Letters of Rec from a DO

[RDGJD]

How beneficial is a letter of Rec from a DO for admission? My personal physician is a DO, a UMDNJ grad (which also is my first choice school), and he has offered to write a good rec for me. Of course, I am accepting the kind offer, but I just am curious as to how much weight such letters carry with osteopathic admissions committees. Thanks in advance!

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[Ca$h MaNi]

Overall in the admissions process...I couldn't say...I'm not on any admissions committees(yet..at least..I would love to when I get the chance)

but..at a couple of my interviews(including the school I am going to this fall- NOVA)...they did refer to the DO letter and compliment me on the comments made and ask me about stuff that the DO(my family physician as well- a CCOM alumnus) wrote in her letter.

I'm pretty sure it plays a decent part in the process as it shows if you've been exposed to a DO in practice and that you have done your research and know about osteopathic medicine.

Good luck!!

Mani
NSUCOM Class of 2007

 

[Doctortobee]

YES!!! You should have a strong letter of recommendation from a DO. It shows that you have researched and have taken time to learn about osteopathic medicine.

 

[Green912]

How beneficial is a letter of Rec from a DO for admission?

It could mean all the difference!

 

[cocoNUT]

My DO LOR came from an alumnus of my first choice... and I got accepted!

It just so happened that my interviewer had been the DO's mentor... we spent a third of the interview talking about this particular DO! I'm glad that they had a very positive relationship... if they didn't, the ending to this story may have been very different!

 

[Squat n Squeeze]

Originally posted by RDGJD
How beneficial is a letter of Rec from a DO for admission? My personal physician is a DO, a UMDNJ grad (which also is my first choice school), and he has offered to write a good rec for me. Of course, I am accepting the kind offer, but I just am curious as to how much weight such letters carry with osteopathic admissions committees. Thanks in advance!

Carries about as much weight as a soiled piece of toilet paper.

(If you plan on applying to MD schools, that is. DO schools don't count.)

 

[jekel]

Originally posted by Squat n Squeeze
Carries about as much weight as a soiled piece of toilet paper.

(If you plan on applying to MD schools, that is. DO schools don't count.)

Go away!

 

[msgbueno]

I got apply to 2 DO's schools without a DO letter of rec. I got accepted into both. You do the math.