update letter

Hi guys, so I've heard at a few of my interviews students have been accepted after sending creative update letters and LOIs (e.g. one kid sent in a scrapbook with letters from his friends and family on why he should be accepted). What is your guys' opinion on this? I have heard both positive and...

I have been lucky enough to have an acceptance at an in-state MD school so far, but I have been waitlisted at a different in-state school which I consider my #1 choice - I was wondering what would be the best way to structure a letter of intent to this school. Comparison between schools A and B...

Please Help! I know I am over thinking this but I'm not sure if its worth sending out an update letter. I wanted to let schools know what I have been up to during my gap year. I've been volunteering with an organization that provides supportive housing to recently homeless populations. Since...

Hi everyone. 2 schools that I have applied to accept updates and I've been told to send them in a letter format. I'm a junior and graduating this semester. I haven't done much this other than continue doing previous volunteer work (though I have moved from a only teaching a single class to a...

Yo, Have a substantial update, but the only problem is I'm not sure if I should send it in now or save it just in case I get waitlisted. The reason why I'm not sure if I should send it in now is that for two of the schools I'm pretty sure that the admissions committee has already met and...

Or more specifically, how do I explain it in the popular "what are you doing this year?" question. I recently received a grant to do public health research in a conflict region and it's going to take up most of my time this coming year. For my secondaries/updates, I'm not sure how much is too...

I recently completed a summer internship and presented a poster at a symposium. They had judges at the symposium and I won Best Overall Poster. This isn't on my primary app or secondaries (all of which I've submitted within the past 2 weeks). I haven't heard anything from any school yet, but...

Hi! New to the forum. But I had submitted my AMCAS application some time ago and received my verified report on Friday. I noticed my cGPA was a lot lower (by .12) than my school GPA (which uses the same scoring as AMCAS, with all of the +/- increments, etc.). Of interest, I noticed that the...

I recently got accepted into a competitive Biotech masters program. I am on Top 10% Waitlist at one school and still awaiting post-II decision at another. If I wanted to send in an update letter to Med Schools, would that be something to include? (med School would be my top choice over the...

Hey guys! I'd really appreciate any and all possibly input, especially from those who may have previously been waitlisted at Drexel (or at other schools) and eventually were accepted. First of all, I knew from the get-go that I was probably not the strongest applicant for MD schools (you can...

Hey all, I'm at the point in my application process where I am waiting until March for decisions. This coming week, I'm planning to send an update letter with information on my grades from last semester (worth sharing), some awards/designations, and the current state of a paper I will soon...

Hey guys, I am currently a senior at Wake Forest University with a 3.4 cGPA, 3.5 sGPA, and 512 MCAT. I was a little late getting my secondaries submitted so I'm still waiting to hear back from most of my schools about interview invites. Of the schools I applied to, I have been rejected...

Pretty sure I already know the answer to the question, but for peace of mind, I’ll go ahead and ask the millionth update related question today: Though I’m not in a position to be sending any of the typical updates (don’t work in research, no longer in school), my work does allow me to take on a...

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I completed my sub-internship at my home school in the specialty I am applying to this year. I received honors and a very lovely written evaluation by the assistant program director and another upstanding faculty member within the department (PDF with their signatures). Should I email programs...

Hey all, around a week ago, I sent in an update letter to the medical schools I'm applying to that accept these updates stating some achievements that were worth sharing with them. A friend of mine recently pointed out that I used slightly different formatting throughout the document and I was...