I was waitlisted at my MD state school today, with a ranking that gives me very little hope of being admitted. I had this chat with a friend who is just finishing his fourth year at the school:
“9:44pm friend:
I really am at a loss
let me ask you this
did you have a letter of rec from the head of the scribe program?
9:46pmMe
No. I had one from a doctor I worked with in the scribe program that I was closer with
9:46pm Friend:
damn
that was it
one of my friends on the admissions committee told me there was a guy named “sam” who went to school in “my city” and had done scribe
had a fantastic application
everyone had agreed this kid should be admitted
then Dr. “x” who basically runs the committee says let’s just see what the head of scribe had to say just to dot all the i’s
then they found no letter from the head of scribe
and pushed the application
9:48pmMe
you’ve got to be kidding me
9:49pm friend:
maybe I shouldn’t have told you that
they did some stupid stuff on the admissions committee this year
the stories I’ve been hearing have been ridiculous.”
On one hand, I think that is crazy. On the other hand, it totally makes sense to have a letter of rec from the head of my Scribe program. I didn’t think it would crash my application though.
On the plus side, I really love the DO school I have committed to. But this news was maddening.
Lesson learned: Letters of rec from the heads of relevant programs are good. Take heed.
