What should I do?

[nuneyah]

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Here are the facts:

• I'm sending my letters through my school.

• My composite letter is attached to 2 professors and 1 M.D.physician.

• I want the composite letter and the 2 professor letters sent to D.O. schools, but I do NOT want the M.D.letter sent to D.O. schools.

• My school WILL NOT detach the M.D. letter from the composite letter. (jerks...)

• I have a D.O.physician letter and 1 additional professor letter which are not attached to the composite letter

• The composite letter does not specifically reference the M.D. letter. (I asked my writer.)

Option 1: Send composite letter (attached with 2 professors and M.D.) + D.O letter + additional professor letter

Option 2: Send 3 professor letters + D.O. letter.... (no composite or M.D. letter)

Which option should I choose? For allopathic schools, everyone says you'd better send a composite letter if you have one. Is the same thing true for osteopathic schools, even if they end up getting an M.D. letter attached to it, which I'd rather not have sent? (The M.D. letter will be very good, but I'm scared the writer might have said: "Nuneyah is going to be a great M.D." blah blah blah... Am I just being paranoid?)

 

[DrEnderW]

(The M.D. letter will be very good, but I'm scared the writer might have said: "Nuneyah is going to be a great M.D." blah blah blah... Am I just being paranoid?)

Yes - you are being paranoid.

The letter likely speaks to your ability to practice medicine as a physician and doesn't have anything to do with an MD or DO saying it. Even if it does say MD, it doesn't matter. Adcoms are not stupid, they know people shadow both types of doctors and are applying to both MD and DO.

I discussed that I shadowed MDs, had MD letters, and was applying to a lot of MD schools at all of my DO interviews and received offers for all of them. Don't stress about this - send your letter.