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[V4viet]

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Hey guys another secondary apps. question.. I was looking at lecom and vcom secondaries and a few others.. and it seemed to me that all of the school require SAT score? what is up with that? I forgot the exact number that i got back then.. i guess i'll have to look it up. but does SAT score really matters? and also for LECOM.. they want either an evaluation form filled out by a DO or just LOR from a DO.. does it really matter which one you get? b/c honesty i dont want to keep bothering my DO with one letter after another.. I just had him filled out one LOR and send it to my premed committee and they'll send it out to the school.. thanks again guys for you help..

 

[Spankete87]

Hey guys another secondary apps. question.. I was looking at lecom and vcom secondaries and a few others.. and it seemed to me that all of the school require SAT score? what is up with that? I forgot the exact number that i got back then.. i guess i'll have to look it up. but does SAT score really matters? and also for LECOM.. they want either an evaluation form filled out by a DO or just LOR from a DO.. does it really matter which one you get? b/c honesty i dont want to keep bothering my DO with one letter after another.. I just had him filled out one LOR and send it to my premed committee and they'll send it out to the school.. thanks again guys for you help..

I don't think SAT scores really matter. Most of the time its just one more way for the adcoms to look at how you take standardized tests. Nothing ever came up about my SAT scores and actually I don't remember filling out many secondaries where they really asked for them.

I got into LECOM and never filled out the evaluation for LECOM. Actually I never filled out any of the evaluation forms for any of the schools I applied to and I got into three schools. I don't think it matters. As long as they don't require that you have the form filled out for some reason. Even when they suggested it, I just called the school and asked if it was ok that I didn't fill it out. None of the schools told me they had a problem with just sending in the letter. Just make sure your letter writers address the general things covered in the evaluation - will you be a good physician, positive qualities, how you did in their class (if you took a class with them), how you were to work with (if you worked with them), team work, intelligence, etc. This way the people reading over your app can directly compare you to other applicants.

 

[DCDAWG]

I don't think SAT scores really matter. Most of the time its just one more way for the adcoms to look at how you take standardized tests. Nothing ever came up about my SAT scores and actually I don't remember filling out many secondaries where they really asked for them.

I got into LECOM and never filled out the evaluation for LECOM. Actually I never filled out any of the evaluation forms for any of the schools I applied to and I got into three schools. I don't think it matters. As long as they don't require that you have the form filled out for some reason. Even when they suggested it, I just called the school and asked if it was ok that I didn't fill it out. None of the schools told me they had a problem with just sending in the letter. Just make sure your letter writers address the general things covered in the evaluation - will you be a good physician, positive qualities, how you did in their class (if you took a class with them), how you were to work with (if you worked with them), team work, intelligence, etc. This way the people reading over your app can directly compare you to other applicants.

SAT scores dont make much of a difference to ADCOMs. They primarily ask people for them to see how much someone may have underachieved in college. If you are applying with a 2.7 undergrad GPA, but they see you had a 1520 SAT, they may see you as someone who drastically underachieved in college. Im not sure if that will work for or against you in the decision process. If you can convince them that you underacheived but now are extremely motivated- it may work for you because they can see you that you at least had "potential" (according to the SAT) at one point in your life- but perhaps lacked maturity or motivation- which you may now have. It also may work against you if you dont convince them that youve changed your ways, because then it would show a lack motivation and academic ability. I think med schools are more concerned with work ethic and ability to handle stress and large amounts of studying. Thats why the MCAT is more knowledge based and less IQ based.
Does this make sense?

 

[RuDownWithOPP]

Hey, so about the SAT scores, I really dont know why they ask about it, i listed it on my application and it was never spoken about again. I think the LOR from a DO might be more valuable, it shows that the doctor took the time to actually write and say something specific about you, and not just checked off the boxes on a standard form (but thats just my opinion). By the way, I was accepted at LECOM but will be attending PCOM, if you have any questions feel free to PM me.

