AMCAS vs AACOMAS Differences

[Cells4life]

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Hey! I'm planning to apply to both MD and DO schools this year. I know for the most part the AMCAS and AACOMAS are the same..but have some differences like the word count, etc. Also some mentioned that there is a different amount of experiences we can put in aacomas in comparison to amcas? But i'm not sure. Does any one else know of any differences? Thanks!

 

[Guero]

Hey! I'm planning to apply to both MD and DO schools this year. I know for the most part the AMCAS and AACOMAS are the same..but have some differences like the word count, etc. Also some mentioned that there is a different amount of experiences we can put in aacomas in comparison to amcas? But i'm not sure. Does any one else know of any differences? Thanks!

Correct, AACOMAS doesn't limit your cumulative number of experiences! I kept on entering, and entering, and entering and never reached a limit. There might be one; but I think I entered >20. The AACOMAS PS is smaller than AMCAS with a shorter word limit. I can't remember if the experiences were more or less spacious; but I do remember having to edit every single experience between AACOMAS, TMDSAS, and AMCAS. It. Was. HELL! LoL