers/skilled studiers over the people with more natural aptitude, which would thus suggest a greater correlation with GPA. And GPA has traditionally had a stronger correlation with college GPA.</p>
<p>“I would disagree, but maybe its just my case. I only got a 690 on the writing section- and I highly doubt that means that I’m going to get bad grades in college. It just means that I made a mistake in not doing any practice time essay writes.”</p>
<p>690 is a decent score. So yes, you are right that a 690 in writing does not mean you will get bad grades. You’ll get decent grades.</p>
<p>lolwut</p>
<p>I agree, ThisCouldBeHeavn.</p>
<p>The writing section is as important as the other two sections.</p>
<p>Hopefully collegeboards data is very very accurate, as I got 770 on writing. XD</p>
<p>could somebody send me this ?data"? I mean, I have been pretty successful so far in my educational career, so I’m kinda miffed that some data is predicting less success in my future :)</p>
<p>yea i was very dissappointed upon hearing that most colleges actually dont care much about writing. All of the places i have visited say that writing is kind of an after thought. in that case i would be so happy if my writing and reading were switched.
i got 800 writing, 800 math, but only 650 reading, if they were switched, then id be set</p>
<p>opposite! i wished the writing section didnt matter muchh but now all this so called “data” is coming out. although the fact that its from the collegeboard makes me a little suspicious- obviously, it is better for them if the writing section is more “meaningful” than people first thought</p>
<p>I really hope it counts because I want to major in English to become a writer and got an 800 in the writing! That should say something, shouldn’t it?</p>
<p>Um, from where are you hearing that the writing section does not count? and specifically, for which schools?</p>
<p>^ There are some schools that do not consider the Writing section. (Off the top of my head (someone should confirm these, though): MIT, Cornell, and University of Chicago.)</p>
<p>^Really, they didn’t :O? I think they did ask for it though… lol, I always assumed they considered the writing section.</p>
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<p>What do you mean?</p>
<p>As in when you fill out the application? I’m probably not remembering it correctly. If you want, I can go check my application files from last year, which are saved somewhere on my computer right now…</p>
<p>Edit: I checked. MIT asked for your writing score on the application. Whether they consider it or not, I have no idea.</p>
<p>^ Well, molliebatmit said she talked to an admissions officer who said that they don’t consider the Writing score.</p>