Impact of updates on app review time?

[bravemonwooper]

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Just wanted to ask if anyone knows if uploading additional documents (update letters, abstracts, etc.) will increase application review time. Do adcoms need additional time to review apps if more documents are uploaded, say, a week or two after the application is complete?

 

[ontiquicuo]

Seems like this will be highly dependent on the school.

They may not have even started looking at it in the first two weeks.

 

[KnightDoc]

Just wanted to ask if anyone knows if uploading additional documents (update letters, abstracts, etc.) will increase application review time. Do adcoms need additional time to review apps if more documents are uploaded, say, a week or two after the application is complete?

It seems as though that would depend entirely on whether or not they have already reviewed the app, and, if so, whether or not they will go back an look at the additional docs. Only a week or two after initial submission, there is an excellent chance the app hasn't been touched yet, in which case why would it take longer to review? If it has been touched, the question becomes whether or not the adcom would take the time to give it another look. If so, then sure, it will take longer. If not, no!!!