will adcoms compare last year's primary vs. this year's primary when reapplying?

[dblue10]

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i've changed added/removed some things between the beginning of last cycle and this cycle....will adcoms make a comparison or do they just focus on our newest app? (by things i mean descriptions of ECs)

also, if i submitted a primary but not a secondary to the school, do i mark that i have previously applied?

thanks much!

 

[slick27]

Just adding a few more EC's won't make a difference in my opinion. You'll need to raise your mcat or gpa to have a better shot to get in as a reaplicant.

 

[nick_carraway]

LizzyM said that her school doesn't compare.

Many secondaries, however, will ask questions of reapplicants.

And yes, I believe that a primary counts as a previous application. Wait for others to confirm.

 

[dblue10]

Just adding a few more EC's won't make a difference in my opinion. You'll need to raise your mcat or gpa to have a better shot to get in as a reaplicant.

just to clarify: i mean only re: the physical content of the primary application. not changes made to my profile as an applicant, like fixing grades/mcat.

 

[ygree001]

i've changed added/removed some things between the beginning of last cycle and this cycle....will adcoms make a comparison or do they just focus on our newest app? (by things i mean descriptions of ECs)

also, if i submitted a primary but not a secondary to the school, do i mark that i have previously applied?

thanks much!

At at least one school where they will compare both.

Just adding a few more EC's won't make a difference in my opinion. You'll need to raise your mcat or gpa to have a better shot to get in as a reaplicant.

Unless your MCAT and gpa are not what held you back.

 

[shnuffles]

Just adding a few more EC's won't make a difference in my opinion. You'll need to raise your mcat or gpa to have a better shot to get in as a reaplicant.

In most cases, yes, but there definitely are people who don't get in the first time around with a great mcat and gpa but are lacking in clinical experience/ecs....