Are pre-interview updates worthwhile?

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DAWG4Life

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I'm considering writing an update to send to all of the schools I haven't heard from. I have one II from my state school but no rejections or IIs from 17 other schools. Can that be helpful? I was thinking that at least someone might look at my file again.

However, it will mostly consist of how I have doubled my hours at two volunteer positions 40->80hrs and 20->40hrs.
Worthwhile or no?

Cheers!
 
maybe after winter. An update now will just be seen as impatience, especially since we are in prime time for the interview season. so just relax a bit
 
60 more hours is not worthwhile enough to justify a pre-interview update, IMO. Silence from most of your schools is totally normal at this point in the cycle.
 
Do you really think that the Admissions dean is going to run out of his office and scream at his/her secretary "we have to invite this kid!! He has 120 volunteering hours now!!!"

?????



DAWG4Life said:
I'm considering writing an update to send to all of the schools I haven't heard from. I have one II from my state school but no rejections or IIs from 17 other schools. Can that be helpful? I was thinking that at least someone might look at my file again.

However, it will mostly consist of how I have doubled my hours at two volunteer positions 40->80hrs and 20->40hrs.
Worthwhile or no?

Cheers!
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Lol. What types of updates would be worthwhile? I'm assuming any new publications, new jobs, that kind of thing - but what else could be acceptable?
 
aesculapian said:
Lol. What types of updates would be worthwhile? I'm assuming any new publications, new jobs, that kind of thing - but what else could be acceptable?
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FWIW, I got an award from a national nonprofit and was told I should definitely update schools.
 
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