<p>No, the reason it caused outrage amongst PLMEs was because they applied under the impression that they could apply out. However, typically only a few do each year, and it really doesn’t make sense for the med school to keep allowing that while holding their spot. The new rule means that the spots in Brown’s medical school will be (for the class of 2014) reserved for the people who want to be at Brown the most, rather than those who have figured out how to game the system the best.</p>