Writing Score Ignored by most Colleges?

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<p>From what I've been hearing most colleges still use the 1600 scale except maybe IVY league schools. If this is the case should I focus more on my math/reading scores?</p>

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<p>Research what colleges YOU want to apply to and find out whether they require high writing scores or not. Regardless, writing is a fairly easy section involving mostly rote memory of grammar rules. Study enough and you will be fine.</p>

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<p>Most colleges consider all sections equal and consider the writing score just as much as the CR score and the math score. A quick way of finding out whether a school considers the writing score is to look on the College Board website–if there is no writing score listed in the ‘SAT/ACT’ section, then the school presumably does not consider it.</p>

<p>For example, Cornell does not: <a href=“College Search - BigFuture | College Board”>College Search - BigFuture | College Board;
But NYU does: <a href=“College Search - BigFuture | College Board”>College Search - BigFuture | College Board;