DO school very competitive = MD?

[mynameistino]

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are DO school very competitive? even though it's not as popular as MD?

 

[smc927]

are DO school very competitive? even though it's not as popular as MD?

What do you consider competitive? Many applicants, few interviews, fewer acceptances? Absolutely.

Some people cite D.O. schools as having lower GPA and MCAT requirements. This is generally true. But I saw some M.D. schools with even lower averages than some D.O. schools on medschoolstats.com.

 

[Doc2B-Finally]

Remember, its not just numbers. Adcom tends to look at whole applicant (consistent with DO philosophy of whole person). 😛

 

[Dr JPH]

According to 2003 medical school application statistics published by both AMCAS and AACOMAS the acceptance rate was 1 acceptance to 2.5 applicants (1:2.5) for allopathic schools and 1 acceptance to 2.7 (1:2.7) applicants for osteopathic schools.

As a comparison, Law school is roughly 1:2.1 and veterinary school 1:4

 

[docbill]

are DO school very competitive? even though it's not as popular as MD?

compared to MD programs they are not as competitive.

Compared to DDS they are veryyyy competitive.
Compared to O.D. They are veryyy competitive.
Compared to most other things (Law, engineering, MBA)... veryyy veryyyy competitive.

Yes the scale is the following MD>DO>DDS>OD

PLEASE DO A SEARCH on SDN. YOu will get much more info.

NOW THIS THREAD CAN DIE.

 

[medicine1]

are DO school very competitive? even though it's not as popular as MD?

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Most articles written, say that getting into Osteopathic Medical school is far more competitive. Just think...there are how many applicants each year (thousands), while there are only 21 Osteopathic Medical schools, and over 120 Allopathic Medical Schools in the United States.

 

[VUMD2be]

Before reading this thread, I was going to only apply to DO schools (+my state MD school), but alas, it now appears as if this might not be a great idea. 😕 🙁

 

[organichemistry]

VUmd2be... don't worry about it.

if you can get into an MD program, you can get into a DO program.

I'm not trying to start a MD vs. DO flame war... but a lot of DO students are those that didn't get in at MD places.

Just a fact of life. Yes, there are fewer DO spots than MD spots, but it is still more competitive to get into MD programs.

But keep in mind, DO spots are still quite competitive. At least or more competitive than law school, dental school, and graduate business school.

 

[electra]

if you can get into an MD program, you can get into a DO program

This is not necessarily true. You are looking at it as just blind numbers.
There is an argument to DO schools looking for a different type of applicant, not just a different number. By and large, I have found this to be true for many students. And, as I get ready to leave med school and go be a physician, I feel more and more that many of the people who would be fantastic physicians are left out because some school didn't take the time to even look at them.
Medical school isn't rocket science, and you don't have to be a genius. You need to have decent people skills, have an understanding of why you are interested in medicine, and be willing to work.

VUmd2be... don't worry about it.



I'm not trying to start a MD vs. DO flame war... but a lot of DO students are those that didn't get in at MD places.

Just a fact of life. Yes, there are fewer DO spots than MD spots, but it is still more competitive to get into MD programs.

But keep in mind, DO spots are still quite competitive. At least or more competitive than law school, dental school, and graduate business school.

 

[shane679]

VUmd2be... don't worry about it.

if you can get into an MD program, you can get into a DO program.

I'm not trying to start a MD vs. DO flame war... but a lot of DO students are those that didn't get in at MD places.

Just a fact of life. Yes, there are fewer DO spots than MD spots, but it is still more competitive to get into MD programs.

But keep in mind, DO spots are still quite competitive. At least or more competitive than law school, dental school, and graduate business school.

I think that you will find that there are a great number of individuals that only apply to DO schools because that is where they want to be. It is true that "a lot of DO students are those that didn't get in at MD places." However, there are some of us that are only going to our state MD programs if we cannot get into our DO school of choice. Although you placed a disclaimer on your statement, it seems to imply that allopathic schools are somewhat better than osteopathic schools and anyone that can get in at a MD program can get in at an osteopathic one. To the original poster, DO schools are competitive. If you go to the school's website you should be able to find at least there average entrance statistics (DO and MD). Hope everything works out for you.

csh

 

[organichemistry]

I think that you will find that there are a great number of individuals that only apply to DO schools because that is where they want to be. It is true that "a lot of DO students are those that didn't get in at MD places." However, there are some of us that are only going to our state MD programs if we cannot get into our DO school of choice. Although you placed a disclaimer on your statement, it seems to imply that allopathic schools are somewhat better than osteopathic schools and anyone that can get in at a MD program can get in at an osteopathic one. To the original poster, DO schools are competitive. If you go to the school's website you should be able to find at least there average entrance statistics (DO and MD). Hope everything works out for you.

csh

yes i do understand there are PLENTY of medical students at DO schools who are there because they want to be; however, we would all be kidding ourselves if we believed every DO student wanted to be in DO school over MD school. that's all i'm saying.

i'm applying to dental school... and it's got nothing to do with not being able to cut it at as an MD or DO. i just like teeth, the mouth, and the quality of life that goes along with being a dentist.

you know as a dentist i'll hear criticism saying that i'm a "wannabe doctor" and similar things. i won't deny that there are probably dentists who went to dental school as a med school backup plan... but that won't be me.

 

[crys20]

It is still "easier" to get into DO schools b/c they have lower numbers on average. With a 30/3.5 I feel like I'm more likely to get into a DO school than an MD school...Of course the process is random but chances are in that favor. So I would say that despite the 2.5/2.7 ratio thing, it's still easier to get into DO schools right now. Once DOs get more popular and widely known more applicants will apply that way and I think DO schools will recruit a higher and higher quality of applicant.

 

[group_theory]

Believe it or not, there are MD students who are DO rejects - SHOCKING isn't it 😱

Although few and far between, they are not as rare as one would imagine

I know a few SDNers (long time SDNers) who fall into such category

 

[Dr JPH]

I know a few SDNers (long time SDNers) who fall into such category

Me too.

 

[Eyecon82]

Me too.

How about those who applied to both, got accepted to both, but chose DO 😍

there are 2 types of people in DO school....those who don't care what their title is, but as long as they get to help a patient on a physician level, and MD rejects. The latter is definetly the minority.