importance of rec

[smarterchild]

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how important is it to have a rec from a DO if the application says it is highly recommended. i do have a rec from an md as well as my premed committee. my grades are ok, nothing special. do i bother applying or is it not worth my time?

 

[FizbanZymogen]

how important is it to have a rec from a DO if the application says it is highly recommended. i do have a rec from an md as well as my premed committee. my grades are ok, nothing special. do i bother applying or is it not worth my time?

What are your grades? MCAT? I know plenty of friends who have made it into DO schools with only MD letters on file. Good luck

 

[dr.z]

how important is it to have a rec from a DO if the application says it is highly recommended. i do have a rec from an md as well as my premed committee. my grades are ok, nothing special. do i bother applying or is it not worth my time?

If they don't say that they require it, they don't need it. You'll be fine with a letter from MD.

 

[smarterchild]

thanks guys. i was just wondering because my grades are so so. also, many of the DO schools require evaluations to be completed using the evaluation forrms included. however, my school uses a committee process/virtual evals and it would be difficult for me to get that form to all my evaluators. any ideas?

 

[dr.z]

thanks guys. i was just wondering because my grades are so so. also, many of the DO schools require evaluations to be completed using the evaluation forrms included. however, my school uses a committee process/virtual evals and it would be difficult for me to get that form to all my evaluators. any ideas?

I didn't use the evaluation forms provided by the schools. Most of them are fine. To be safe, you can call them if you are worried.

 

[smarterchild]

thanks dr. z