Hello everyone. I recently graduated college and I am applying for 2021 matriculation. I have a 3.4 cumulative GPA and similar sGPA. I haven't taken the MCAT because it was postponed due to COVID but I am taking it in a month. One physician that I have shadowed advised me to apply only DO because I have a better shot of getting in there. I was going to apply to both because we have many schools around the NY area. He said that applying to MD would hurt my chances at a DO because they might see it as a backup. I wanted to get other opinions on this. Thank you in advance.
Does applying to MD look bad on DO applications?
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Nope. MD schools don't even know if you are applying DO. There is no obligation to report you are applying DO to MD, or even a question asking it on AMCAS. There are plenty of people here who apply MD and DO that matriculate to an MD school. Using DO as back-up is fine. Stay awhile, read around, and make sure you have all your questions answered before applying.
Thank you for the quick response. I was just worried because on the application for UNECOM it asked for how many of each type of school I applied to and I didn't want it held against me.
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No, you're fine. I literally told my DO interviewer that my top choice was my in-state MD program because it was close to home. I got in and attending the DO program
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