DO Personal statement

[arjusmc]

Do applicants that apply to both DO and MD programs generally write one personal statement for both, or one for each? Is it acceptable to tell a DO school why you want to be a physician rather than telling them why you want to be an osteopathic physician?

 

[deleted967981]

I used the same one for both. One of them allows fewer characters though, so watch for that.

Why DO will be covered in your secondaries and interviews.

 

[arjusmc]

great, thanks

 

[Isoval]

Agree with the above!

 

[Goro]

Do applicants that apply to both DO and MD programs generally write one personal statement for both, or one for each? Is it acceptable to tell a DO school why you want to be a physician rather than telling them why you want to be an osteopathic physician?

You can tell that they're identical, except for the line: "...and that's why I want to be an osteopathic doctor!"