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Argh!! Still waiting for my DO letter. Weirdly enough my DO works at the DMU clinic lol you'd think he'd understand and get it in on time...
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Argh!! Still waiting for my DO letter. Weirdly enough my DO works at the DMU clinic lol you'd think he'd understand and get it in on time...
Ha... Sorry ... I am waiting on a DO LOR too. My guy is on vacation so I don't know when he is going to get to it. I have no contact with him what so ever so I hope when he gets back he sends me and email, hey LOR is done, sent to interfolio... If it worries you shadow other doctors and learn something then you can ask for a fall back LOR. This is what I am doing.
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Thanks for the advice. I know he'll write it, he's just a huge procrastinator. I think about Wednesday next week I'm going to email his secretary and have her get after him about it lol.
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Never stop shadowing... even after you get into med school. This is the best way to learn and get in good with a person in your interest field for those great LORs you will need for residencies.
Agree wholeheartedly.
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Well you don't get up to twelve hundred posts without learning something.... at about 24 hundred I think I just may know something else...
I am just glad when I am helpful
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Excellent advice as well! I can see a lot of med students easily forgetting this...
Well you sure won't... You have a TARDIS
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Thank you for noticing! I figured I have posted enough times now that I should probably get an avatar. TARDIS was the only logical choice. 😎
I highly doubt physician shadowing LORs matter nearly as much as clerkship/rotation LORs. Good advice, nevertheless.
Shadowing = networking = increased opportunities = awesome residency LORs.
Right, because you'll get none of that from clerkship rotations.
Complete! Come on interview...
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Ha... Having a strong relationship with a physician in your field In addition to res lors means a lot to the people when they rank you
Have you joined the facebook group?!
Yup, I got an email saying I'm complete as well.
Just got an invitation to interview!!!!!
Omg! So quick! Congrats! Must be a fast track interview, lucky duck! Mind if i ask your stats? 🙂
Nice guys! Email or phone call?
Awesome! Congrats guys! Hopefully the rest of us get one soon!
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Congrats to the early interviewees!
I wonder if DMU gives interview invites for those without LOR's yet? I think mine should be coming in this week but I'm not positive about that.
I wonder if DMU gives interview invites for those without LOR's yet? I think mine should be coming in this week but I'm not positive about that.
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Doubt it. I'm pretty sure they won't review your file at all or invite you for an interview unless your file is complete (including LORs).
I'm in the same boat... told my DO to have my letter done by July 20th and I keep sending him friendly reminder emails so we'll see!
Unless its a fastrack interview invite. I received the invite w/o LORs or secondary completionDoubt it. I'm pretty sure they won't review your file at all or invite you for an interview unless your file is complete (including LORs).
I'm in the same boat... told my DO to have my letter done by July 20th and I keep sending him friendly reminder emails so we'll see!
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Whoops.. guess I was wrong, then. That really surprises me! This whole Fast Track program at DMU is weird... I don't know of any other schools that do anything like it.
I got one of those fasTrack interview offers in an email today too! I haven't even submitted a secondary or LORs for this school at all!
Can anybody explain what this fasTrack thing is? Is it common? Should I schedule the interview?
I think the fast track interviews are for people with great stats. You dont even have to have secondaries or LOR's in for them to offer it. Looks like these interview offers are fast track. Maybe regular invites will come later on in the week?
Same here. cGPA: 3.59 sGPA: 3.82 MCAT: 28O
almost flunked out my freshman year of undergrad...
excited to get my first interview invite this early and from such a great school but... I was hoping to get some practice in with some other schools. Do we know how many usually get accepted from these fasttrack interviews?
Also what would be the better day to attend? monday or friday? I'd imagine the atmosphere would be very different and hanging around after on friday might show the area a bit busier, but maybe the med students would be less interested in us.
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Can you tell us when you submitted your secondary?
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Submitted secondary 7/11 and have committee + MD letter in, though they said that doesn't make a difference.
3.9/3.9, 28R
Received and submitted secondary on 7/6, I think they may still be waiting on my physician letter. I'm not exactly sure what "fast track" really is, but I'm super excited to even get an interview!
Received and submitted secondary on 7/6, I think they may still be waiting on my physician letter. I'm not exactly sure what "fast track" really is, but I'm super excited to even get an interview!
Great stats! Seems like a 3.7+ gpa with a 28+ mcat will get a fast track. I would assume your chances of acceptance are equal if not better getting a fast track interview invite so dont worry guys!
congrats guys! that's exciting. keep an eye out for us when you interview!
I'm in the same boat... told my DO to have my letter done by July 20th and I keep sending him friendly reminder emails so we'll see!
Same here... it's tough striking that balance between friendly reminder vs annoying nagging.
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