<p>Of the 80 students offered admission, only 31 enrolled in PLME. Can anyone hazard a guess why 60% of the admits chose not to matriculate into such a coveted program?</p>
<p>[Brown</a> University: Program in Liberal Medical Education](<a href=“The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University”>The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University)</p>
<p>Hi Rkay123,</p>
<p>I think you misread the numbers - you didn’t include the ED applicants. For last year, according to that site, 1972 people applied, 106 were accepted, and 57 matriculated. 57/106 is slightly over half.</p>
<p>I know the numbers there may seem a bit low, but take into account that PLME takes the best of the best - students who were also applying to, and probably got into, other top med programs. I know a few students who chose Harvard, persay, over Brown PLME. Not the choice I would make, but some people are more into the name of the school than the amazingness of the program.</p>
<p>Feel free to reply back or PM me with any other PLME questions.</p>
<p>People turn down PLME for a number of reasons. First of all, some students choose not to matriculate at Brown for whatever reason. Second, Alpert Medical School, while a fine school, is not the most prestigious medical school in the country. Students who want a shot at Harvard or Yale Medical Schools may forgo PLME, even if they receive an offer. Third, some people may decide, retroactively, that they don’t want to stay in Providence/at one school for eight years. And fourth, as was the case with a friend of mine who was a PLME admit, they may decide to matriculate at Brown but change their minds about going into medicine. In that case, they will take their Brown spot but give up their PLME one.</p>