Medical School - Update #2
I guess that now is a good time to post this update! After scrambling like a madwoman to get letters of recommendation and fill out my applications to both D.O. and M.D. schools (they use different portals: AACOMAS and AMCAS, resp.), I finally got them submitted well in advance. It helps that I was able to submit the applications before the letters of recommendations were received. I was even able to edit some of the recommenders afterwards. The AACOMAS portal allows for a maximum of 6 letters of recommendation, so I asked 6 people for letters and all 6 agreed to write them, but then 1 person stopped answering all of my emails and calls and never submitted the letter. Oh well. It happens, life happens, and I certainly understand that. However, that person happened to be a science faculty member, and that letter was going to be pretty important! Thank God, I was able to edit that recommendation request on AACOMAS and another science faculty member agreed to write a letter for me! S...