Too little for an update letter?

[Caffein3]

Hi all, just wanted to get everyone's opinion on this.

Since my application I have put in about 25 more hours of shadowing, I have been elected the head captain of the sports team I am on, I have been elected to a new governing council (a pretty decent time commitment), I have been selected to be a peer mentor for underclassmen, and I have finished my honors thesis.

Would this be worthy of an update whether it be pre-II or post-II? I know it seems kind of inconsequential but all of those activities (on top of my old ones) have been what I have been spending the majority of my time doing this year.

Let me know! Thanks.

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[mimelim]

Do you think that any of these would make an impact on your admissions? ie. Ask the question, "If I wasn't getting an interview before, will knowing this possibly make them offer me one?" If the answer is 'Yes', update, if the answer is 'No', be patient.

 

[Goro]

Do you really think that the Dean of Admissions is going to run out of his /her office, screaming "@gonnif!! We have to invite this kid!! he has 25 more hours of shadowing!!


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Hi all, just wanted to get everyone's opinion on this.

Since my application I have put in about 25 more hours of shadowing, I have been elected the head captain of the sports team I am on, I have been elected to a new governing council (a pretty decent time commitment), I have been selected to be a peer mentor for underclassmen, and I have finished my honors thesis.

Would this be worthy of an update whether it be pre-II or post-II? I know it seems kind of inconsequential but all of those activities (on top of my old ones) have been what I have been spending the majority of my time doing this year.

Let me know! Thanks.

 

[gyngyn]

No update.

 

[moisne]

ROFL - thanks - what a great thing to read after an exam.

Do you really think that the Dean of Admissions is going to run out of his /her office, screaming "@gonnif!! We have to invite this kid!! he has 25 more hours of shadowing!!


??????

 

[Doug Underhill]

If you had 0 hours of shadowing before, it might be worth it. Otherwise, no.

 

[deliciouscookies]

If you had 0 hours of shadowing before, it might be worth it. Otherwise, no.

Agreed. Unless these updates have patched up some serious holes in your application, probably not worthwhile.

 

[Caffein3]

Cool that's what I thought. Just double checking thanks all!

 

[SnakeDoc9497]

All jokes aside, what about a publication since submitting a secondary? Does the same impact-based model apply to that or no?

 

[Doug Underhill]

If you have no meaningful evidence of research productivity and it's a minor pub (2nd or lower author), send an update.

If it's 1st author and you don't have any 1st author papers, send an update.

If it's 1st author and in a high-impact journal, send an update, period, regardless of how many papers you have.