<p>This, if made big enough, could become a large sticky thread. Let's make a list of the colleges (dont have 2 b ivy league) that put more emphasis on writing than normal. I think I read somewhere that Penn State is one of those, am i right? Writing is one of MY personal strongest sections, but this could benefit a lot of people to know which colleges care about colleges the most. IMPORTANT: if you could list a lot of the EAST coast ones before the west coast ones, that would be great!</p>
<p>Very interesting article I just came across</p>
<p>[Many</a> colleges ignore SAT writing test, frustrating high school students. - The Boston Globe](<a href=“http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/09/20/many_colleges_ignore_sat_writing_test/]Many”>http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/09/20/many_colleges_ignore_sat_writing_test/)</p>
<p>So basically the article says that Georgetown University, Smith College, and MIT are three universities that completely ignore the writing portion of the SAT Reasoning; Wellesley College, Tufts University, and Harvard are three universities that place very little emphasis on the section.</p>
<p>I think it would be easier to list universities that do not consider or place little emphasis on the writing portion of the SAT.</p>
<p>The article just states that many colleges ignore the essay, right? Or do they ignore the entire writing section?</p>
<p>Most colleges look at the writing section. It is important, just not as important as Math and Critical Reading.</p>
<p>A list of colleges that view the writing score on equal standing with the other two or simply concentrate on the single score out of 2400 as opposed to breaking down /1400 and /2400 would be nice…but probably difficult to narrow down considering schools are so shifty and elusive when it comes to talking about standardized tests.</p>
<p>bump… come on, more opinions and relevant articles!</p>
<p>Good question! I would also like to know schools that place particular emphasis on writing. I’m pretty sure Hamilton and Haverford (check out its supplement on commonapp) do, but I want to know more.</p>