Re-applying to Dental School

[alorena]

Hello!

For those who have re-applied or are planning to reapply, how much of your original application did you keep vs. update? I have heard you should update your personal statement, experiences, achievements, etc. But some of my experiences / achievements cannot be described further than what I had already written. Would it look bad to use what I wrote the first time I applied?

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[artist2022]

I think you can use the same descriptions for experiences/achievements, but it's more important to have a different PS and at least updated (if not new) LORs. Maybe successful reapplicants can chime in too about what they did. @JustFlossIt comes to mind 🙂

 

[alorena]

@artist2022 Thank you for responding!! How much of the PS should be changed? Do you think it is okay if I keep most of it or would that look bad to dental schools? Would they be able to see my previous application to compare? Sorry for all the questions lol🤣

 

[artist2022]

How much of the PS should be changed? Do you think it is okay if I keep most of it or would that look bad to dental schools?

I would say to write a new one tbh

Would they be able to see my previous application to compare?

I'm sure the school may have downloaded your application from this current cycle, but I'm not sure if AADSAS makes it available to them. I wouldn't risk it and would instead try to write a new one... maybe keep the same ideas going but I wouldn't suggest keeping it mostly the same.

 

[Lynndent]

Hey! I reapplied last cycle and am now a D1. I remember most of my application being the same. I used the same letters of recommendation and asked the writers to update what I was doing at the time just so there was something new in the letters. But I also had an additional letter of recommendation. So 4 letters in total (3 science prof, 1 dentist). I kept my reason for dentistry the same in my PS but rearranged and added to the original statement. I hope this helps. Best of luck!