How to update med school on research?

[belfort226]

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Hey guys,

I have been working on a research project for a year now. I have completed my final batch of experiments and will begin to write the manuscript and submit it for publication (2nd author). However, I'm confident that writing/revising will take at least a few months. I want to share the results of my research with medical schools that I am waitlisted at. Is there a particular way I should go about doing this? I talked with my PI and he advised me to write a short (2-3 pg.) synopsis describing the rational and results. Would love to get your feeedback.

Thanks.

 

[Beekachu]

I am curious about this too. I have two papers being drafted (one 1st author to be submitted in a couple weeks) and would like to update a school I'm wait listed at. Also, at this point would the schools that have accepted me do anything with this info (maybe scholarship wise :/) or are those things probably finalized already

 

[pfaction]

Beekachu, your stats are ridiculously good. How were you only accepted at two schools? What the hell, this does not bode well for me at all.

 

[BrightandClear]

Hey guys,

I have been working on a research project for a year now. I have completed my final batch of experiments and will begin to write the manuscript and submit it for publication (2nd author). However, I'm confident that writing/revising will take at least a few months. I want to share the results of my research with medical schools that I am waitlisted at. Is there a particular way I should go about doing this? I talked with my PI and he advised me to write a short (2-3 pg.) synopsis describing the rational and results. Would love to get your feeedback.

Thanks.

I would disagree with your PI. Update letters should be short (I'm taking pg. above to mean pages). It is doubtful that the actual substance of your research will have an impact on you being accepted. Further, a long letter won't be read.

I would go with something along the lines of:

Dear [Dean of admissions]:

I'm writing you to express my continued interest in [the school/program]. [1-2 more sentences why you are interested in the school/why you would come if accepted.]

I would also like to update you regarding a new development to my application. I recently began work on a manuscript detailing the results of my independent research project over the last [however long] in the lab of [whoever/wherever]. The purpose of my project has been to [...]. [1-2 more sentences describing your projects rationale/results, and/or implications of your findings]. I anticipate submiting this manuscript for publication as the second-author in the next [anticipated time frame].

[1-3 sentences about how this update makes you a better candidate for acceptance/their school.]

Thank you again for your consideration blah blah blah...

Best wishes,
Belfort226


I'm by no means an expert, but I'm holding multiple MD and MD/PhD acceptances in the current cycle. I wrote a plethora of update letters this cycle and was accepted of waitlists at several schools.

Good luck!

 

[chronicidal]

I would disagree with your PI. Update letters should be short (I'm taking pg. above to mean pages). It is doubtful that the actual substance of your research will have an impact on you being accepted. Further, a long letter won't be read.

I would go with something along the lines of:

Dear [Dean of admissions]:

I'm writing you to express my continued interest in [the school/program]. [1-2 more sentences why you are interested in the school/why you would come if accepted.]

I would also like to update you regarding a new development to my application. I recently began work on a manuscript detailing the results of my independent research project over the last [however long] in the lab of [whoever/wherever]. The purpose of my project has been to [...]. [1-2 more sentences describing your projects rationale/results, and/or implications of your findings]. I anticipate submiting this manuscript for publication as the second-author in the next [anticipated time frame].

[1-3 sentences about how this update makes you a better candidate for acceptance/their school.]

Thank you again for your consideration blah blah blah...

Best wishes,
Belfort226


I'm by no means an expert, but I'm holding multiple MD and MD/PhD acceptances in the current cycle. I wrote a plethora of update letters this cycle and was accepted of waitlists at several schools.

Good luck!

Do many waitlists move this early?

 

[BrightandClear]

Do many waitlists move this early?

In general, I dunno. In my case, several = 2. Sorry if that was misleading. The MD/PhD aspect may make a difference.

 

[Beekachu]

Beekachu, your stats are ridiculously good. How were you only accepted at two schools? What the hell, this does not bode well for me at all.

Yeah but two great schools that I liked. Maybe what they say about reapplicants is true and maybe I'm not so great at interviews. Meh, no regrets 🙂

So having manuscripts in preparation but not yet submitted is a worthy update for the sake of timely notification to schools?