<p>For any students enrolled in the PLME, could you please post what you surmise is the main aspect of your application to the college that got you into PLME too? Like, essays, specific extracurricular stuff, recommendations, etc.</p>
<p>Well, since no PLMErs are brave enough to post their opinions, how about prospective ones? What do you think will be the one aspect of you that will stand out most to the committee?</p>
<p>I might apply to Brown PLME. But I think my strong points are my grades. So far they are good. There aren't too many EC's I can do so I hope that the admissions overlook it. I'm kind of a nerd so I focus a lot on my grades. I hope this won't hurt me.</p>
<p>high grades, scores, and the usual stuff is important</p>
<p>among the "intangibles", a demonstrated maturity well beyond that of your peers is a big plus.</p>
<p>How would maturity be conveyed? Through recommendations?</p>
<p>Maybe through recommendations, perhaps your essay, and most probably through an interview. Interviews are where you usually show them who you are.</p>
<p>So any other PLME hopefuls?</p>
<p>yep, applying to plme</p>
<p>i really don't have the grades compared to other plme prospects, i have just average brown stats, but hopefully good ecs, essays and recommendation can pull me</p>
<p>You need a hell of a lot of luck.</p>
<p>Love,
A current PLME</p>
<p>Haha. Nice fanimal.</p>
<p>I'm applying.</p>
<p>I'm applying, I guess its just the usual fare but interviews are probably the most important.</p>
<p>i know a couple PLME students. what they have told me is that you of course need at least average brown grades, but also they like to see that you have spent some time doing things for other people. One of them said admissions officers can really tell a maturity level throught the types of volunteer activities one does. an example is instead of just volunteering at a hospital, go out and look for a position where you can be in contact with people and develope that ever so important bedside manner.</p>
<p>to sum it up... do volunteer work that shows you have responsibility and maturity beyond your years.</p>
<p>If you are going straight med, know what you're getting into, but then again, with PLME, you can get out if it's too hard after a year or so. It can be very stressful and be a strain on the college experience. Also, sometimes it feels rushed. I'm not sure if the PLME is rushed though.</p>
<p>all PLME does is guarantee you a spot in Brown's med school. from what i have heard the adcom's don't usually allow more then 10 other brown undergrads into their med school. you are by no means required to even attend med school though.</p>
<p>So would volunteering in the emergency room demonstrate maturity and closeness to people?</p>
<p>yeah, i believe some hospital volunteering is meaningful</p>
<p>i worked in the day surgery this summer, and the job pretty was serving patients after their surgeries. </p>
<p>guess they don't want the info desk, gift shop hospital volunteering?
but either way, volunteering is still volunteering</p>
<p>Question-</p>
<p>If you apply to PLME and say that you want to be bound to the college early and they defer you from the PLME but will take you for the College, do you receive an acceptance letter to the College as well as a deferral for PLME, or do they just outright defer you?</p>
<p>Anyone know?</p>
<p>Your question is weird...what is the difference between "just outright defer you" and "a deferral for PLME"?</p>
<p>On the letter you receive in December will they write, we are accepting you to the college but will reconsider you for PLME in the spring </p>
<p>OR do they write that they are just deferring you in general because you were a PLME applicant?</p>