PLME Chances?

Colleges & Universities Brown University
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<p>** Background Info ** [ul]
[<em>] State: Iowa
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] School: private [/ul]</p>

<p>** Academics ** [ul]
[<em>] GPA: 4.07 W, 3.98 UW (taken most rigorous schedule possible, 1 B+ 9th grade)
[</em>] AP’s: Euro (4), Chem (3), Calculus BC (5, 5), Language & Composition (5)
[<em>] ACT: 33 (35E, 33R, 32M, 31S, 10W – will retake)
[</em>] SAT II’s: Math II (800), Chem (690 – will retake) [/ul]</p>

<p>** Extra-Curriculars ** [ul]
[<em>] Forensics: compete in individual event (HI) and duet event (DA); 1x state champ in HI; 1x state runner-up in HI; 3x district champ in HI; 3x conference champ in HI; 1x state runner-up in DA; 2x state bronze in DA; 3x district champ in DA; 24 reg. season medals
[</em>] Academic Decathlon: 1x state champ in Hard Sciences, Honors (math & econ), 1x regionals champ in math, 1x regionals runner-up in econ; led team’s scoring in math; 1x bronze medal in conference quiz bowl
[<em>] Math Club: 3x UNL Math Day state champ as team; participant on UNL Math Day state champ quiz bowl team; 1x runner-up at NW Missouri State competition, 5th place at NW Missouri State Competition
[</em>] Golf: varsity letter; JV MVP; JVP Most Improved; JV Best Sportsmanship
[li] Tennis: varsity letter every year [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>** Research ** [ul]
[li] Summer 2011 at Creighton University School of Medicine Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology [list][/li][li] Research prion diseases; 7 hours a day [/ul] [/list]</p>[/li]
<p>** Volunteering ** [ul]
[<em>] Teen Volunteer at local hospital
[</em>] National Honor Society
[<em>] Cross-Age
[</em>] other minor things [/ul]</p>

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<p>Bump… how about regular chances?</p>

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<p>If you look around at other similar threads, you’ll notice that most of us don’t give chances because we’re not admissions officers and simply have no clue. Even with some sense of what they’re looking for, there are so many variables that we can’t begin to guess. You appear to be in range academically, meaning it’ll come to those numerous other factors.</p>

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<p>Chances for PLME are very unpredictable. Lots of the “best” students still don’t get accepted. Some things I can give you input on:
In your favor, PLME and more for regular admission: Iowa helps! Asian does not. (you prob know that).
Unless you have some personal passion related to it, the awards, academic honors actually prob not so big for Brown. (better to show how that relates to either leadership skills, or some form of personal initiative. )
Research is a big plus for PLME if you have not only hours in a day, but some length of time, and therefore also a way that you can talk meaningfully about it. Also, perhaps more importantly, can you have a meaningful, personal type of reference letter from it? (ie there is a big difference from the student who really worked side by side with a research PhD or MD and that person writing a heartfelt endorsement for the student becoming a physician, and the student who showed up a few days a month because it would look good on paper!)
Even with those thoughts, it can be very unpredictable who gets into PLME. My best advice for both admission categories is to let Brown know who you are beyond the numbers.</p>