Preferred name on secondary applications...

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I have used my legal name on all of my AMCAS official documents and this is also how I am referred to in my school's committee letter.
But personally, most of the people in my life (including school advisors etc) all know me by my nickname, which is similar.

When submitting to AMCAS, I did not include this nickname/preferred name and so I expect to keep it consistent.
But given that my nickname is more memorable, is it worth pointing this out when they ask for a preferred name on secondary applications?
Or is it best to just stick with the 1 legal name and keep it consistent throughout

 

[Cornfed101]

I have used my legal name on all of my AMCAS official documents and this is also how I am referred to in my school's committee letter.
But personally, most of the people in my life (including school advisors etc) all know me by my nickname, which is similar.

When submitting to AMCAS, I did not include this nickname/preferred name and so I expect to keep it consistent.
But given that my nickname is more memorable, is it worth pointing this out when they ask for a preferred name on secondary applications?
Or is it best to just stick with the 1 legal name and keep it consistent throughout

I think it would be a personal preference. If you would prefer to be called by your nickname in future correspondence and in your interview then put it on the secondary. There really isn't any harm or benefit IMO

 

[LizzyM]

Typically, the preferred name will show up on the interview roster along with the official name on your AMCAS application. This gives us the opportunity to call "Bob" in the waiting room if we are interviewing Robert who goes by Bob.

In some cases, a nickname bears no resemblance to the given name and yet that is what the person's ear is tuned to. If you go by Doug although your name is Walter, you might not even recognize that you are being called when the interviewer calls out "Walter" in the waiting room.

 

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Typically, the preferred name will show up on the interview roster along with the official name on your AMCAS application. This gives us the opportunity to call "Bob" in the waiting room if we are interviewing Robert who goes by Bob.

In some cases, a nickname bears no resemblance to the given name and yet that is what the person's ear is tuned to. If you go by Doug although your name is Walter, you might not even recognize that you are being called when the interviewer calls out "Walter" in the waiting room.

Okay, I am totally fine with either name (and the nickname is a simplified version of my ethnic/birth name) but I think I will use the preferred name since I think it is easier to call/work with.