Question about required LoR's

[PhoenixRising18]

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So, I'm looking at requirements for letters of recommendation, particularly for DO schools, and I see at least a few that require (if no premed letter) three faculty letters of recommendation. Now, I am having a premed advisor send in the packet, so maybe I don't even need to worry about this, but I'm also sending in as a part of the packet two LoR's from science faculty, 1 assistant dean (doesn't teach classes, doesn't have doctorate), 1 volunteer coordinator, my fraternity advisor (who is staff at the university I'm at, but also not a teacher/faculty member), and one of the science faculty letters is also my research advisor.

If I'm reading things right, that means I only have two faculty letters. Do I have any risk of getting screened out for not having a third, non-science faculty letter? How does this all work? I don't really know any non-science faculty members well enough to have them write me a letter.

 

[hallowmann]

It sounds to me like you fulfill the base letter requirements (you have 2 science faculty letters, a dean's letter and a PI letter). Most programs would even count the dean's letter as the premed letter.

Now you just need a physician's letter as most DO programs require one. You be best shadowing a DO and getting a letter from them, as half the DO programs either require or strongly recommend a DO letter.