Sending Update Letter After Interview

[ascg]

I recently did some volunteering, is it appropriate to send an update letter about my volunteer experience, if I had my interview already ?

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[An MD Hopeful]

I think it depends upon the school and the rest of your application. If the school highly values volunteer service and if your application is lacking in volunteer service, then it may help to send the update. However, if you already have a ton of volunteer service, then I think sending the update may not help.

 

[NickNaylor]

I wouldn't do it before you get a decision. It's unlikely that "some volunteering" is going to be significant enough to actually change the decision one way or another and you burn an opportunity to send an update letter later when you might actually need it.

 

[ascg]

I wouldn't do it before you get a decision. It's unlikely that "some volunteering" is going to be significant enough to actually change the decision one way or another and you burn an opportunity to send an update letter later when you might actually need it.

It was a unique experience. Does that make a difference?

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[NickNaylor]

It was a unique experience. Does that make a difference?

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Depends on what "unique" means. Still doubt it though.

 

[Narmerguy]

Depends on what "unique" means. Still doubt it though.

Yeah, +1 unless by "unique" you mean "revolutionary".

 

[NickNaylor]

Yeah, +1 unless by "unique" you mean "revolutionary".

Everyone always thinks their unique activities are revolutionary.

 

[ShenanigansMD]

I wouldn't do it before you get a decision. It's unlikely that "some volunteering" is going to be significant enough to actually change the decision one way or another and you burn an opportunity to send an update letter later when you might actually need it.

What do you mean by that? Does it look bad/annoying to send more than one update letter, say 2 or 3 months apart post-decision? Or when one letter is an update and a later letter a more detailed LOI (or vice versa)?