<p>Caity, what was your son’s Verbal and Writing scores in SAT? Maybe he does not like to write but he is not after-all as bad as you think. I have a soph. in W&M and he is having to write like nobody’s business even for GER subjects. So yes, I will echo most of the posts here that writing ability is very crucial. Unless (and I know I will get flamed for this), you turn out to be a genius in Math or Comp Science and 2 lines of proof written by you will be converted to a few papers by your assistants and colleagues. How many of us can become like that though? So yes, we need be able to write Caity.</p>