Stern students with SAT > 750 do not need WTE???

Colleges and Universities A-Z New York University
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<p>This is the first I have heard of this: it says on the page about registering for classes that Stern students with an SAT writing score of 750 or above are exempt from taking "Writing the Essay", while anyone who got a 720-740 takes a special course instead of WTE.</p>

<p>Did this surprise anyone else? It's the first I've heard of it.</p>

<p>Here's the link:
[url=<a href="http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/uc/newstudent/freshmen.cfm?doc_id=100136#ewp%5DFreshmen%5B/url"&gt;http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/uc/newstudent/freshmen.cfm?doc_id=100136#ewp]Freshmen[/url&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p>

<p>Anyway, I'm kind of angry! I got a 700 on writing so it won't affect me. There's no way I could take the SAT again in time, right?</p>

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<p>is the SAT Writing really such a good measure of writing skills? i was especting the "Writing The Essay" class to be a really advanced english class which will teach you stuff like writing research papers, and other stuff which is far more complex than the pretty rudimentary skills tested on the SAT...oh well, it's apparently not</p>

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<p>wow thts so gay</p>

<p>i had a 680 in writing but did not take over cuz i had 800 in cr and math</p>

<p>now i might have to take it over</p>

<p>this would of helped if i knew this before</p>

<p>w.e. i prob wont take the sat again, if i make stern ill just take the class</p>

<p>**** it</p>

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<p>would of???</p>

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<p>I agree that the SAT Writing probably shouldn't compare to what WTE is supposed to teach you. Additionally, why would they consider the SAT but not the AP English Literature/Language tests?? That test requires two more essays than the SAT, and one would think it would be more thorough.</p>

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<p>people, don't hate!!! I just got placed out of WTE!!!!</p>

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<p>lol me too, but i have the feeling that those who didn't place out of WTE will be at an advantage cuz they will learn stuff not covered by the SAT writing section!</p>

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<p>Heh congrats to you teampakistan and quag_mire, you have great scores. My hate is just my jealousy talking :)</p>

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<p>WHAT?! that is such bull. i just made the cutoff with mine too. too bad i've already taken that crap.</p>

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<p>Don't get too excited - even people who place out of the regular WTE have to take the Stern WTE in the spring, and I would say that the subject matter for the Stern one is more boring (though I lucked out with a prof who didn't really care about it)</p>