<p>i was one of the idiots who wrote the essay in pen, so i had to wait a while to get my writing score. heres what i got: math: 720 verbal: 730 writing: 700. it sucks because i only got 3 wrong on the multiple choice part of the writing and got an 8 on the essay...im really bad at writing under time constraints.</p>
<p>think i should retake? im aiming for Northwestern and my reach is Columbia University...my ACT was 31, but i retook it and im pretty sure i did good enuff to at least break 32. </p>
<p>and i dont know if this matters, but i took the old SATs twice and once i got a 750 on math... wont most colleges accept that as part of my score?</p>
<p>I don't think they would accept your math score from the old SAT because the new SAT math is supposed to be more challenging and is a little bit different</p>
<p>Actually, they probably will acept your math score from the old SAT. Collegeboard states the new and old math and critical reading sectinos are comparable. The writing section is a different story. It can't be compared to the SAT II Writing and won't have much of an effect on admissions decisions because not enough information is known about it.</p>
<p>ramsfan, is that the policy for most colleges? i'm talking about the new sat writing section. do u know how much it counts, or how much it is weighted in admissions? thanks.</p>
<p>Yes, generally speaking, most colleges will view new SAT writing scores just to gather data this year, so they will not be used in admissions decisions. However, the Ivy League, some liberal arts colleges, and Stanford will consider writing scores in admissions decisions. The thing is, the section won't be weighted that much for these schools because its different from the SAT II Writing in that its scale is much more brutal. Since percentiles and other test data aren't available until a year of testing, it seems reasonable that colleges will be flexible with these writing scores. Specifically, Stanford will consider the writing score as a supplement to the critical reading score. Caltech will put very little weight on the score. MIT and Georgetown will not consider new SAT writing at all. 700 on the section should be sufficient since a couple grammar mistakes can send your score tumbling. Colleges realize that the section hasn't been proven to be effective yet, and so a decent writing score should be enough this year for practically all schools.</p>
<p>With the schools you are aiming for, an improved SAT score would likely help. However, only do it again if you think you can improve about 100 points at least.</p>
<p>3 wrong, and an essay of an 8 would get you a 700? Shouldn't that be higher? cause if you got a 10 on the essay, you would have like a 760 or something.</p>
<p>um no, i got an 8 on the essay and 72 on the multiple choice part, and it said i got 3 wrong. my score was indeed 700. thanks for your help, guys. i dont think im gonna retake it, unless ExRunner is right--for Northwestern and Columbia do you guys feel my scores are not up to par?</p>
<p>no it just took three weeks longer becuz they had to grade it by hand. they sent me an email the day everyone else got their scores and said that i was one of the few ppl who wrote the essay in pen (way to make me feel dumb lol) and that they are gona hav to hand-grade the test for no additional fee but itll take 3 weeks. well, today makes it 3 weeks exactly and i got my score and... wahh, im disappointed :-(. </p>
<p>anyone got any responses--think 730/720/700 is good enuff for northwestern/columbia university?</p>
<p>those scores are not good for columbia...if they were I wouldn't be trying to get a higher score..mine are already higher than those (didn't mean to sound condescending)</p>