<p>I've heard that Cornell doesn't look at the writing portion of the SAT. Do they just ignore it all together, or do they look at it but place a lower level of importance on it than the reading/math sections? I'm curious because writing always seems to be my highest score.
Thanks.</p>
<p>do a forum search, you will find your answer there</p>
<p>Looking through past threads w/ the forum search, there seem to be mixed answers. Some have said that Cornell considers it (but not as much as they consider CR/math), while others seem to be saying that Cornell just completely ignores the writing section. Does anybody know the definitive answer?
Thanks.</p>
<p>Writing was my worst score. I don't think it matters unless you do horribly</p>
<p>A way to analyze this for yourself is to go to College Data, where they have scattergrams with SAT and GPA. On the left margin, click off the pendings, withdrawn and applied, it makes it clearer. Look at lines for the average SAT score for the subsections for those rejected (in red) and accepted (in green). The greater the importance of a result, the greater the spread between accepted and rejected. If Writing isn't considered, there should be no more spread between accepted and rejected than what comes with correlation with other factors. Report to us what you find.</p>
<p>I had 530 -> 510 in Writing. My worst score.
So I'm slightly sure that they don't look at it, if at all.</p>
<p>ok, at least you did the search</p>
<p>they do not use the writing section at all. </p>
<p>this is confirmed, and the final answer.</p>