<p>I haven’t read all posts above, so please excuse me if I repeat something.</p>
<p>Anyway, what I wanted to say is that universities don’t actually ignore the Writing section. Even if some mention that they disregard it in the application process, this probably holds only for international students or in general for people with a low-ish score and the announcement serves just a soothing purpose. A solid result is never totally ignored.</p>