<p>Hi! I’m seriously considering applying ED to Brown, and I think I’d be quite a competitive applicant. I’m also really, really interested in PLME, but I think I’m kind of under-qualified for it. Could applying to PLME end up hurting my chances of getting into Brown in general? Or are the admissions separate (eg. PLME only sees applicant that are already going to be accepted)? </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>if you check the box that says you would still go to Brown if not admitted to PLME then it absolutely will not hurt you at all. You have to be accepted by the undergraduate adcom before PLME gets a hold of your app.</p>
<p>PLME aside, any intention of studying anything specific doesn’t hurt your app. Brown makes this clear in their supplement.</p>
<p>true, but if you’re saying that you plan to study something without anything in your application that points you in that direction you’ll be judged on that inconsistency.</p>