Apply without a DO letter?

[ODST]

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Hello, I got my MCAT score in late August and I have squandered my time since then and accomplished nothing. I do not have a DO letter, but I have shadowed a DO. My medical volunteering and shadowing is fine. MCAT and GPA are higher than the median at any DO school. I'm only worried about not having a letter. Do you think I will be fine if I just apply now?

 

[whirlpool159]

I got accepted without a DO or MD letter. You should be fine unless it's a requirement for one of the DO schools you want to attend.

 

[ODST]

I got accepted without a DO or MD letter. You should be fine unless it's a requirement for one of the DO schools you want to attend.

Good to know. Thanks and congratulations.

 

[BurntFlower]

I got accepted without a DO or MD letter. You should be fine unless it's a requirement for one of the DO schools you want to attend.

+1

 

[Goro]

Hello, I got my MCAT score in late August and I have squandered my time since then and accomplished nothing. I do not have a DO letter, but I have shadowed a DO. My medical volunteering and shadowing is fine. MCAT and GPA are higher than the median at any DO school. I'm only worried about not having a letter. Do you think I will be fine if I just apply now?

You'll be fine.

 

[Robin-jay]

I got accepted without a DO or MD letter. You should be fine unless it's a requirement for one of the DO schools you want to attend.

Which school accepted you without either? I was under the impression that schools required a physician LOR.

 

[whirlpool159]

Which school accepted you without either? I was under the impression that schools required a physician LOR.

GA-PCOM

 

[Robin-jay]

GA-PCOM

Were there other schools that said they didn't require a physician LOR when applying?

 

[whirlpool159]

Were there other schools that said they didn't require a physician LOR when applying?

Yes:

• LECOM
• LECOM Bradenton
• MSUCOM
• OU-HCOM
• PCOM
• NYITCOM
• RowanSOM
• TCOM
• UNECOM

 

[Robin-jay]

Yes:

• LECOM
• LECOM Bradenton
• MSUCOM
• OU-HCOM
• PCOM
• NYITCOM
• RowanSOM

Thank you sir. I have a physician LOR, but that is interesting.

 

[catsarecool12345]

I had an MD LOR for DO app. I was accepted at all the DOs I applied to.

 

[RinShanKaiHo]

Nsu and kcu offered me interview without do letter

 

[rg2o3]

I got accepted without a DO or MD letter. You should be fine unless it's a requirement for one of the DO schools you want to attend.

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[TurtleyReady4Med]

I was accepted into both NSU-KCOM and CUSOM w/o a DO letter of rec! So it is possible, but if you have the time it is suggested to collect one.