<p>^Actually now that you mention it, I think they found your scores to be “weak” (they’re not) based on your ethnicity. Most caucasians going into Brown-caliber schools have 2250+ but I find that to be racial discrimination… Maybe they thought you could’ve used your resources better?? (idk what your income bracket is).</p>
<p>P.S sorry for calling you a “he” lol and deferral DOES NOT mean rejection.</p>
<p>If it makes anyone feel better, my ACT score is the equivalent of a 2280…? (and I didn’t have any hooks) IMO a 2200+ isn’t something to freak out about… and by now, there’s no use fretting. Good luck RDers. :)</p>
<p>My SAT was 2280 too and I’m an international white female! I think they probably consider a score of 2200+ sufficient.</p>
<p>Brown and other top tier schools, from what I have been told by admissions officers there, are notorious for only using SAT/ACT scores for the initial culling of students (the kids who barely could get into Bunker Hill, type things). After that, at least at Brown the Dean told me this directly, scores are not weighed heavily at all, and looked at in light of your rigor and EC’s. Obviously, a 2400 wouldn’t hurt. But in the case of the Ariesenb, I would suggest they you re-evaluate your application and look for things that might have been cut off or insufficiently explained to them.</p>
<p>Well for this demographic - NY Caucasian girl - your score probably was comparatively weak. Coming from such a competitive geographic area means you have a much harder time distinguishing yourself from other applicants.</p>
<p>Uhm, I got a personalized letter from them saying they were thrilled to have me applying regular decision and couldn’t wait to read my application. They sent me two letters actually. The second letter they deeply apologized for misspelling my last name :).</p>
<p>Would someone with an SAT of 2110 and an ACT Composite of 33 be culled into the loser pile? or would it be an application that would be considered? Thanks for any help.</p>
<p>@brownfan and anyone else wondering:</p>
<p>None of us can say that a score of x means you will be automatically binned. Go to the Brown Admissions site or search the admissions results pages on this site, and you will see that people get in with very low scores and are rejected with very high ones. Moreover, scores are reviewed in context. If you are from a very competitive area (NY, Massachusetts, California, among many others), a 2200 may be considered low. Your demographic/race/background will also play a role. Colleges can guess who has gone to test prep and who hasn’t. It’s not a simple formula.</p>
<p>When it comes to whether or not you will get in, users on this site don’t know <em>any</em> more than you do. Seriously. Some of us are students, others alums or parents. Some are fellow applicants. Some are random people. But none of us are fortunetellers.</p>
<p>=( No personalized letter here.
Can anyone who was deferred then accepted RD class of '14 weigh in on whether or not they got a personalized letter?</p>
<p>I didn’t either-deferred EDer here. Should I be worried?</p>
<p>I’m kind of skeptical of the idea that there’s a group of deferrees under “more active consideration”. I thought the idea of a deferral is that they reread your application without any bias.</p>
<p>I also don’t think there is a certain score when admissions will completely rule you out. Of course, you can’t expect to get into a good school if you had an SAT score of, say, 1,000 LOL</p>
<p>I’m an Asian male from California (so I probably don’t stand out), and my SAT scores are 510CR, 650W, 710M, 600 Physics, 690 Math2~
My ‘personal letter’ didn’t sound too personal. Might have named some traits, but didn’t make references to or give reason to my acceptance. Sounded like a template. But a Brown14’ student’s letter had references to her essays. I wanted to hear Brown’s reasons for the decision tooo~</p>
<p>^be glad you got accepted!! Congrats :)</p>
<p>I’d keep in mind also that it’s probably easier for an admissions officer to say “this candidate had a weak SAT score” than “I really didn’t like the personality the candidate presented in his essays.” We like to deal in absolutes, but the majority of the admissions game doesn’t work that way.</p>
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Quoting that for emphasis since I was thinking the same thing >.<.</p>