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Hi Everyone,
I am planning to submit my AMCAS for MD/PhD programs in a few days, and genuinely looking for advice for the following situations:
1. Since I planned to apply for MD-only programs as well, I tried to balance activities/work section with more clinical/leadership stuff that are non-research focused. Therefore, I omitted one of the earlier research experience that was not as significant as others in my freshman year. I have submitted application for MD-only programs as I needed more time to write MD/PhD only essays.
Later when I am writing significant research experience, I wanted to incorporate this freshman experience as it was my first wet lab experience from a disadvantaged background. Will that raise eyebrows from people, since I did not mention it in my previous app sections?
2. If I decided that I do want to incorporate this experience, how important is it to ask for a LOR from the PI for this experience? My understanding is MD/PhD programs will ask for all research LORs (please correct me if I am wrong). So in that case I will need to reach out to this professor whom I haven't contacted for more than 3 years. We had a fairly personal relationship back then but I believe he has relocated to a different institution already and probably forgot most about me.
Thanks for your time and help!
I am planning to submit my AMCAS for MD/PhD programs in a few days, and genuinely looking for advice for the following situations:
1. Since I planned to apply for MD-only programs as well, I tried to balance activities/work section with more clinical/leadership stuff that are non-research focused. Therefore, I omitted one of the earlier research experience that was not as significant as others in my freshman year. I have submitted application for MD-only programs as I needed more time to write MD/PhD only essays.
Later when I am writing significant research experience, I wanted to incorporate this freshman experience as it was my first wet lab experience from a disadvantaged background. Will that raise eyebrows from people, since I did not mention it in my previous app sections?
2. If I decided that I do want to incorporate this experience, how important is it to ask for a LOR from the PI for this experience? My understanding is MD/PhD programs will ask for all research LORs (please correct me if I am wrong). So in that case I will need to reach out to this professor whom I haven't contacted for more than 3 years. We had a fairly personal relationship back then but I believe he has relocated to a different institution already and probably forgot most about me.
Thanks for your time and help!