<p>Hi everyone, I recently got my score for the June SAT I back and I was pretty happy with it. However, this was the third time I took it. Since Cornell requires you to send all you scores, I was wondering whether my first two attempts would diminish an admissions officer's views?</p>
<p>My first attempt was a 2130, my second was a 2090, and my third was a 2320. </p>
<p>Also, does Cornell value the writing section at all? My writing section on the June test was an 800, while my CR+M score was a 1520.</p>
<p>Thanks for your help.</p>
<p>I think they nominally ignore the writing section, but since they will see it, an 800 certainly can’t hurt. Also, about taking it 3 times: I took it 3 times and got in Regular Decision (2110->2220->2330), so you should really not worry about it. Send all your scores and you won’t have a problem.</p>
<p>I took it 4 times and got in! 1770->2050->2040->2270</p>
<p>Also, your SAT part of your application is already great. No need to even give that a second thought anymore. If you haven’t already done so, the only testing to worry about is SAT II. But again, the hardest part is over.</p>
<p>Don’t overthink these things - unless you’re a near-2400 or a sub-2000, most admissions officers tend to be next to nonchalant about your ‘standardized testing story’ (something that way too many CCers fuss endlessly about). </p>
<p>Re: writing - most schools are cautious about it, because it has stirred a good amount of controversy in its short history and because it’s too early for a statistical correspondance between writing scores and college performance to be established. Like @mxmmstudent student said, they’ll probably notice it and move on - it won’t hurt (or significantly help) you.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses guys, I really appreciate them.</p>