If the applicant is not ORM, and even better if URM, Brown PLME topples everything else in terms of getting in, because of sheer number of slots available as you mentioned.
Chances may also go up significantly for those willing to commit ED, which is binding though, that you will enroll whether or not admitted to PLME. So if the student really loves Brown and is fine going traditional route from there or may be even open to other professions possibly, applying ED may be a significant booster.
(My feeling, personally donât know anyone who did that and got into PLME, but do know a top student from a top school in the nation who didnât via RD).
Brown and Ivies are generous with need based awards but donât give a dime on merit. So the option of going ED may suit well in certain situations. You may get into PLME and even otherwise get good education at a reasonable price.
Then you need to evaluate if Brown is the studentâs dream school, not counting getting into PLME and any aid. If so, apply ED which I think will boost his chances for PLME as well.
For the top student I mentioned, that was not the case, so he chose to apply only RD to PLME and didnât get in there.
Correction the 2019 PLME stats mentions infact 94 were offered and 61 joined so the number offered is more than 60 Students for 2019
Curious why 33 (which is more than 30 percent did not join the program?? Are there any issues and which other programs they can go as this is the top program offered by Ivy
Below are PLME stats for 2019
Number of applicants to PLME - 2641
Number offered admission to PLME - 94
20 Early Decision; 74 Regular Action
Number of PLME matriculants - 61
20 Early Decision; 41 Regular Action;
22 males; 39 females
There can be multiple reasons why the 33 students chose not to join. Doesnât mean anything wrong with the program. It has good reputation world wide:
Some of the 33 students may have gone to traditional undergrad at top Ivies (HPY), Stanford or MIT?
Or within BS/MD programs like NU or BU which are accelerated. Also BU offers merit awards to some students (though a small fraction) either through presidential or NMS which Brown doesnât. Or may be to Pitt or CWRU which may offer good aid packages though not being accelerated.
@mi2019 i know couple of students who went to NJIT/NJMS and VCU and didnt go to Brown because of money⊠Brown could cost $660K at the end of the day⊠the other two costs substantially less including free UG⊠i have seen students who went to NJIT/NJMS and didnt attend HPME because of the same reason.
For anyone who applied to NJIT 7-year, I just interviewed at NJIT today. It was a 30 min panel interview with 3 faculty members who mainly just drilled me on why medicine, what specifically about ECs/volunteer activities led me to choose medicine, why not some other field, why NJIT/NJMS and not somewhere else (come prepared with SPECIFICS), and why accelerated program. I believe all applicants are forwarded to NJMS from this stage but less than half receive the second interview.
My DC got admitted to union and the application has been forwarded to Albany medical college today. We should expect supplemental app request with in the next week. Anyone else in this group with any updates regarding this program?
@2FutureBSMDsMom my DD also received Albany medical college forward from union today . Received supplemental a few hours later, should not be too soon for you and your DC.
@theman2567
Congrats on making 2 cuts at NJIT/NJMS.
The ADHC committee decides which apps to send to NJMS after Round 1 interview and will inform you via mail.
While it is OK to talk about the process and help people, sharing interview questions in the middle of the process is borderline unethical� Not judging you.
Consider the disservice to the ADHC committee, and the candidates who went through the process cold. That includes you.
ROUND 1 Interviews at NJIT/NJMS run through week 1 in december.