Do pre-interview updates/letters of interest matter that much?

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If an applicant submits an update, does that mean his/her app gets re-reviewed? Even if not, would an update/letter of interest make someone more likely to get an interview?

 

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N=1 but I sent a letter of interest/update to my hometown school in December and received an II a few weeks later. Not sure if it made a difference but it couldn’t hurt, long as you’re genuinely interested and have something meaningful to update