<p>I would like to apply for PLME.</p>
<p>What are some of the advantages of it compared to doing an undergraduate and then going to med (besides a somewhat guaranteed spot at medical school)</p>
<p>do they help you get a research position, extra workload, etc</p>
<p>Also, what are their factors besides regular admissions (SAT, GPA)</p>
<p>i have heard that they care extra for things such as volunteer work related to medicine (such as going to colombia and giving out vaccinations to poor children or something)</p>
<p>Calling @bruno14,</p>
<p>but in the mean time, this alumnus/former pre-med will say that the key advantage is the ability to devote more of your time to things that might normally detract from or put you at risk of ruining your medical school application.</p>
<p>There is no extra workload to my knowledge, you do have extra, PLME specific advisors but getting a research position at Brown is easy in general.</p>
<p>Everything else is probably on the PLME website - you have to be accepted to medical school as part of the program so they look for high school students that have had experiences that have led them to commit to a career in medicine at 17.</p>
<p>thanks a lot for the advice!</p>
<p>PLME question queen here.</p>
<p>I_wanna is correct in that you don’t have to spend all of your time choosing classes and activities just because you think they’ll make you a good candidate for med school.</p>
<p>There’s no extra workload besides the required PLME courses (basically the pre-med requirements). There are research and volunteering opportunities available, but not anything that wouldn’t be available to another student. There’s just some extra infrastructure to help you get them.</p>
<p>In admissions, you need to be able to show that you know what being a doctor means, and that you are devoted to this career path. Basically, you need experience in medicine, may it be through volunteering, shadowing, or research. Having gone to Colombia to do vaccinations is great (though probably not possible), but you can get the same experience through volunteering at your local health clinic, for example. No need to go overboard.</p>
<p>not meaning to ■■■■■ but i have done the following (please dont say “■■■■■” or anything…it happens to me at school…)</p>
<p>-300+hrs shadowing-only during the summers-i would go to research and then walk to the hospital</p>
<p>-research at ivy league medical school during summer and school year + descriptive paper publication + some science fair awards so far (im entering again this year)</p>
<p>-helped give out vaccinations in my grandmother’s hometown in mexico</p>
<p>-about 180hrs volunteer in a hospital-pharmacy, OR, and IT</p>
<p>is that good enough for them or should i do more in any of those areas? im continuing the research but not the others</p>
<p>im pretty set on emergency/neuro/cardio surgeries</p>