Is anyone willing to read this blip about ED and clarify??

Parents Forum
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<p>My D is considering applying ED to Brown University and the PLME program. On Brown's PLME site the following is written:</p>

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<p>PLME CANDIDATES AND EARLY DECISION</p>

<p>An early decision applicant who indicates a desire to be considered for entry into the PLME may be admitted in December to both the College and the PLME. However, some students may be selected for admission to the College but not the PLME. The College Admission Office realizes that these students may not wish to be admitted to the College under a binding early decision program if they are not also admitted to the PLME. Hence, the office asks all PLME applicants to indicate whether they wish to be considered under a binding early decision plan if they are not admitted to the PLME. </p>

<p>Those who answer "yes" (but are not admitted to the PLME) may be admitted, deferred or denied by the College. Those who are admitted are bound under the early decision agreement; they may or may not be admitted to the PLME in April. Those who are deferred may be admitted into the PLME in April under a nonbinding program. Those who are denied will not be considered again. </p>

<p>Those who answer "no" (and are not admitted to PLME) may be deferred or denied by the College. Those who are deferred may be admitted into the PLME in April under a nonbinding program. Those who are denied will not be considered again. "</p>

<p>Because she will also apply to two similar programs (Northwestern & Rice) she likes the "no" option, but it almost seems like they are saying if you opt out, you will only get a College acceptance if you get PLME. Even if she does not get PLME she would still like to be considered for the University. These medical programs are such long shots, the reality is her chance of getting into any of them are slim.</p>

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<p>They are saying that if she says “no” then she will either be:</p>

<ul>
<li>admitted to PMLE with binding, ED admission</li>
<li>if not admitted PMLE, deferred to the RD round</li>
<li>denied (rejected).</li>
</ul>

<p>So she would still be considered for acceptance, just not in the ED round. Since ED is binding, that makes sense – the student has just told them she doesn’t want to be bound unless also admitted to PMLE.</p>

<p>In other words, an early, nonbinding admission to the college only is not an option.</p>

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<p>Calmom is right, but to phrase it slightly differently: If she checks no, then she would not be accepted to Brown early decision unless she was also accepted into PLME. </p>

<p>If her application was deferred, then it is possible she would be accepted to Brown in the regular decision round. However, my understanding is that Brown admission really prefers its PLME applicants to want to attend Brown even if they don’t get into PLME.</p>

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<p>yup - that’s exactly what they’re saying.</p>