<p>Writing happens to be highest of the three :(</p>
<p>And which schools look at the superscore?</p>
<p>Not many schools actually care about the writing score. At my school, everyone talks about their M+V score only, including in the guidance office. (I go to a private school) However, that does not mean you can slack on the section. Colleges receive a copy of the essay you wrote, and many look at them along with your application essay. (Though the two essays aren't weighted equally of course)</p>
<p>The people on CC always seem to use the 2400 scale for some reason....I don't know why.</p>
<p>Check the College Board College QuickFinder for which colleges consider which scores. </p>
<p>Princeton </p>
<p>and Harvard </p>
<p>consider SAT I writing section scores and use them in making admission decisions. Contrast what Dartmouth reports. </p>
<p>You can see both stated policies and score ranges for any College Board college through that website.</p>
<p>Even if they do report the writing scores though, it doesn't mean they use them. The dashed lines just mean they didn't report those particular scores.</p>
<p>The writings still pretty new, so it doesn't carry much weight yet. Colleges have been looking at Verbal (CR) and Math for years and years now, and I guess just because the College Board decided to change doesn't mean they have to as well.</p>
<p>From Kaplan; a chart who thinks what
<a href="http://www.kaptest.com/Kaplan/Article/College/SAT/Learn-About-the-SAT/CO_sat_surveyresults.html;jsessionid=FCEWCVZ44TXKBLA3AQJXBM3MDUCBE2HC%5B/url%5D">http://www.kaptest.com/Kaplan/Article/College/SAT/Learn-About-the-SAT/CO_sat_surveyresults.html;jsessionid=FCEWCVZ44TXKBLA3AQJXBM3MDUCBE2HC</a></p>
<p>UChicago I believe does not use it.</p>
<p>White Rabbit is correct.</p>
<p>awww it doesn't? too bad. anyways a good essay can't hurt.</p>
<p>no, in general, most colleges don't (unless uber selective or small). however in 5-10 years that should change</p>
<p>It says at Kaplan that Yale gives no weight at all. How in the world is that possible?</p>
<p>I read an article some months ago (I'll look around for it - I am sure I printed it) that questioned the entire validity of a hand-written essay in an age where many of the test takers have not hand-written anything in years. I guess there are still some high schools where kids take essay tests with pencil and blue book, but I would be 99% of kids use their computers for paper writing, even their rough drafts.</p>
<p>My S's friend just blew off the writing section entirely (actually took a nap during that part of the test). He's at PSU, SHC now (a junior, I think).</p>
<p>its true my bro always tell me to report my scores in 1600 not 2400.</p>
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I read an article some months ago (I'll look around for it - I am sure I printed it) that questioned the entire validity of a hand-written essay in an age where many of the test takers have not hand-written anything in years. I guess there are still some high schools where kids take essay tests with pencil and blue book, but I would be 99% of kids use their computers for paper writing, even their rough drafts.
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<p>For out-of-class writing, students invariably use computers. But for in-class writing, obviously, they handwrite them. I don't see what would be the problem with the handwritten essay on the SAT (other than the fact that the topics are crap).</p>
<p>I'm not how accurate CB is in reporting these. It says that Duke considers the writing section of the SAT but when I went to the info session this summer, the admissions officer explicitly said that they were not planning on considering it for the upcoming admissions cycle.</p>
<p>i know here at Notre Dame the writing score is barely considered at all (it wasnt considered for the 2006 cycle and i think was barely factored in in 2007)</p>
<p>Do any actually care about it? Ugh.......</p>
<p>The problem with the essay on the SAT is not that it's handwritten, but that it is written in twenty minutes. It's simply crazy to expect any sort of quality work. Which is why the people at Chicago said they didn't look at it -- it says nothing about how good of a writer you are. Especially in comparison to an essay.</p>
<p>Oh man..I was hoping they looked at it equally..I do fine with math and writing but not reading :(</p>
<p>Georgetown doesn't consider it at all.</p>
<p>In my school we never handwrite papers, even in class we go to the computer lab. I think thats how all honors classes do it now.</p>