<p>I hate to break it to you, but they ask for a transcript, they'll see a rank, that's a GPA. The truth is a rank is more important than a GPA because GPA is not normalized. They know how your school works and they know how impressive a particular rank is compared to who you're competing with.</p>
<p>Bah...</p>
<p>Actually... I don't care neough ot keep writing.</p>
<p>The bottomline is don't listen to stupid college webpages, even places like Collegeboard. They're not in the room, they don't know ****. The admissions committee will look at everything they as for you to show and more, period.</p>
<p>Completely agree with modestmelody on this one. The school sends out your transcript, and it probably one of the most vital aspects of your application-- how else are they supposed to objectively gauge your academic preformance in a classroom environment?</p>
<p>I know that SAT scores are important but if you get below the average scores of those who got accepted to Brown, does it mean you would not have a chance of getting in? I am in a very awful situation right now. I've never been a strong standardized test taker in my life but I do very well in my competitive classes and I believe I have strong excs, teacher recommendations, and others. I'm very afraid that I might be taken off the a pool because of SAT scores. (I got 2050 but I think the average for Brown is at least 2100)</p>
<p>I didn't take the SAT's until long after (years) I graduated high school. My score was nearly 300 points lower than yours and I go to Brown. Not an athlete. I wouldn't worry about a 50 point difference, they are averages for a reason. Some people are higher and some are lower.</p>
<p>lol, collegeboard needs to stop publishing that damn list of admissions factors. People take it approximately 26,000 times more seriously than they should.</p>
<p>Yeah, seriously, don't worry so much about GPA. It certainly matters but it matters taking into consideration the rigor of your coursework, the school you go to etc. Even if your SAT scores aren't great, I really believe that once you break the "threshold" (which I would put at 1400 on the old SAT (for the new one I'd say averaging 700ish on each section; it is illogical to add the 3 scores to get a score out of 2400) you should be ok. CCers tend to get bent up on random numbers which really don't matter. Once you've proven you are past a certain threshold (unless you seem like I complete genius, which is rare) then you are just the same as the other guy who did better than you on the SAT. At that point it is interest/motivation/drive/compatibility with the school that matters with admission. You just have to prove 2 things:
1. That you are smart, not necessarily a genius
2. You have something that makes you stand out from all those stats posting nerds who think they are all that. </p>
<p>Every school has its priorities; some are number-scanning schools unfortunately, but I would say this formula is what occurs at Brown (its why I believe I got in anyways)</p>