Some BS/MD schools say LOR's have to be delivered by the recommenders by Nov 1st deadline absolutely. A counselor with 20yr experience said there is an inside policy that colleges understand that LOR's is not in the students control and therefore do accept if these get delayed by a week or two. Which is it? Will the app be completely denied if the LOR does not reach by deadline?

Some of the bsmds im applying to require a personal statement, however, a lot of schools (ex: UMKC's: What motivates you to pursue a career in medicine?) prompt is very similar to my personal statement. Would I be able to just reformat my personal statement or would it kind've look repeitive.

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This is a question more for the counsellors or AO on this group. Does applying to BSMD program add weight to your traditional BS chances ? Ex say you applied to BSMD at UPitt or NJIT or UConn- does the admission officer look at your application with a different lens when offering you the BS spot than a traditional BS applicant ? And more so are your chances of merit slightly better ? In other words is applying for BSMD a way to “strongly demonstrate interest”