I really want to get in Brown PLME program but I know that it is a very competitive program.
I have 2260 (660 R) on SAT which worries me the most but I think I have pretty good awards/ECs.
Does anyone know what is the most important thing for an applicant to have for PLME? Is it better for an applicant to be well-rounded or just math and science expert? Also does anyone have like a compilation of stats of people who got in PLME?
Thank you!
Maybe you would like to compile the PLME stats and post them. You can comb through the accepted student threads each year to pick over them. It isn’t all about stats though. I think there needs to be a compelling overall profile.
Seems that OP has not looked at the PLME pages of the Brown Admissions website, or has, but prefers unofficial opinions from posters on CC instead.
http://www.brown.edu/academics/medical/plme/information-prospective-students/admission#entrance
See in particular: “Entrance Requirements and Selection Factors”
Yes I looked at the links above many times but did not really help I guess. I wanted to hear from people who are actually in the program or know others who are in the program.
You can find plenty of “stats” in other threads here. In general, numbers alone are not going to get you admitted to PLME - they’ll just get you in the door, along with three thousand-ish other applicants. Most students have some sort of medicine-related extracurriculars, and many have done research. However, they’re certainly well-rounded students as well - the point of the program is to allow students to pursue other interests before ending up in med school.
@bruno14
I am planning to do biochem as major and art as minor and gonna submit my art portfolio as supplement
For my awards I have chem olympiad finalist (top 20), usajmo qualifier, 4th in one sci oly nationals event, 5th in one national art competition, 10 on AIME, 145.5 on AMC 10, etc. I am trying to get Siemens Semi this summer since I only ended up with state awards for science fair last year… Could I be considered well rounded?
Brown doesn’t offer minors - make sure you do your research.
“Well-rounded” isn’t a binary thing. You can’t just check off the “I did art” box on an application to be considered a well-rounded student by the admissions committees. You need to show it through your essays and recommendations as well.
I see you mentioning a lot of science ECs OP, but I don’t see any mention of medical ECs.
@iwannabe_Brown
I started HOSA in my school and made a project statewide. I am expecting 5000+ dollars statewide this year to donate for the leukemia research organizations. I competed in HOSA competitions and qualified for nationals but not gonna mention this since I have much stronger awards in chemistry/math. I am also doing a research on a liver disease this summer (looking forward to have like 400+hours/Siemens Semi). I also have 150+hours on hospital volunteer at local medical center. I also shadowed doctors at a cancer center for 50 hours when I did my research last year (but the topic was about plants). Would this be enough??? I did focus too much on science/math throughout high school years. I admit that…
@bruno14
I am planning to get a rec from local cancer center researcher. But would it help if I get another one from U.Pittsburgh Cancer Center? i will be doing a research there this summer and I already finalized the topic. People there seem to like me since I told them about my awards and stuffs; they were impressed…
This is full stats if interested. Please give me some insights there!
No, more recommendations is not necessarily better. In many cases, it’s worse. I don’t think you understand what I’m ultimately trying to get at - you’re clearly a qualified applicant, but plenty of applicants have impressive stats. PLME is designed for the students who want to explore during their college years before going to medical school, so is it really the best place for you to be applying? Prestige is not a reason to want to attend PLME.
@bruno14
I am applying PLME since Brown does not have required courses like Columbia and other schools. I want to take as many interesting courses as possible since I am tired of taking required classes at my high school. That is the biggest reason Brown drew my attention. If I want prestige I would rather apply Northwestern HPME or Rice/Baylor since they have better med schools…
@iwannabe_Brown
Could you please tell me if what I mentioned above is considered “medical” EC? Also, this summer I am doing a research on a disease and gonna publish it if I got some robust result. Thank you!
This is the only truly medical/clinical stuff
This stuff is good too though
@iwannabe_Brown
Thank you!