<p>I’m applying to Brown plme. I just want to know if I realistically stand a chance.</p>
<p>Some Stats</p>
<p>Rank 1/350 4.6 cumulative gpa
SAT I CR: 590
M: 650
W:700</p>
<p>SAT II: Bio E : 750 French 780</p>
<p>AP: 5 on bio and english language</p>
<p>I’m taking ap french, ap comp sci, ap english, ap calc bc in may.</p>
<p>Brown summer program during 2008</p>
<p>My recs are fine and so is my essay, but I know the test scores are low. I’m curious how plme considers one’s individual experiences. I was diagnosed with a heart condition when I was younger, and it is my motivation to become a cardiac surgeon in order to help cure young children suffering with illnesses of the heart. Is brown only looking for lab researchers in plme? I plan to use my experience of living with illness to help relate to patients. Do you think this personal experience is unique or common place? Please chance me. Thanks guys!!</p>
<p>Brown PLME is a very selective program. It is more selective than all of the other Ivies {Harvard Yale, Princeton, Columbia, etc}. With that said, no one is guaranteed admission. It seems as though you have taken a challenging course load and you have excellent subject test scores. However, even though your SAT Scores are much lower than the average, you should still apply because I believe the "average score" is misleading. And it's also important to understand that, contrary to popular belief, the PLME places emphasis not on high test scores, but on genuine qualities such as maturity, intellect, and motivation. A student who has a genuine and strong interest in medicine will definitely stand out more than hundreds of students with high SAT scores. A girl from my high school was accepted into the PLME with an 1880, but she really discussed her strong interest in medicine and her passions in both science and the liberal arts. I think you have a good shot but you need to really elaborate on your passions and stand out from the rest of the crowd. Good Luck!!</p>
<p>Ballin4ever, she got in with an 1880?! That's amazing! Do you know what type of qualities and extra curricular interests and talents she discussed in her application that made her stand out so much?
I only have a 1910, which is far below Browns average so any advice would be sooo encouraging haha :P Thanks! :)</p>
<p>For PLME is it something that when you send in your application for Brown you just have to check off an extra box and write a supplement or is it an entirely different application with a separate fee?</p>
<p>It's all one fee and stuff :)
After you check the "PLME and ED/RD Brown" box they ask you do 2 more essays that ask about why you're sure about med and why the PLME is good for you etc and then you're done, and you can submit it along with your Brown supp (it's like part of the Brown supp basically)...</p>
<p>will it hurt that im in the top 5% of my class rank because i think i read somewhere they're looking for people in the top 1% or something?</p>
<p>Alot of people who get in are in the top 1-2% but being top 5% is AMAZING and it definitely won't work against you... sort of like how Ballin4ever said, they focus ALOT on your qualities, recs, how sure you are etc. Cause its a program that makes you chose your career in highschool ! So they want people that they are sure are committed to the career and are certain/passionate etc. and wont end up changing their mind after taking some ones slot haha :)</p>
<p>I see, thanks a lot for the help by the way, appreciate the quick responses.</p>
<p>No problem :) It's CC or my math homework haha</p>
<p>Well, yes, even though she had an 1880, she had many other qualities that were of great importance. She was African-American, which worked in her favor. She took a challenging course load and she wrote beautiful essays. The summer before her senior year, she told me she attended some Brown summer program, which also helped her. She was very intelligent and committed to medicine. But another major point is that she didn't portray herself as a geek. The PLME wants funny, sensitive, intellectual, and compassionate people - not people who just study for tests. She developed her passions really well and shined brilliantly in her extracurricular activities. That is the whole point of the Brown interview as well - to get to know you as a "person", not as some generic lifeless being.</p>
<p>Ah that gives me some hope haha thanks :)
I'm also an African-American female, and am taking full IB which is the most challenging option at my highschool in the middle east, and hopefully my essays show how much I actually love and want a career in medicineeee... Thanks!</p>