New Letters of Recommendation?

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Does anyone know if I need to get new letters of recommendations to reapply for the next cycle? If not, aside from retaking the MCAT, writing a new personal statement, etc.... is there anything else that I need to do in order to reapply?

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If you have any letters that are older than 2 years, I would get them updated. Even if it's asking the letter writer to just slap on a new date.

If you have a significant volunteer/research/work/academic activity that really stands out on your application but you didn't obtain letters for previously, then I would try to remedy that. Nothing raises a red flag like claiming you volunteered for several years in a nursing home or played 4 years of college-level sports, but then not having a letter to show for it. Also, if you strengthened the weaknesses in your application in any way (getting more clinical experience or research or whatever), then I would try to secure a letter from that as well.

Other than that, make sure your letters are all strong. Don't reuse any in which you might question the contents.
 
Does anyone know if I need to get new letters of recommendations to reapply for the next cycle? If not, aside from retaking the MCAT, writing a new personal statement, etc.... is there anything else that I need to do in order to reapply?

Though this may be just a single example, I know Ohio State strongly recommends reapplicants to obtain one or two new LORs (it's on their website somewhere).
 
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