<p>Hey guys,
i am applying to brown and i want to apply to the engineering department within brown. At the same time, however, i wish to apply to the Medical program there (PLME). The problem is that one of the essays requires me to talk about how i wish to integrate sciences and liberal arts, which doesnt really compliment the engineering i wish to do there. Am i allowed to apply as an engineering student and as a PLME student?</p>
<p>thank you</p>
<p>The PLME handbook states that all students are expected to integrate aspects of humanities and social sciences into their plan to create a coherent plan and significant scholarship. In addition, engineering gives you roughly 10 elective courses total, at least 4 of which must be humanities and social sciences, the rest of which would go to fulfilling PLME requirements. It would be nearly impossible to do both practically, even if you are allowed to apply for both.</p>
<p>the engineering will take up all the necessary scientific requirements right? how many humanities and social requirements are there that i need to fullfill? sorry, i dont think im understanding this too well.</p>
<p>One biology course will not be covered by the engineering requirements for biomedical engineering or chem and biochemical engineering, for instance. Engineering students (ScB, that is…for an AB, significantly fewer requirements are present) must take at least 4 humanities and/or social science courses. PLME students are required to take some that work together to form a theme, no specific number is required. Additionally, PLME students will supposedly plan out with their advisor a schedule with appropriate writing experience. It is therefore possible to complete both, but you’d be left with essentially no electives (and almost no science beyond the requirements for PLME and potentially a couple bioengineering courses). I believe you would be <em>permitted</em> to apply as both, but practically, it would be difficult, and you’d need to integrate the humanities and sciences regardless of which you do.</p>