<p>np and we should definitely stay in touch about PLME!
I don’t know much about resumes since I’m not planning to send one-I put all my important ECs on common app, including medical-related ones (I didn’t apply EA or ED anywhere).</p>
<p>You should e-mail Brown admissions about what to do with resumes. They actually respond pretty fast! I e-mailed them last week with a question (I think last Thurs or Fri) and I got an e-mail back today. I think you could probably mail your resume in, or if not, include it in the additional comment section of the CA maybe? Ask them to be sure, though. </p>
<p>PLME is the best program EVER. I definitely want to get in, even though I know internationals don’t usually make it (2% of Alpert Med. School is international-such a tiny percentage ), but I am willing to try. </p>
<p>PLME: direct-entry to medical school with “normal” undergrad years. I love PLME because you can study the liberal arts, as well as focus on your major! It’s AMAZING!</p>
<p>Yea, I think I’ll just include all my medically related ECs in the commonapp. It’s a shame that I can’t expand on them or anything. I’ll maybe email to see if I can do anything else.</p>
<p>And about the small international percentage, I believe that pretty much all US med schools would have very small international percentages because why would they take foreigners over their domestic students? The thing is, with PLME, we are sort of like undergrads applying from their own university…I don’t know where I’m getting with this but it seems to me like that statistic may be misleading when it comes to something like this. </p>
<p>And I agree, after researching endlessly, I find that the program is very solid with very few flaws (like med school tuition, need aware undergrad admissions making it harder for us, etc.) and many pros.</p>
<p>“Financial Aid
Brown meets full demonstrated need of all admitted students who have applied for financial aid. Financial aid for foreign citizens, however, is limited. If you wish to be considered for financial aid at any time during your four years at Brown, you should apply at the time of admission. All financial aid at Brown is awarded solely on the basis of financial need, which is determined annually by our analysis of applications submitted by students and their families.”</p>
<p>… or is it not D: oh no. I definitely need financial aid lol I mean, tuition is 50K + a year!!</p>
<p>^That’s not what need blind is. Brown meets full demonstrated need, BUT they are need aware (they consider that you need aid when making a decision). If you are admitted, they will give you all the aid you need to attend.</p>
<p>@Fatum, YES! Dartmouth is now officially need-blind for internationals.</p>
<p>“Need-blind admissions for International Students
Starting immediately with the Class of 2012, the College will extend its need-blind admissions policy to all international students. Previously the College was need-blind for students from the U.S. as well as those from Canada and Mexico and provided financial aid to other international students up to a preset budget maximum. This cap will now be lifted and Dartmouth will join a very small group of schools that have a fully need-blind admissions process for international students.”</p>
<p>^Yea, I knew that for a while. It sucks but it has motivated me to try hard on my essays.</p>
<p>How long are your PLME essays? I have no idea how long is ideal because they haven’t specified a length. I’m at 1000 words for the Why Med + Why PLME and 670 words for the other one and I’m relatively happy with both so I don’t foresee any drastic changes.</p>
<p>… o_o 1,000 words is a lot. I think mine will be around/under 400-500 words, but I tend to write concise essays that are full of meaning (though I rant on CC hehe). </p>
<p>You say what you need to say, and I will do the same for my essays.</p>
<p>I would laugh if not a single international got into PLME. It’s ridiculous how Alpert only has 2% international. If I get into PLME, though, I will be ECSTATIC.</p>
<p>2% international isn’t even bad considering that a lot of American medical schools don’t even accept Canadians. And PLME isn’t the same as taking the traditional route so I wouldn’t put much weight into the 2% thing. I think PLME is a whole different ball game.</p>
<p>Yeah, that’s true. It’s really too bad! I think it’s more of a lost for the schools than for the students, though.</p>
<p>PLME is definitely a different ball game. It’s strange to me that they accept about 100 people, but only about 50 are actually matriculated. I really love the program and I love Brown itself, so I hope I get in, though I know it’s not very realistic for such a competitive program.</p>
<p>Did you apply to any other BSC/MD programs like Northwestern HPME? I didn’t. Brown PLME is my one and only!</p>
<p>^Nope haven’t applied to Northwestern HPME. </p>
<p>And the reason that a lot don’t matriculate is that those students are probably cross-admits at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, UPitt BS-MD, Northwestern HMPE, and maybe even USC BS-MD. If you go to mdapplicants.com and search the profiles for students that graduate at HYP, etc. you will see that they have ridiculously high MCATs and end up at amazing med schools regardless. So, those students might see Brown PLME as ‘trading down’. </p>
<p>It all depends on the persons perspective. (If you look at the RD PLME acceptances, a lot don’t matriculate; most of the PLME’ers come from ED…%-wise)</p>
), but I am willing to try. </p>