Why DO question?

[eyebrowdoc]

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do we get to answer this in secondaries? I didnt mention DO in my EC or PS for primary app so i was wondering if i get to explain why DO in secondaries

 

[NontradCA]

In some of them.

 

[Ost3oclast]

You'll definitely get it in interviews.

 

[eyebrowdoc]

hey guys is it a big deal I didnt mention osteopathic specifally in my PS? I only said medicine when referring to becoming a doctor. im freaking out now

 

[fluorescing]

hey guys is it a big deal I didnt mention osteopathic specifally in my PS? I only said medicine when referring to becoming a doctor. im freaking out now

I didn't mention osteopathic medicine specifically either, and I think it's fine. Just prepare an answer. If a secondary asks, write out a meaningful answer. If an interviewer ask, verbalize a meaningful answer.

 

[NeuroLAX]

hey guys is it a big deal I didnt mention osteopathic specifally in my PS? I only said medicine when referring to becoming a doctor. im freaking out now

I don't think I mentioned osteopathic medicine in my PS. You will have the opportunity to discuss osteopathic medicine to your heart's content in secondaries and interviews. I wouldn't sweat it. Good luck!

 

[DrEnderW]

You do not need to mention "osteopathic medicine" or "why DO" in your PS.

Do not worry or freak out in any way if you didn't - most people, including myself, used the same PS for AACOMAS as AMCAS and answered the question "why medicine" in general and "why me."

You will have opportunities to address" why DO" in your secondaries and extensively in your interviews. Have a succinct, meaningful answer for that question ready to roll off your tongue.

 

[BabyDoc86]

You do not need to mention "osteopathic medicine" or "why DO" in your PS.

Do not worry or freak out in any way if you didn't - most people, including myself, used the same PS for AACOMAS as AMCAS and answered the question "why medicine" in general and "why me."

You will have opportunities to address" why DO" in your secondaries and extensively in your interviews. Have a succinct, meaningful answer for that question ready to roll of your tongue.

👍 Exactly this.

 

[wjs010]

Why medicine is really the only thing you should be answering on the PS. You could pretty much guess that interviews at DO schools are going to ask you why DO... Wouldn't you rather have new material at that interview than just the redundancy of your PS?

 

[coolingglasses]

You don't need to address "why DO" in your PS, but you can if it's integral to your story. I know I spent a significant portion of my PS telling a story that related to it.

But many schools ask you that question anyway.

 

[Didierdrogba]

You do not need to mention "osteopathic medicine" or "why DO" in your PS.

Do not worry or freak out in any way if you didn't - most people, including myself, used the same PS for AACOMAS as AMCAS and answered the question "why medicine" in general and "why me."

You will have opportunities to address" why DO" in your secondaries and extensively in your interviews. Have a succinct, meaningful answer for that question ready to roll off your tongue.

Agreed. I am one of the success stories w/o putting why DO in the PS.

Rest assured, this question will come up during interviews. Just answer it then.

 

[dollarbill]

some 2ndries will ask that, but more then likely be prepared to talk about it during your interviews....

 

[Lys Ile Glu Leu]

What everyone else said. 🙂