Sat Calculation

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brown University
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<p>Does Brown combine SAT scores to formulate the best composite or do they simply take the highest score? </p>

<p>Also, will brown use the SAT II writing if it is higher then the NEW SAT writing or willl they just use the one on the new SAT? </p>

<p>I am only concerned because I got a 740 on the Old SAT MATH a 710 on the NEW SAT Verbal and a 790 on the SAT II Writing…and im wondering if they will take my composite as 2240? </p>

<p>MY ACT score is 33 but I heard brown doesnt care much for that.</p>

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<p>Brown basically take the highest score, no matter if the SAT is new or old. So, yes, it will take your composite as 2240 with a 790 on the SAT II writing.</p>

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<p>No....... the sat2 writing and sat1 writing wont be clubbed .. otherwise all else wil be...
ur new sat writing score wud be counted</p>

<p>SM</p>

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<p>Are you sure?</p>

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<p>YES that instruction has been laid by CB that not to compare at all the sat1 and sat2 writing... and all colleges are folowing that.</p>

<p>SM</p>

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<p>they take either of these two</p>

<p>best of composite old sat1 ++3 subject tests highest (including writing)</p>

<p>best of composite New sat1 ++2 subject tests highest (excluding writing) </p>

<p>SM</p>

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<p>Ahh ****...im not gonna get in2 Brown now.......OH welll : ( </p>

<p>Umm not all colleges follow that for example George Washington, at least according to their adcoms, will combine the SAT II writing with the math and verbal to get a composite score</p>

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<p>Yeah, they don't take the SAT II Writing because the curve is way easier and it is thus much easier to get a high score. Therefore, the two cannot be compared.</p>

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<p>why would they care if it were the SAT or the ACT? It says in their view book that they weigh them equally.</p>

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<p>Well, they convert ACT scores to SAT scores by this chart, below, which some consider bias toward the SAT because it doesn't correlate to the percentiles. However, it is not truely bias because the SAT is taken by a smarter sampling of students.</p>

<p>1600 = 36
1590-1560 = 35
1550-1510 = 34
1500-1460 = 33
1450-1410 = 32
1400-1360 = 31
1350-1320 = 30
1310-1280 = 29</p>

<p>This chart is used so that they only have to work with SAT scores.</p>

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<p>so if i have a 33 ACT does that equal 1500 or.....1460? </p>

<p>Big difference</p>

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<p>First of all, shut up and don't worry about a thing like that. If you really cared though, you could do those science percent error calculations (2.8% off a perfect score on ACT, 1.7% off a perfect score on the SAT). I'd go for the SAT, esp. since adcoms will be slightly more familiar w/ it since more kids take that one. </p>

<p>go worry about something else</p>

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<p>billybobbyk, you don't have to be mean to the OP.</p>

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<p>i'm a big bully</p>

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<p>but what about my question billybob....f i have a 33 ACT does that equal 1500 or.....1460?</p>

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<p>"First of all, shut up and don't worry about a thing like that. If you really cared though, you could do those science percent error calculations (2.8% off a perfect score on ACT, 1.7% off a perfect score on the SAT). I'd go for the SAT, esp. since adcoms will be slightly more familiar w/ it since more kids take that one. </p>

<p>go worry about something else"</p>

<p>Pretty condescending, considering it's coming from some kid with only a 2210 SAT.</p>

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<p>it was a stupid question, it was stupid to tell him to shut up, and it was stupid to call him out because of an sat score. </p>

<p>op - it correlates to a score range because there are more score distinctions in the SAT than the ACT. if you're really dying to know exactly what they will translate too (and keep in mind an exact answer does not exist but you can lie to yourself if it makes waiting till april easier) then just take the average of the range.</p>

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<p>Which in this case, is 4600.47...</p>

<p>Wait, that can't be right. I must've not integrated right.</p>

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<p>^Lol. :p</p>

<p>(10 char.)</p>

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<p>33 ACT = 1480 SAT...take the average to convert from ACT</p>