Hey guys another secondary apps. question.. I was looking at lecom and vcom secondaries and a few others.. and it seemed to me that all of the school require SAT score? what is up with that? I forgot the exact number that i got back then.. i guess i'll have to look it up. but does SAT score really matters? and also for LECOM.. they want either an evaluation form filled out by a DO or just LOR from a DO.. does it really matter which one you get? b/c honesty i dont want to keep bothering my DO with one letter after another.. I just had him filled out one LOR and send it to my premed committee and they'll send it out to the school.. thanks again guys for you help..

 

[Hoberto]

I have no idea what my SAT/ACT scores were so I didn't put anything down. No school asked me about it either.

You can provide your LOR writers with several stamped and addressed envelopes and then they can just print out a bunch of copies of their LOR, sign and stuff it into the envelopes. You don't have to use the evaluation forms but you could let your DO know what qualities to be sure to include somewhere in the letter. Using your committee will probably ensure more timely letters than hoping your writers are on the ball.

 

[V4viet]

thanks guys for replying.. it really help to clear things up for me.. I was getting a little overwhelmed there for a minute.. do you guys know how long the essay on why you want to be a DO for secondaries suppose to be?

 

[scpod]

thanks guys for replying.. it really help to clear things up for me.. I was getting a little overwhelmed there for a minute.. do you guys know how long the essay on why you want to be a DO for secondaries suppose to be?

They don't want a novel. Remember, they've already read your personal statement. Just address the question and fill up the space they give you on the application. I actually made copies of the secondaries and practiced filling up the space in my own handwriting. To me, that seemed more personal.

 

[V4viet]

They don't want a novel. Remember, they've already read your personal statement. Just address the question and fill up the space they give you on the application. I actually made copies of the secondaries and practiced filling up the space in my own handwriting. To me, that seemed more personal.

Gotcha... thanks a lot.. im really motivated this time around to study for the august mcat and hopefully I'll do well on it.. thanks for all of your help thus far.. and I'll continue to updates my progress.. hopefully by this time next year I can be on an official osteopathic school threads.. good luck to you in everything you do..

 

[Gabby]

So to those of you who've been through it: if the time comes, would it hurt me if I say I didn't take the SAT since I didn't (long story), or should I just say I don't remember the score?

 

[scpod]

So to those of you who've been through it: if the time comes, would it hurt me if I say I didn't take the SAT since I didn't (long story), or should I just say I don't remember the score?

Use "N/A", for not applicable. If there are any questions, they'll ask them. Don't ever lie. You'll get caught up in it somewhere and sometime when you least expect it.

 

[Hoberto]

So to those of you who've been through it: if the time comes, would it hurt me if I say I didn't take the SAT since I didn't (long story), or should I just say I don't remember the score?

I just left that line blank.

 

[Buckeye(OH)]

SAT scores dont make much of a difference to ADCOMs. They primarily ask people for them to see how much someone may have underachieved in college. If you are applying with a 2.7 undergrad GPA, but they see you had a 1520 SAT, they may see you as someone who drastically underachieved in college. Im not sure if that will work for or against you in the decision process. If you can convince them that you underacheived but now are extremely motivated- it may work for you because they can see you that you at least had "potential" (according to the SAT) at one point in your life- but perhaps lacked maturity or motivation- which you may now have. It also may work against you if you dont convince them that youve changed your ways, because then it would show a lack motivation and academic ability. I think med schools are more concerned with work ethic and ability to handle stress and large amounts of studying. Thats why the MCAT is more knowledge based and less IQ based.
Does this make sense?

It would seem, that underacheiving would always work against you.


There are going to say, you underachieved before, what makes now different?

 

[Gabby]

Thanks for the replies!

 

[DCDAWG]

It would seem, that underacheiving would always work against you.


There are going to say, you underachieved before, what makes now different?

Youre right.
I should have emphasized that it would be difficult to convince them that you are now motivated, etc...Ive foudn that DO schools are more likely than MD to admit someone who shows potential but may have previosuly underachieved- if you can convince them of your new found motivation and capacity to succeed.