Some schools ask for a letter of rec from a DO, but some people say it's ok if it's from an MD. Is this true? If so, does it have to be an MD you've shadowed or can it be from say a Research P.I. that has an MD and PhD?
ocdoc said:Some schools ask for a letter of rec from a DO, but some people say it's ok if it's from an MD. Is this true? If so, does it have to be an MD you've shadowed or can it be from say a Research P.I. that has an MD and PhD?
Some schools REQUIRE a letter from a DO. This means that you will be automatically denied admission if you don't have it.ocdoc said:Some schools ask for a letter of rec from a DO, but some people say it's ok if it's from an MD. Is this true? If so, does it have to be an MD you've shadowed or can it be from say a Research P.I. that has an MD and PhD?
It's true, some schools don't require a DO letter. But, if I were on the admissions committee of a DO school and had to make a choice between two people-- one with a DO letter and one who never bothered to take the time out of of his/her busy schedule to get a DO letter-- which one do you think that I would choose?ocdoc said:Some schools ask for a letter of rec from a DO, but some people say it's ok if it's from an MD. Is this true? If so, does it have to be an MD you've shadowed or can it be from say a Research P.I. that has an MD and PhD?
Why would I want someone who I hadn't shadowed or worked with to write a letter for me? How good could it be?OSUdoc08 said:Some schools REQUIRE a letter from a DO. This means that you will be automatically denied admission if you don't have it.
You don't have to shadow someone to get a letter of recommendation. This is a common misconception.
Mine was from a Boy Scout leader in my troop.Orthodoc40 said:Why would I want someone who I hadn't shadowed or worked with to write a letter for me? How good could it be?
I could not find a single DO that would allow me to shadow them. Instead I looked up the AOA officers and found one in the greater DC area. He agreed to meet with me to interview me. I sent him my personal essay and a few of my secondary essays. He meet with me and talked to me for an hour and then agreed to write my letter for me. This was just fine to get into a DO school.Orthodoc40 said:Why would I want someone who I hadn't shadowed or worked with to write a letter for me? How good could it be?
OSUdoc08 said:Some schools REQUIRE a letter from a DO. This means that you will be automatically denied admission if you don't have it.
I don't have the list of schools, but my school, OSU-COM requires it.
You don't have to shadow someone to get a letter of recommendation. This is a common misconception.
I got into AZCOM, CCOM, WesternU/COMP and TUCOM-CA with MD LORs. They didn't even ask why I didn't have a DO letter. I did, however, call each admissions office first and explain to them that I didn't know any DOs well enough to ask them to write me a letter. They advised me to get one from a MD who knew me well instead.ocdoc said:Some schools ask for a letter of rec from a DO, but some people say it's ok if it's from an MD. Is this true? If so, does it have to be an MD you've shadowed or can it be from say a Research P.I. that has an MD and PhD?
Shadowing would be better, I would think, but if they are not available, that could be an alternate solution.drwannabe44 said:should i ask them to just interview me instead of shadowing them ?