I know it's generally recommended to wait awhile and use an update letter to throw your name back in the mix post-interview or while on waitlist, BUT...
I think my clinical experience hours are the weakest part of my application. I'm taking a gap year, and just started back in the lab that I have worked in for the past few summers, so will be working there 4 days a week, and will be spending the 5th day volunteering in a clinic (I literally just started these things). Many secondaries gave me the opportunity to explain what my plans are, so I wrote in general terms for most of them ("I plan to continue in research, gain more experience volunteering in a clinical setting, etc."). So, 2 questions:
1. Would it be helpful to send an update just so they are aware that I have definite positions, and can describe what they involve?
2. From what I read, you should tie it in with why you want to go to the school. I already wrote a "why your school" for the majority that I applied to, and really have nothing new to offer on that front. Problem?
I just can't help but feel that schools seeing that I'm working on filling in a bit of a hole in my application could make a difference between interview and rejection. No?
I think my clinical experience hours are the weakest part of my application. I'm taking a gap year, and just started back in the lab that I have worked in for the past few summers, so will be working there 4 days a week, and will be spending the 5th day volunteering in a clinic (I literally just started these things). Many secondaries gave me the opportunity to explain what my plans are, so I wrote in general terms for most of them ("I plan to continue in research, gain more experience volunteering in a clinical setting, etc."). So, 2 questions:
1. Would it be helpful to send an update just so they are aware that I have definite positions, and can describe what they involve?
2. From what I read, you should tie it in with why you want to go to the school. I already wrote a "why your school" for the majority that I applied to, and really have nothing new to offer on that front. Problem?
I just can't help but feel that schools seeing that I'm working on filling in a bit of a hole in my application could make a difference between interview and rejection. No?