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Personal Statement: Talk about why DO route?

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Should I mention why I am drawn to DO? Or is that something saved for the secondaries/interview. Or is there nothing really no correct answer for this question?
 
Should I mention why I am drawn to DO? Or is that something saved for the secondaries/interview. Or is there nothing really no correct answer for this question?

I touched on it somewhat in the PS, and then I expanded on it in more detail when asked in the secondary essays of certain schools.
 
I didn't mention why DO, I stuck with why doctior. I figured most of the secondaries would ask that and didn't want to have to repeat myself.

I don't think there's a right or wrong to this so just write what moves you. g'luck :luck:
 
When I wrote my PS for AACOMAS I used the same PS as I used for AMCAS but threw in a couple of lines of why DO in particular.