bruno14

The advising is more personalized, with a ratio of about 10 students per advisor per class versus many more for the typical pre-med advising. You also really get to know your PLME class well, and the community is great - we have our own student senate and set of events, and we often form study groups for tough classes.

There are also extra research opportunities for PLME students - this summer I received a stipend from PLME that allowed me to do research in one of the hospitals in Providence. PLMEs are also allowed to sign up for certain preclinical electives in the med school.

NewYorkMets

I'm addressing this question to bruno14, but if any other PLME has any insight, that'd be great too.

Regarding your summer experience at a hospital in Providence...when/how did you first learn about this opportunity? Would a first-year PLME be able to participate in something like that after his/her first year?

Also, is The Medicine in Action Program something that usually occurs during the summer, or during the academic year? I'd imagine that participation in the program would be pretty time-consuming, and considering that most of the listed locations are somewhat far from campus, I'm a little curious as to how that would work.

bruno14

You'll find out about that opportunity (it's called an SRA) sometime this spring and you'll be able to apply then. I know a few people who did it after their first year.

I don't know anyone who's participated. Maybe ask your Meik?

Mandoggy

If you apply ED to PLME but not binding to brown and get accepted to brown but not plme early (deferred), what does brown the do to your app? Does it get sent back again through the RD Brown apps (even though you were already accepted) or does it just get sent through the RD PLME apps?

Sorry if it doesn't make that much sense. I can clarify if needed.

aleph0

"PLME Candidates and Early Decision

An early decision applicant who indicates a desire to be considered for entry into the PLME may be admitted in December to both the College and the PLME. However, some students may be selected for admission to the College but not the PLME. The Office of College Admission realizes that these students may not wish to be admitted to the College under a binding early decision program if they are not also admitted to the PLME. Hence, the office asks all PLME applicants to indicate whether they wish to be considered under a binding early decision plan if they are not admitted to the PLME.

Those who answer "yes" that they want to be considered as an applicant to the College under its binding Early Decision program but are not admitted to the PLME, may be admitted, deferred or denied by the College. Those who are admitted to the College are bound under the early decision agreement; they may or may not be admitted to the PLME in April. Those who are deferred from the College may be admitted into the PLME in April under a nonbinding program. Those who are denied will not be considered again.

Those who answer "no" that they do not want to be considered as an applicant to the College under its binding Early Decision program and are not admitted to PLME, may be deferred or denied by the College. Those who are deferred by the College may be admitted into the PLME in April under a nonbinding program. Those who are denied will not be considered again."

Admission | Program in Liberal Medical Education

The last paragraph reads to me that if you don't want to be bound be the ED agreement, then there is no way that you will deferred/rejected by PLME, yet admitted to Brown during the ED stage. In other words, the scenario you describe will never happen.

Mandoggy

@aleph0: you have to get in to the college before getting into PLME. And some people have gotten in PLME ED without binding to brown

aleph0

Right, but your question is what happens if you get deferred from PLME yet admitted to Brown, which doesn't happen if you do not want to be bound by ED. Note that this doesn't preclude the possibility of being accepted to both PLME and Brown ED without the binding.

BrownAlumParent

To clarify this (I hope)
If you apply to PLME ED but not binding to regular decision:

If you are admitted to PLME, you are bound to the decision and must attend. (some exceptions for financial aid, but not usually an issue)

If you are rejected from PLME, you will be deferred into the regular decision pool most often (not PLME, regular undergrad.) You will not be told that you are admitted.(and may not be). When standard notifications come, unless you have withdrawn your application, you will then be either admitted, rejected or waitlisted.

If you are deferred from PLME, I don't think you will be told if you are admitted or rejected etc from the regular undergrad admission. (Your chances of regular admission if you get this are pretty good, but not guaranteed). Then at the standard decision time you will be notified if you are accepted for regular application, and if you have been accepted or rejected from PLME, or wait listed for PLME. If you are waitlisted for regular undergrad, you will be rejected from PLME.