Hi all, I was just wondering how much at a disadvantage I'd be if I reapplied. Are there any schools that strongly dislike re-applicants (especially if only my EC hours increase a lot but my stats don't)?
I don’t know any school that doesn’t like reapplicants. Many actually value the persistence and determination a reapplicant shows. Unless your GPA and/or MCAT are well below average, your stats are not expected to improve. The adcoms will look to see what you did in your gap years to address the weaknesses in your first application. If stats were not a weakness, then it could be clinical experience, volunteering, research. If it were writing or interviewing, then you have to seek input from others, practice interviewing (if you had interviews in the prior cycle, you have gained valuable experience) etc.Hi all, I was just wondering how much at a disadvantage I'd be if I reapplied. Are there any schools that strongly dislike re-applicants (especially if only my EC hours increase a lot but my stats don't)?
Oh ok, I was led to believe (by reddit) that many schools look negatively upon reapplication. That's not necessarily the case?I don’t know any school that doesn’t like reapplicants. Many actually value the persistence and determination a reapplicant shows. Unless your GPA and/or MCAT are well below average, your stats are not expected to improve. The adcoms will look to see what you did in your gap years to address the weaknesses in your first application. If stats were not a weakness, then it could be clinical experience, volunteering, research. If it were writing or interviewing, then you have to seek input from others, practice interviewing (if you had interviews in the prior cycle, you have gained valuable experience) etc.
Not based on my anecdotal evidence/data. Acceptance rate among the re-applicants I know (over 20) was close to 80%.Oh ok, I was led to believe (by reddit) that many schools look negatively upon reapplication. That's not necessarily the case?
Reddit????!! The cesspool of the Internet.Oh ok, I was led to believe (by reddit) that many schools look negatively upon reapplication. That's not necessarily the case?
You got pwned. (That's the contemporary lingo, right?)Oh ok, I was led to believe (by reddit) that many schools look negatively upon reapplication. That's not necessarily the case?