<p>Obstinate: Other factors are taken into account, mainly geographic location, whether your parents went to college, type of HS (like, a small rural HS vs. a science magnet school), parents' professions. They don't know your income. Of course, a high SAT is viewed favorably no matter what -- but it is more impressive if you're a first-generation college student from an impoverished inner-city school than a legacy who attends an expensive prep school.</p>
<p>32 act-one sitting, had a low english subscore (27, 28 after 11 on essay :() , it's really intimidating to hear about other applicants with stellar scores...i mean 32 is good but its not 34, 35, 36. oh well, dec 11</p>
<p>is a 2180 considered "low" or is it considered "average"? Seriously, this website makes me so nervous..</p>
<p>qwerty: A 2180 a good score and in the range for Brown. I'd say it's about average. This website has some ridiculously high scorers but don't worry because they only represent a small precentage of all applicants.</p>
<p>yeahh I agree, this website makes me nervous</p>
<p>Hey fireandrain, what if one parent didn't go to college but the other did? Does that still count as first generation or no?</p>
<p>Okay you guys, a 2180 is not really what I meant when I said LOW scores haha I was talking more people trying to get in with scores in the 1900's like me. No one can actually believe that an almost 2200 or a 32 is to ANYYY standards a low score...</p>
<p>Obstinate: I don't know for sure -- different schools might interpret it differently and I don't know how Brown does. My guess is that if one parent has a college degree, then the student would not be first-generation college.</p>
<p>Ahh good luck everyone</p>
<p>I know this whole time thats exactly what i was thinking! these people are worried about scores in the 2000 and 30's on their ACT's...arg.</p>