Is one new LOR enough for a reapplicant?

[rambo315]

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Hi! I have currently reapplied while still waiting to hear back from 2 WLs. For my reapplication, I completely redid my entire PS, activity descriptions, and added a new clinical employment while increasing a few of my volunteering activities by a hundred hours each.

I will be adding a new LOR from the physician I work with but the rest of my LORs are from the past cycle. I am just having my letter writers (2 science professors, 1 non-science, research PI, and physician I shadowed) from before update the date and also am giving them my updated activities/PS for this upcoming cycle to see if they can update the letter a bit.

Is it ok to only have one new LOR from the physician I work for as a reapplicant? If needed, I could try to ask some of the volunteering supervisors for one but I'm just not as close with them (they still know me and have seen me work)? Thanks!

 

[MD_Maker]

This all sounds fine. Hopefully your other letter writers will make any relevant changes. I'd be less concerned about the number of new letters, and more focused on whether your total application reflects how you've grown and changed since last year. My re-applicant students that are the most successful tend to have completely reworked their applications from head to toe

 

[Mr.Smile12]

One new letter is fine for me/my committees. Even if the author updates the date of the letter.