<p>i've been told writing is going to be weighed very little in comparison to math and critical reading, is this actually true? i guess i'm just getting a little nervous knowing i have to apply to places this fall :eek:</p>
<p>if i have an 800 M 710 R 670 W would that merit a retake at places like cornell, upenn seas, and columbia seas? once again hoping they throw writing out the window and take it as a 1510... hehe</p>
<p>Writing is what you *do * in college- who told you it was unimportant?
My daughter took the SAT twice once spring junior year and once fall senior year- while her scores didn't change appreciably the writing piece could be subjective enough that I think it would be worth it to retake.</p>
<p>oh it is probably worth mentioning i've already taken it twice... i heard the june curve was brutal compared to may... and about the unimportatnt part, i know mit is throwing it out completely, so i thought maybe that would be the same with most schools (maybe weighing it less?)</p>
<p>I have heard that
I don't really know much about the new SAT I have heard that schools aren't considering the writing portion in admissions</p>
<p>A new SAT writing test is in play, but will scores be used?</p>
<p>*May 31, 2005</p>
<p>By TAMAR LEWIN The New York Times</p>
<p>Three years after the College Board increased students' anxieties with its decision to add a handwritten essay to the SAT, and three months after the test made its debut, many universities are still grappling with how, when and even if they will use the new scores.</p>
<p>So far, less than half of the nation's colleges and universities have said they will require next year's applicants to submit writing scores. It remains an open question, however, whether they will give the essay scores as much weight as those on the reading and math sections.</p>
<p>Institutions may also decide to compare an applicant's SAT essay with the application essay, which are typically more polished.</p>
<p>"We know of 429 out of about 1,600 four-year colleges that have said they're going to require the writing test, but many of them are taking a wait-and-see attitude about using the scores in admissions, and that makes sense," said Brian O'Reilly, a College Board official.*</p>
<p>Cujoe: where did you get the info that MIT is throwing it out? Are they planning on continuing to use the SAT2 in writing, which they've required for years?</p>
<p>The Georgetown admissions director told us that the writing section will not even be seen by those reviewing the files for admission this coming year. They will use the old SAT I scores interchangeably with the new scores and totally disregard the writing section (it will not even be entered into their computerised system).</p>
<p>Cujoe, why not call the admissions office at each school you are interested in and ask? Some schools are counting it for admissions, and perhaps scholarship $, and many are not counting the writing score at all.</p>
<p>thanks for all the advice... dmd77, some rep from mit actually stated they'd throw it out, in addition, it has been published a couple of times...</p>
<p>@northeastmom, i tried to go ask penn, they seem to try to avoid the issue when asked...</p>
<p>Cujoe, that is interesting. I wonder why.</p>
<p>no idea, but they haven't even announced their policy regarding sat II's which worries me cuz it's my top choice :)</p>
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<p>Not exactly - the readers and selection committee will see the score - but since no one is quite sure yet how this test will correlate, we won't be paying much attention to it this cycle (entry year 2006). (This is why we don't require that you take the new SAT; we'll happily accept the old one.) If I'm the rep who implied that we're throwing it out completely, I apologize for the miscommunication.</p>
<p>As for SAT II's, you must take three: one math, one science, and one of your choosing. Yes, a second math or science would count.</p>
<p>Next year (for entry year 2007) we will require the new SAT or ACT with Writing and two SAT II's (one in math, one in science).</p>
<p>thanks for clarifying :) and no it wasn't you, there was an mit rep who came to our school, and basically implied writing would be ignored</p>
<p>Who was it? Who was it? I'm going to have that guy FIRED.</p>
<p>Just kidding. :-) The new SAT has everyone a bit confused, including me. But I asked the important folks, who confirmed the stuff I said in the above post.</p>
<p>lol, even if i wanted to remember the name i couldn't ;) but thanks for clearing that whole mess up...</p>
<p>Gee, that voice from on high was kinda like that Moses movie with Charlton Heston. If the bush leaps into flame , I'm leaving.</p>
<p>But Ben has a very nice voice, in fact, he sings in a band. ;) It sounds kinda reassuring, not intimidating. No worries.</p>
<p>Ben: does that mean you actually get paid for hanging out on CC and look for mentions of MIT? And, if so, how do I get that too?</p>
<p>Thanks ;-)</p>
<p>They will use whatever is necessary to reject 85% of the applicants. Goes with the territory.</p>
<p>It's easy to find "qualified" applicants. The big job is to get rid of them.</p>
<p>dmd77 - yes and no. I don't really have much time for CC and my blog during the day, so most of that stuff happens at night (today was an exception). I do it in addition to my job because it makes the stuff I actually get paid to do more rewarding.</p>
<p>Mini - indeed, we have 1000 spots for almost 11,000 applicants. But if I looked at the process the way you've described it, I couldn't do this job. How does one equate answering questions on CC with "using whatever means necessary to reject 85% of the applicants"? Try as I might, I can't make the connection.</p>
<p>mini this is Ben, Ben this is mini. There. Now you've been introduced. ;)</p>
<p>or I could have paraphrased the old western, "Connection? We don't need no stinkin' connection."</p>