<p>Last year, for the PLME program, Brown had an additional two essays that the applicants had to complete. I cannot seem to find them on the Brown supplement this year. Does anyone have any information on this – have they been cut out, or am I missing something?</p>
<p>Thanks,
Parallelism</p>
<p>Do you know if the Brown offices are taking phone calls at this time? I’m really concerned about this too. If the essays are no longer a component of PLME, I won’t be applying to the school anymore.</p>
<p>Same RhythmMeleon… it is the only 8 year med program I am applying to right now and the essays are the only thing I have going for me.</p>
<p>The admissions office is open year-round. Just call!</p>
<p>Parallelism, you got a 35 on the ACT and a 2250 on the SAT and you think that the “only thing” you have going for you are your essays? Get some perspective.</p>
<p>I apologize if anyone took offense. Perhaps I was speaking in hyperbole. Fireandrain, do you have experience with the PLME and BS/MD programs? Do you think shadowing or some time of research done in a university lab is necessary for admission to PLME?</p>
<p>Yes, it’s necessary to have some sort of previous experience with the medical field before you apply. They want to make sure that you’ve actually been exposed to medicine before.</p>
<p>Do you think ~100 or so volunteering hours in the ER would suffice?</p>
<p>That would be fine. You need to have at least one of the “top 3”: shadowing, volunteering, research.</p>
<p>If I don’t have any shadowing, volunteering, or research, but display my interest in becoming a pediatrician and volunteer with 3 different organizations that has had me engaged with children are my chances still slim?</p>
<p>Just to let you know, Brown still has those essays questions for PLME and RISD. The result of the common app overhaul and the creation of a “smart” application requires you to answer the question that you intend to apply to one of those programs for the essay questions to appear.</p>
<p>I am not a fan of this new smart technology, but I guess we will see how it shakes out.</p>
<p>lee,</p>
<p>it’s not ideal since there are plenty of ways to engage with children that do not require med school and so if you’re not doing medically related things then you’re not really demonstrating a knowledge or commitment to medical training.</p>
<p>Lee311:
Not likely to get into PLME with that. If you love Brown undergrad, as a standard premed, you don’t have much to lose by filling out the application for PLME /regular undergrad. If all you are interested in is PLME, then I would not be encouraging. Although I am amazed at the number of “very qualified” applicants that apply PLME/regular and when they get accepted regular undergrad but not PLME, feel “slighted” enough by that, and choose another school where they got only 'acceptance love" for undergrad.(schools without undergrad/med programs) Weird psychology. But probably not Brown’s loss.</p>