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[Zoopeda]

I can't comment on this, exactly, more than to say it certainly can't HURT to have a relevant alum write your LOR.

What is more striking here is the conflict of interest in having your father write your LOR. Obviously there's a bias there, and, even if he reveals himself in the letter, my understanding is that such a recommendation would be discarded by the admissions committee. Any chance you're friendly with or have shadowed any of his ATSU alumni buddies?

 

[Whiskeypunch]

I can't comment on this, exactly, more than to say it certainly can't HURT to have a relevant alum write your LOR.

What is more striking here is the conflict of interest in having your father write your LOR. Obviously there's a bias there, and, even if he reveals himself in the letter, my understanding is that such a recommendation would be discarded by the admissions committee. Any chance you're friendly with or have shadowed any of his ATSU alumni buddies?

You can't have a family member write the LoR.

There will be something on the primary and secondary asking if you have DO's in your family and where they went to school.

I imagine it will help a great deal. Especially since it will come up in the interview when they ask why their school and why DO.

 

[COMedic2Doc]

You can't have a family member write the LoR.

There will be something on the primary and secondary asking if you have DO's in your family and where they went to school.

I imagine it will help a great deal. Especially since it will come up in the interview when they ask why their school and why DO.

+1 to this. I have heard the exact same thing about knowing professors at the school you're applying to, knowing the admissions staff, frequent visits to the school, etc. Experiencing these things helps to be able to answer the infamous questions of why DO and why this school... However, this will only help once you are filling out secondaries. Definitely never, ever have a family member write a letter of recommendation for a professional program of any type, period. Good luck.

 

[tenndoc]

I know it was brought up when I interviewed (uncle attended school). But it didn't help me since I got the ax. Hopefully the surgeon I shadowed wrote me a great letter for his school since he went there and I applied there

 

[Goro]

In my experience, it will probably get you an interview, but does NOT guarantee acceptance.

As a pre-medical student working hard to prepare his application for medical school, I was wondering what the benefit would be of having an alumni on your application?

As in, one of my top choices is ATSU - Kirksville, and my father is an alumni. Does anyone know the effect that would have on my application?

Thanks in advance!

 

[dntke1518]

There is a place on your primary that will ask about family members that are physicians, other than that you can always put it in your PS or somewhere on the secondary essays.