Separate recs for PhD apps?

[Kraazy]

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For those of you who are applying to non-trad MD/PhD that require a separate app to the graduate department, did you use the same MSTP recs as for the med school, or grad school-specific ones. I'm just trying to avoid bothering my recommenders again...

 

[OncDoc19]

For those of you who are applying to non-trad MD/PhD that require a separate app to the graduate department, did you use the same MSTP recs as for the med school, or grad school-specific ones. I'm just trying to avoid bothering my recommenders again...

I got separate recs. Sorry.

 

[meowkat444]

i have 7 recs total--4 research, 2 science prof, one employer. so yea, often the phd program gets the research ones and the mstp gets the rest plus some of the research ones.

 

[BoSoxMack]

For those of you who are applying to non-trad MD/PhD

do you mean applying as a non-trad applicant, or to programs that seem to have disparate MD and PhD programs that form a loose MD/PhD program?

if you meant the later...

If you have a committee letter you just include that with supplemental (ie research-focused) recs. Every school has a different number of supplemental recs they require. In the case where there are two separate programs, I have been sending my pre-med committee letter to the MD office, and then whatever number of research-only letters to the PhD office. Its great fun organizing what goes where at the beginning of the process, but ultimately you just send research oriented PhD recs and a pre-med committee letter to every school albeit to different offices.

 

[Kraazy]

do you mean applying as a non-trad applicant, or to programs that seem to have disparate MD and PhD programs that form a loose MD/PhD program?

if you meant the later...

If you have a committee letter you just include that with supplemental (ie research-focused) recs. Every school has a different number of supplemental recs they require. In the case where there are two separate programs, I have been sending my pre-med committee letter to the MD office, and then whatever number of research-only letters to the PhD office. Its great fun organizing what goes where at the beginning of the process, but ultimately you just send research oriented PhD recs and a pre-med committee letter to every school albeit to different offices.

I have to apply separately to the grad program of my choice and be admitted to be considered for MD/PhD, so basically the grad school gets to look at me like they would at any othr applicant, but the med school looks at me as an MSTP applicant. Actually just emailed the admissions ppl at the grad school, and they prefer letters addressed specifically to the grad dept...

I know 2 of my recommenders won't mind retooling their letters, and I might just use an MSTP letter for the third one.

 

[OncDoc19]

I have to apply separately to the grad program of my choice and be admitted to be considered for MD/PhD, so basically the grad school gets to look at me like they would at any othr applicant, but the med school looks at me as an MSTP applicant. Actually just emailed the admissions ppl at the grad school, and they prefer letters addressed specifically to the grad dept...

I know 2 of my recommenders won't mind retooling their letters, and I might just use an MSTP letter for the third one.

What PhD are you applying for if you don't mind me asking? (I am a non-trad PhD applicant as well)

 

[Kraazy]

What PhD are you applying for if you don't mind me asking? (I am a non-trad PhD applicant as well)

Epidemiology, so kind of only borderline non-trad. Most of the schools I
m applying to have it within the MSTP program, but silly Harvard is making me apply to grad school separately. Yet another essay to write...

 

[OncDoc19]

Epidemiology, so kind of only borderline non-trad. Most of the schools I
m applying to have it within the MSTP program, but silly Harvard is making me apply to grad school separately. Yet another essay to write...

Wow, I thought Epi was main-stream by now. That stinks! Hopefully you can use some of the stuff from your MD/PhD statement.