<p>Hey there, I say don’t sweat it too much. I am currently studying for my GRE’s (almost identicle to the SAT) which I took once, 13 years ago. Although I agree 100% that the SAT measures reasoning ability, it is only 1 medium in which it tests for this aspect of ability. Back in 1988 I took the PSAT’s and hit the top 15th percentile. I then took the SAT’s and scored an abismal 810 (400 V, 410 M). I was admitted to Oswego State College in upstate, NY under “EOP” a back door program that admits less than stellar students who come from a disadvantaged background. I had no motivation to take the test again because if I scored too high, I would have disqualified myself from admissions under EOP. Ahhhh, Irony ;-). I graduated with a BA in biochemistry in 1993. At that time, I took the GRE and got an 1100, which was MUCH better than the 810 on my SAT’s. I graduated with an MA in chemistry from South Florida in 1999 and even passed a quantum physics class I took in the physics department while I was there. My point is not to toot my own horn, just to let you know that the SAT’s are not a total indication of academic potential, although they are a factor. If you do gain admissions to Brown with lower than par SAT’s, that by no means will dictate that you will not be able to compete if you apply yourself. Keep plugging away and good luck where ever you wind up!</p>
<p>By the way, the average EOP admit for Cornell University had about an 1150 SAT and they compete just fine!</p>