<p>Posting this for a friend (obviously I'm already in college). 2 questions:</p>
<p>Which Ivy League schools and top LACs don't consider the writing section?</p>
<p>and</p>
<p>At one of the aforementioned schools that doesn't consider the writing section, would a kid who got 700+ scores on CR and math, but <600 on writing be a red flag in spite of "not considering" the writing section?</p>
<p>well, nobody really knows, and anyone who tells you otherwise who is not token adult or some other supermod is probably lying/guessing/reasoning and not really "knowing". You might get some helpful answers in the SAT/ACT forum, (find it one the side bar). But I do know that at my Uchicago visit, the adcom told me that they use the writing section, especially the essay, as a check on your admissions essay. Basically Horrible score + magnificent essay = questions about if you used a pro essay writer. </p>
<p>I had the same problem, I did terribly because I was hard to process the information from each of the answer clauses and see which one fits best in context. Then I took the ACT, and it has a really good grammar/writing section because each question is inside a large essay that you have to read, like, 10-15 qq per essay. I just like it better in general, so I advise you to try your luck there (My tests 540 sat writing, 33 ACT grammar).</p>
<p>Much as it seems like this post might be for me, I really am actually in college already and this actually is a friend who I'm writing for. ;)</p>
<p>On that note, bump. Heh.</p>