What is the value of a top SAT at Brown?

[Newjack88]

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very high correlation between GPA and SAT

nope.</p>

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I grant that I don’t know if this is typical of other schools, or if Brown is unique.

typical among private schools and some state schools.</p>

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I pose this thought in the general admissions category, because it looks to me as if at least one school really means it when they talk about the importance of non-academic portions of applications.

the more prestige and the larger the applicant pool, the more selective the school can be.</p>

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why did they not take nearly all the high SAT scores?

because perfect/near perfect SAT scores aren’t really that important and only show that you are good at taking the SAT. also, once you reach a certain score you will no longer be rejected solely because of test scores. these kids were probably rejected due to ECs, recs, essays, the likelihood of the kid enrolling even if he/she was admitted, etc.</p>