Writing Section

Colleges and Universities A-Z Amherst College
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<p>Does Amherst consider this section? College Board doesn’t list the middle 50% scores from this category and the Amherst website is very ambiguous…</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p><a href=“https://www.amherst.edu/media/view/83206/original/08%20122%20SSR.pdf[/url]”>https://www.amherst.edu/media/view/83206/original/08%20122%20SSR.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>“Distribution of College Board SAT Scores” (Class of 2012)</p>

<p>Writing
Mid 50% (Mean)
Applied: 650-750 (691)
Accepted: 670-780 (717)
Enrolled: 660-760 (706)</p>

<p>Accepted:
750-800 (41 percent)
700-749 (25 percent)
650-699 (17 percent)
600-649 (11 percent)
550-599 (5 percent)
500-549 (1 percent)</p>

<p>“Does Amherst consider this section?”</p>

<p>Yes.</p>