<p>The 690 writing score is an essay issue. DD couldn’t get above a 7! Her older sister couldn’t get above an 8. Even though older sis didn’t miss a single multiple choice, she could only garner a 720 because of the darned essay. They both blame their essays on their IB training, something about Theory of Knowledge style writing. DD’s application essay(s) shouldn’t be too much of an issue because she let me edit them. </p>
<p>Speaking of older sis, she had a 1500/2220 SAT’s 3.98UW 4.8W GPA. 3 years ago Pitt offered her full tuition and $4000/yr Engineering scholarship. She didn’t even send any recommendations and didn’t write an essay. She had no prior contact with the school.
I guess things have changed since then. (Older sis did not go to Pitt. She didn’t like the city nor the northern weather.)</p>