<p>Does UNC take into account the SAT writing score when deciding application admission?</p>
<p>Yes.</p>
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<p>Will it make or break your application? That’s another story.</p>
<p>No. That’s incorrect. I went on a tour and Dave (an admissions counselor) talked to everyone for an information session. He stated that they don’t even look at your writing score. During the entire session, he addressed SAT scores in only terms of CR and M scores. So, a boy asked him, do they even look at the Writing scores? He said no. That’s why they list the SAT scores on the website in terms of the CR and M scores. Alot of schools still don’t look at the writing scores because the section is so new. And I’m living proof that they don’t. I got a 680 on Math and a 650 on reading, which are both congruent with the average scores of those who are admitted (and yes, I was admitted this year). But, my writing score was only 590 (I did get a 670 on the writing section the second time, but my first score had a better math score, so I never sent it in). I think the reason that they don’t put as much weight on this section as they do with the others is that they can actually see what your writing is like in the essays that you send in with the application. The essay on the SAT doesn’t really allow for much creativity because its timed, but the application essay isn’t timed and you have so much time to think about what you want to say and how you would like to say it, that it makes it much easier for the school to evaluate the type of person/student that you are when it comes to academics and future goals.</p>
<p>Ah, good to know. Well if they <em>really</em> don’t take it into account then they probably shouldn’t report it to 3rd party sources/in their admissions data because that is somewhat misleading (Georgetown, for instance, only reports CR and M scores).</p>
<p>However, I’d still stand by the phrasing that yeah they’re taking it into account, but, as I implied in my post, it’s really not going to affect your application at all… and it doesn’t hold much weight at most schools for the reasons laid out by jgirl. Congrats on your acceptance jg!</p>
<p>While the SAT Writing score may not carry a lot weight towards admission, it IS used for Freshman English Writing Placement. So, make sure they have your highest score. My “S” got a 730 on his last SAT in writing - he’s exempt from ENGL 101 and 102.</p>
<p>^From what I’ve heard from several teachers who recently graduated, and from some friends who currently go there, you do not want to exempt out of both English 101 and 102, because they are so important when it comes to teaching the style the university wants you to write in. Then again others have said that freshman English is killer and to get out of it at all costs. I guess it depends on how you look at it.</p>