<p>I was just wondering is Case going to look at the new Writing section of the SATII? I heard most top private schools are not even looking at it. Is this true or have I been misinformed? Thanks in advance for the help.</p>
<p>At a presentation held recently here, the Case admin person said that the new writing sections on SATII and ACT will not be used this coming year for determining admission, but will be tracked for validity, and may be considered for other purposes, such as merit aid, etc.</p>
<p>Thanks Golfer. Well I best keep working on my score then because my Dad calculated our EFC and it came out to 28K~ and he said he could only guarantee 15K a year so I'm hopingfor some money to keep the loans to a minimum. :) Assuming I get in.</p>
<p>i can tell you i didnt get into case becasue of my writing score! Of course you want to do the best you can. but the other 2 sections are more important</p>
<p>The SAT I Writing section has not been around long enough for there to be any established results. The truth is that the test was first administered in March of my junior year, and now I'm attending Case as a freshman in the fall. In fact, many critics say it's too subjective and, well, hard! AP English students that get 5s on the AP test have gotten abysmal essay scores, so I wouldn't worry too much about it.</p>
<p>In short, just do your best. There are SEVERAL factors that go into each decision made by the university admissions committee, so a mediocre SAT I Writing score isn't going to kill you. Most universities are just collecting the data to see where most of their students fall in on the scaled scores so they can begin to use that as a decision factor down the road.</p>
<p>Hope this is helpful!</p>
<p>Do your best. I got an 800 and honestly I dont care whether they looked at that score or not.</p>
<p>Sorry tomathy, the SAT I Writing Section is not subjective at all. It's completely objective. I could give it over and over again and still maintain 780+ scores. Its a matter of practice over and over again.</p>
<p>Kinnell,</p>
<p>I agree that it may not be subjective, but at this point, it's hard to tell definitively due to the sheer youth of the test. The two times I took the SAT I I got similar multiple choice subscores, but my essay was all over the place... which leaves me with the inclination to believe that all the "bugs" of the writing test's essay have yet to be truly worked out.</p>
<p>Time will certainly tell, however =)</p>