KCOM Secondary

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I received a secondary from KCOM today. They require a LOR from a science faculty and a letter from a physician (MD or DO). Does anyone know if the physician letter is one I shadowed? I have a DO letter, but I don't think it is that good. However, my P.I. is an M.D. and I know he wrote me a great letter. Which should I use?

Also, can I send more than 2 letters to them?
 
TheBoneDoctah said:
I received a secondary from KCOM today. They require a LOR from a science faculty and a letter from a physician (MD or DO). Does anyone know if the physician letter is one I shadowed? I have a DO letter, but I don't think it is that good. However, my P.I. is an M.D. and I know he wrote me a great letter. Which should I use?

Also, can I send more than 2 letters to them?
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I think they mean the one you shadowed in a clinical setting. You can send them both DO and MD, it won't hurt. Yes, you can send more than 2. Two letters is likely the minimum they require.
 
@Awesome Sauceome , I can totally understand your frustration, but try to remember that you will still be super early compared the average Joe candidate (aka non-SDN'ers) and I have faith that you'll do great 🙂

I'm still waiting on my DO letter. Eep.
 
Send whichever you feel better about if they give you the choice. I don't know that they will read them if you send more than what they ask for? You'd probably have to ask @Goro
 
TheBoneDoctah said:
I received a secondary from KCOM today. They require a LOR from a science faculty and a letter from a physician (MD or DO). Does anyone know if the physician letter is one I shadowed? I have a DO letter, but I don't think it is that good. However, my P.I. is an M.D. and I know he wrote me a great letter. Which should I use?

Also, can I send more than 2 letters to them?
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TheBoneDoctah said:
I just received ATSU-Arizona a few minutes ago as well.
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Yeahh buddy! I'm fired up guys. Let the fun begin!
 
I've seen LOR from 3, maybe even 4 doctors. I think my max was about 8-9. I doubt that there is a max on doctor LORs, so go ahead and send both. If you ever have a doubt about a LOR, don't send it.

TheBoneDoctah said:
I received a secondary from KCOM today. They require a LOR from a science faculty and a letter from a physician (MD or DO). Does anyone know if the physician letter is one I shadowed? I have a DO letter, but I don't think it is that good. However, my P.I. is an M.D. and I know he wrote me a great letter. Which should I use?

Also, can I send more than 2 letters to them?
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Just pick any physician to put in that field. They're going to read both LORs anyway. They just want contact info for one of them.

I had 3 physician letters and just randomly picked one. Still got an interview.

Most schools will ask you not to send in too many LORs. I believe anything higher than 8 is just stupid. That's why I made it a personal goal to send 8+. Ask the admissions if you have to. 1 school told me not to send more than what they ask. I don't remember which one it was off the top of my head.


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