“The policy was changed to simplify the early decision application because “a number of applicants were confused about the option and were not sure what they were committing to,” Miller wrote in an email to The Herald. He added that while the drop in early applications was anticipated, the University expects the number of PLME applicants to increase in the regular decision pool”.
This is a bogus assumption. Obviously, PLMe applicants are very clear about their commitment.
Brown should reverse course. This is detrimental to PLME, and Brown. Many students gave up the chance of HYPSM for PLME, not for Brown. In RD, these students may already have committed to other schools.