Writing 2/3 or 5 confusion..

Consolation
Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:02:14 +0000

My understanding, such as it is, is that each year they establish a CR score at or above which you are exempt from Writing 5, and instead go directly into the freshman seminar. Last year it was 780. If you attained a combination of a slightly lower designated CR score plus a target Writing score (maybe 760CR/780W, I don’t recall precisely), you were also exempt from Writing 5. Everyone who scored below those targets but above a floor of 620 CR had to take Writing 5, then the seminar. Everyone who scored below the 620 figure was “invited” to take Writing 2/3 (a 2-term course) then the seminar. Apparently they also use a writing assessment to recommend 2/3 or 5 for some people.

I would assume that they convert ACT scores for this purpose.

It is all described here:

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