In response to the Brown RD Rosters

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<p>I truly believe Brown to put little importance on a student’s SAT score</p>

<p>Of last year’s senior class of like 360 students (public school obviously), about 10 applied to Brown, here’s what you guys should take into account:</p>

<p>1530-accepted
1510-rejected
1480-rejected
1430-rejected
1410-accepted
1360-accepted
1360-rejected
1320-rejected
1270-accepted (no outstanding ECs too, just an exceptional GPA)</p>

<p>i know there were 2-3 others who applied but i have no idea nor do I even remember their stats</p>

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<p>YES! 1410- accepted! That's my SAT score! Woot- I'm getting accepted. :)</p>

<p>Juuuuust kidding. :p This really is helpful, though.</p>

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<p>Well, I mean they did accept the 1530 kid, but all im saying is that some people have their stats posted on the brown rd roster, but going by those stats alone is a bad indicator of one's chance. I'm sure the essays/recs/app questions really do kick up a person's chances than a SAT score. After all, 25% of all Brown undergrads scored below 1290 on their SAT 1.</p>

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<p>If you put class ranks and stuff, that could help</p>

<p>like what if the 1480 and 1510 kids had like class ranks not in the top half or something and were just good test takers</p>

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<p>Well, our school is a pretty competitive school. The class sizes are now about 400 for 9-12 grade so it's a 1600 kid public school, they always post the GPA and SAT only and sports for the school teams for those who get into the prestigious universities for those kids who will let them. All of the accepted kids had unweighted A-A+ GPAs but so did the kids who were rejected who had 1510, 1320, 1360 SATs cause they were on all on the high honor roll as well. The funny thing is Brown is supposed to be the easier ivy to get into, meanwhile the kid who scored 1510 got into Princeton, the 1430 got into Dartmouth and the other 1360 who was rejected got into Columbia University.</p>

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<p>Getting into good colleges (especially ivies) is such a gamble. Even with all the right stats and activities, you won't necessarily get in ... it's confusing. I like Brown though b/c it seems to weed out the simple good test takers and looks for a little personality... but still. Psh, sorry for rambling!</p>

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<p>Brown tries especially hard to select applicants who they feel are fits for the university. It is true that Brown does not care that much about the SAT (compared to other schools), but it still helps to do well on it. With Brown, it's more than just grades and scores, it's whether or not you are a good fit for the school.</p>

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<p>Yay for 1410s! Hehe. Oh and this is my hundredth post. Anyways, I agree with what everyone has said. SAT scores kind of show if an applicant is qualified and they definitely help, but there are so many other factors that they can overcome SAT scores. Thus, SAT scores are just part of the admission decision. It's nice to know that the stats prove that. Thanks, inebriated2005.</p>

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<p>well....just look at it this way, high test scores wont necessarily get you in, but they certainly DO help. You could maybe get away with not having the most rigorous classes or a mediocre essay if you scored 1500+</p>

<p>.....u dig?</p>

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<p>I don't know about making up for a mediocre essay... I hear Brown places a lot of emphasis on an applicant's essays.</p>

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<p>then consider me in :D</p>

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<p>What I wanna know is about the SATII's, cause I took em for the first time ever and even being in calc II at the local community college I still think I did ughhhhh on them. But my essays were really really good. I am sure. I am soooooo stressin though....</p>

<p>edit: took em last saturday, havin em rushed to the school</p>

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<p>one day, i want to see all these brown essays, what's your about?</p>

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<p>MINE IS SO GOOD. it's basically just a memorial to everything the Bush family has done while in office.</p>

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<p>y are u rushing them? u dont need to...unless u have 16 bucks to blow on every school u rush it to :-&lt;/p>

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<p>I like my essay a lot... it's about my family, but more specifically, family dinner. It's awesome (IMO). ;)</p>

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<p>here is my definition of the SAT:
a test used for comparing how well students can color in bubbles quickly while sitting. </p>

<p>it has a very good purpose (provide a standard way to compare students) but a very bad job of carrying out its purpose. it is too biased towards knowing how to take the test, test prep, etc. sure, it may show some intelligence but most of the time, not. </p>

<p>there is too much emphasis on the test itself. it is replacing true learning. now, this may be slightly changed with the new SAT. nevertheless, we are focusing too much on memorization and forgetting understanding. we definately must memorize facts but we tend to stop there. that is all we need to pass the test. we don't learn how to think. thinking (applying the memorized facts) will stop global warming, etc. </p>

<p>and anyways, 10 years from now... who will be asking for our SAT scores. you say them, and people will think that you are weird... (not trying to bash anyone... all good intentions :))</p>

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<p>I think SAT's should be weighted more than grades, that's just me though.</p>

<p>I think your activities essay, if you wrote it in essay form, will be a clincher.</p>

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<p>You really think SATs should count more than grades? You spend 3 hours taking the SATs and maybe 10 hours prep, if that. You spend 3 years making the transcript.</p>

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<p>my sentiments exactly, Rabo...</p>