-
CycleTrack and SDN are teaming up to make medical school admissions more transparent and accessible! Read the announcement to learn how we’re supporting the future of CycleTrack’s free application-tracking tools .
When to send update letter?
Started by MedPR
Get help with your application
Use all the free resources available to you from SDN: articles, guides, expert advising, forums discussions, and school research.
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad
I bookmarked a really awesome thread about update letters and letters of intent, but my internet bookmarks got wiped when I set up my internet in the new apartment 😡
If I find it again I'll post it here. There was an applicant who posted her update letters and letters of intent to her MDapps, I'll also try and locate it, as I found it useful.
If I find it again I'll post it here. There was an applicant who posted her update letters and letters of intent to her MDapps, I'll also try and locate it, as I found it useful.
It's a letter in which you write about things you've done since submitting your application. New grades, volunteering, work, etc.
Not mandatory, but shows the school you're improving yourself and interested in their school (rather than just being one of the many on your laundry list of schools)
I've also been told by an admissions committee before that if you end up being waitlisted, they'll go back and see how many times you update them to see how interested you are....food for thought
.
Last edited:
PER-INTERVIEW
Once your secondaries are out, send one every 1.5-2 months to schools you haven't heard back from yet. This lets the schools know that you are proactive about your pursuit of a career in medicine and your efforts show an interest in their institution. Also, only send out the letter if there is something new. Don't send an update letter saying something like, "I'm still volunteering at [insert institution name]".
POST-INTERVIEW
If you get interviews and get wait listed, send update letters about 1-1.5 months post-wait list status and also send a "letter of intent" to the school you most want to get into. The reason why you should keep sending the updates is that it forces the school to keep pulling your file as well as the reasons I explained above. This should improve your chances of getting accepted off the wait list unless the school ranks you on their wait list right away.
Once your secondaries are out, send one every 1.5-2 months to schools you haven't heard back from yet. This lets the schools know that you are proactive about your pursuit of a career in medicine and your efforts show an interest in their institution. Also, only send out the letter if there is something new. Don't send an update letter saying something like, "I'm still volunteering at [insert institution name]".
POST-INTERVIEW
If you get interviews and get wait listed, send update letters about 1-1.5 months post-wait list status and also send a "letter of intent" to the school you most want to get into. The reason why you should keep sending the updates is that it forces the school to keep pulling your file as well as the reasons I explained above. This should improve your chances of getting accepted off the wait list unless the school ranks you on their wait list right away.
