Personal Statement Quick Question

[smmossey]

Quick question concerning the personal statement on the AMCAS and AACOMAS application. Is it shunned upon to use the same personal statement for both M.D. and D.O. applications? I know the character limit is different, but I have a 4500 character statement I would like to use for both. Does it matter or hinder me in any way? I would assume there is no way for them to know, but I'd better be safe than sorry. Thank you.

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[tremulousNeedle]

You said it yourself, how would they know? Osteopathic adcoms do not have access to AMCAS and allopathic adcoms do not have access to AACOMAS.

 

[smmossey]

I figured as much...just being worrisome. Thank you for the assurance.

 

[TexasHopeful]

Honestly, DO and MD are so similar (to me, at least) that I never really even drew a distinction before reading these forums. =\

 

[Helen Wheels]

Yeah, AMCAS and AACOMAS don't share info so the schools aren't going to even know that you applied both MD and DO. I used the same PS for both though I had to delete a paragraph for it to fit the AACOMAS space.