<p>"The middle 50 percent of Yale's entering class this year had scores between 700 and 790 on both the verbal and the math sections of the SAT I"- Yale Website FAQ.</p>
<p>Yale doesn't say they don't care about SAT Writing but does this seem to imply that they don't? Well, at least not as much as the other 2 sections?</p>
<p>Most colleges say that they don't pay much attention to the writing section, but they do see it. My guess is that they can still appreciate the score, even though they don't put as much weight on it.</p>
<p>Yale doesn't care about SAT, period. Don't believe everything you read.</p>
<p>country I've heard that too but I didn't know Yale looked at scores the same way. Good news for me lol.</p>
<p>Yale does care about SAT scores. While Harvard and Princeton indicate that they consider SAT scores as part of the application, Yale indicates that SAT sores are a "very important" factor in admission. Although the writing section is usually not weighted in importance as much as the M / CR sections, the admissions officers will see the score. Therefore, a low score, even on the writing section, will not reflect well on an applicant. I'm not saying you need perfect scores to get in; Im just saying that they at least need to be competitive so that you can get your foot in the door.</p>
<p>prospeaker, how can you say that Yale doesn't care about the SATs, period? I'd say kd5qdf explained it pretty well.</p>
<p>well my writing is 750 so its not like im saying will they ignore my total failure on the writing section lol</p>
<p>750 is just fine - it's a score you should be proud of! :)</p>
<p>Thanks country!</p>
<p>"how can you say that Yale doesn't care about the SATs, period? I'd say kd5qdf explained it pretty well."</p>
<p>Have you been to one of the Yale's info sessions? They clearly state that SAT scores are "at least important." So, again, don't believe everything you read on the website.</p>
<p>I have been to a Yale info session, and that is not what I heard. A 2400 is not a guaranteed acceptance by any means, but it definitely helps. Something below a 2000, however, does not exactly boost your application.</p>
<p>Re Post #10 -- This is simply incorrect. Take a look at Yale's Common Data Set. Yale ranks standardized test scores as "very important" in making admissions decisions. And the middle 50% of the Class of 2007 had SAT scores between 700-800 for Critical Reading, 700-790 for Math, and 700-780 for Writing. Those are not the numbers reported by a school that "doesn't care about SAT, period."</p>
<p><a href="http://www.yale.edu/oir/cds.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.yale.edu/oir/cds.pdf</a></p>
<p>An applicant's GPA and curriculum are the most important factors to top colleges in making admissions decisions. After those two factors come test scores.</p>
<p>This topic was already brought up in a previous thread. We determined that they do care about writing. The End.</p>
<p>lol, thanks wjb and eating food.</p>
<p>I hope not. My math score sucks. (math 2c hopefully covers mine up)</p>
<p>Writing was my best section (790), so I hope that helps me out at least a little bit.</p>
<p>I think they just hate the essay.</p>
<p>Ouch- that's the only thing holding up my writing score.. heh. :)</p>
<p>the essay is a joke-- conversely, it's what weighed my writing score down. i can see why colleges wouldn't take it seriously, particularly when they've got more important essays to worry about.</p>
<p>lol true -- I talked about Jean Valjean and Britney Spears in the same essay (sacrilege, I know), and got a 12. It is a joke. The SAT essay is more about length than anything, I think. :P</p>