3
2 years ago
Admissions Advice

SAT for Brown PLME
Answered

I'm a junior in HS with a 4.0/4.0 GPA and some pretty good extracurriculars (leadership experience + two world championship appearances, also trying to get some medical experience in). I got a 1520 on the SAT, which I know is a good score, but I'm wondering if I should try for an even higher score. Some programs that I'd really like to get into have like 2% acceptance rates (Brown PLME to be specific) and generally really strong applicant pools, so I'm wondering if trying for a 1530+ in order to make my application more competitive is worth it. Thanks! :D

1520
11th
1500
plme
Brown
3
2
🎉 First post
Let’s welcome @somenerd to the community! Remember to be kind, helpful, and supportive in your responses.

Earn karma by helping others:

1 karma for each ⬆️ upvote on your answer, and 20 karma if your answer is marked accepted.

1 answer

1
Accepted Answer
2 years ago

Hi @somenerd!

A 1520 is strong enough that I wouldn't worry about it much. Even if it's heavily weighted in one direction (800 math, 720 reading), you should be fine making the minimum requirements at just about any school.

For a BS/MD program like PLME, though, the main differentiating factor will not be SAT scores, but rather extracurriculars. For a program that specialized, you'll want to make sure you have some relevant extracurriculars (shadowing, research, etc.) to showcase your dedication to the field.

You'll probably want something more like a 1560 if you're applying PLME, but right now I'd say focusing on getting those medicine-based extracurriculars will help you a lot more.

Hope that helps! Let me know if you have any questions.

1
What are your chances of acceptance?
Your chance of acceptance
Duke University
Loading…
UCLA
Loading…
+ add school
Your chancing factors
Unweighted GPA: 3.7
1.0
4.0
SAT: 720 math
200
800
| 800 verbal
200
800

Extracurriculars

Low accuracy (4 of 18 factors)

Community Guidelines

To keep this community safe and supportive:

  1. Be kind and respectful!
  2. Keep posts relevant to college admissions and high school.
  3. Don’t ask “chance-me” questions. Use CollegeVine’s chancing instead!

How karma works