Any advantage for reapplicants?

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[efex101]

I really do not believe that there are any advantages...the only one that you may have is that you are familiar with the process.

 

[yodaf]

I really do not believe that there are any advantages...the only one that you may have is that you are familiar with the process.

I disagree, the fact that the admissions office has put a face to your name is an advantage in it's own. Also if you have built a relationship with the directors of admissions and the adcom's you are again no longer just a name but an actual person. Dependent on how you developed the relationship you may have a great advantage, or if you got on their nerves a serious disadvantage.

 

[LSUTiger18]

I have heard that re-applicants are not looked down upon. At one of our state schools 1/3 of the incoming class is (supposedly) re-applicants.

 

[synapse lapse]

Reapplicants have a pretty high acceptance rate. Look in MSAR, but I think it's somewhere close to 35%. Considering many reapplicants may not have ampple scores or haven't improved, I say if you got waitlisted first time at multiple spots last year, and you've improved app, you've got a great shot.

 

[dnelsen]

From what I've heard, being a reapplicant is probably a good thing, especially if you are a traditional applicant. I have heard of many schools not admitting borderline traditional applicants because they want to see if they are really committed (that they will apply again next year). However, most adcoms want to see a "significantly different" application. You should ask the adcoms to tell you why you weren't chosen and then work on those weaknesses.

 

[Fermata]

I have heard that re-applicants are not looked down upon. At one of our state schools 1/3 of the incoming class is (supposedly) re-applicants.

At ECU....over half of each year's matriculating class are reapplicants.

 

[principessa]

If you were waitlisted (really waitlisted, and not just put on the waitlist at a school that doesn't outright reject interviewees), these schools feel you are qualified to attend. At these schools, at least, you should have a good shot as a reapplicant. Of course, keep trying to improve your application because it can't hurt.