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[AlphaStudent]

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[_StevoFlurane_]

I would love to hear some opinions on this as well as I am in a current situation with an MD letter completed and obtaining one from a DO who I have never even shadowed...

 

[DNC127]

Do they have the same last name? If not I would say just do it. Gotta play the game, tell them to write something super nice haha.

 

[Goro]

Hello Everyone

My question is how would medical school admission committees feel about a student getting a DO rec letter from a family member? Said family member is not close personal family, rather a husband of a distant cousin. I'm just asking because im finding it difficult to find a DO physician to shadow/obtain a letter from.

Also how important would a DO letter of recommendation be for successful admission? I have a MD rec letter currently, and all other aspects of my application are strong.

This will be okay, but just be upfront that this is a relation, because it is a conflict of interest.

And if you don't mention this, it could come back to bite you in the ass. I have seen this happen

 

[AlphaStudent]

This will be okay, but just be upfront that this is a relation, because it is a conflict of interest.

And if you don't mention this, it could come back to bite you in the ass. I have seen this happen

Thank you for your reply. Would it be better if I simply do not include the DO letter? Like would it hinder my application in any way if I did not include it? The DO schools I am applying to do no require it. I do not want to take any risks, and if this would be risky then I'd rather just not get the letter. I already have 2 rec letters from science profs, 1 from a MD, and a committee letter.

 

[frosted2]

Some schools state in their LOR requirements that it should not be from a family member (blood or marriage).

 

[Goro]

Thank you for your reply. Would it be better if I simply do not include the DO letter? Like would it hinder my application in any way if I did not include it? The DO schools I am applying to do no require it. I do not want to take any risks, and if this would be risky then I'd rather just not get the letter. I already have 2 rec letters from science profs, 1 from a MD, and a committee letter.

A DO LOR always helps. Just tell the truth.

 

[frosted2]

A DO LOT always helps. Just tell the truth.

Related question... should we send a DO LOR if a school does not request one?

 

[Goro]

Related question... should we send a DO LOR if a school does not request one?

What did I just write above??

 

[Magus5454]

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