<p>oh, and I realize (by reading the Peabody blog and elsewhere) that UVA looks at all 3 sections and doesn’t “per se” assign weights given their holistic approach to admissions. That said, I’m interested in understanding if UVA is seeing increased predictive value of this section in terms of future success of the 1st years.</p>
<p>Here’s a relevant exerpt from the Blog that got my interest…</p>
<p>“In 2008, the College Board released a study analyzing data submitted by 110 colleges and universities and found that writing is the most predictive section of the SAT for forecasting first-year college performance. Both the College Board and the University of California (in a separate study) determined that the writing section is slightly more predictive than either math or critical reading”</p>