<p>If I have SAT1 - 1900; SAT math 1C 780, math 2C 800, physics 620
do I have any chances?
thanks a lot :)</p>
<p>How does the sat I break down? if u bring it up to above 2100, then heck yeah you do.</p>
<p>thanks:) what can I do to increase my scores? some suggestions</p>
<p>definitely just get some sat prep books (from barnes and noble or other places) and do a bunch of practice tests. first do one practice test without studying. then see which areas you need to work on. do practice problems in your book for those areas. then take some more exams and see if you improve. quite honestly, i also memorized 1000 words for the verbal section, but you don’t have to do that. just find some word flashcards or sumthing. first and foremost i would recommend that you get the Sat book made by College Board (since they make the exam and all). Also u can get books by Barron’s (always very very good and thorough) or Princeton Review. The Princeton Review books are very user-friendly,if you will, and easy to learn from. the Barron’s books are usually more long term studying oriented while Princeton Review is kinda crash-course ish with lots of tricks and shortcuts. If you do better in a classroom environment, u can take Kaplan courses in SAT prep, but be prepared to shell out some serious cash (like $600). Don’t get books by Cliff’s or Spark Notes for the sat; those are just a waste of time. take no less than 10 full-length practice tests, and time yourself seriously. also, whenever you come across a word you don’t know, look it up. sometimes it’s just the little things.</p>
<p>how many word I should know? As I know in Barron’s book there are 3500. Should I know all of them? In other book there are more words but is is really difficult for me to memorize them so… And is it usefully to read some books, I mean fiction.
And I would like to say that I am from Europe not from the USA so is it just enough to have 2100 scores? What else do I need?</p>
<p>well, i think 1000 words tops will be sufficient to study for. reading books and newspapers (like NY Times or Washington Post) will always help a little. other than test scores, you need extracurricular activities like lots of volunteer work, maybe some school sports, academic clubs, and other leadership activities. u need to write really good essays for the application and need to have good teacher recommendations.</p>
<p>What do you mean by good essays? Can you give me an example?
Only teacher recommendation? Because I can have from other people…</p>
<p>anyone esle:) What do you think about the scores?</p>
<p>Brown requires recommendations from people that have taught you in a classroom environment, hence teachers. But you´re welcome to submit extra recs from other people, just make sure you don´t go overboard. Also, if you´re from Europe, and you´re considered international, it´ll be harder for you to get not only into Brown but also countless other colleges for when you´re international, you can´t receive any federal loans or federal work-studies. However, if your parents are extremely loaded, none of this applies to you, as Brown is not need-blind towards internationals. Though I doubt it, this policy may have changed since last year. Look into it on Brown´s website. Also, if you have time, I highly suggest the Barron´s word list as it is the most comprehensive out there. And even if memorizing that word list may only help you on 3 or 4 questions as opposed to memorizing another word list, it´s worth it as 3-4 questions can reel in quite a deal of points. In addition, colleges in America, unlike those in Europe and the rest of the word, do not only look at scores. Yes, scores do matter, but they´re not entire picture. Even people with perfect scores across the board have been rejected from Brown. As for examples of good essays, there´s books out there that contain ¨successful essays¨.</p>