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February 26, 2019

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Should You Reapply to Medical School?

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You’ve taken the MCAT, completed all the pre-reqs, and maybe shadowed a physician, done some research, and volunteered. Now it’s time to make sure you’re all in for the last legs of this long journey. In this series, we’ll discuss how you can continue to navigate your way to a med school acceptance by analyzing your profile, creating a strong med school application, writing stellar AMCAS and secondary essays, and nailing your interview.

Applicants who are still waitlisted in May, or who have no acceptances at the end of the season, should do some honest personal reflection before deciding how to move forward. Chances are they will not be one of the lucky ones entering med school in August.

Here are some questions for you to reflect on:

• Should I reapply right away next month?

• If I do reapply right away, what will be different in my application this year that was lacking last year?

• What about my extracurriculars – do I need more service or additional clinical or research experience?

• Are my credentials competitive? Should I retake the MCAT or apply to a postbac program to enhance my academic credentials?

If you have any doubts when answering these questions, consider waiting a year to reapply and spend the next twelve months enhancing your credentials.

If you feel confident that now is the right time to reapply to medical school, then you should immediately do the following six things:

1. Prepare your AMCAS application ASAP so you can submit promptly in June.

2. Spend time rewriting your personal statement. It is not wise to resubmit the same essay. You are a different applicant this time than last, and you want to make sure the admission committee sees the difference in the materials you resubmit. Yes – many of the descriptions of your activities will remain the same, but you should be able to add a few NEW experiences from the past year. If necessary, due to space limitations, combine older or less significant activities (such as several mentoring/tutoring positions) in order to add current and more relevant experiences.

3. Try to speak to your recommendation writers and have your letters updated. Sometimes it isn’t possible, for instance when you’ve been out of school for years and/or working in a different field, but try and update as many letters as possible. This is important because one key goal for the reapplicant is to appear more qualified than in the previous application cycle.

4. Make sure you submit early and forward supplemental materials including transcripts, letters of recommendation, and MCAT score(s) as soon as possible.

5. Turn your secondary applications around in a week or two at most.

6. Lastly, check and recheck that all supporting documents have arrived and that your application is complete.

Remember, timing is key not only for reapplicants but for all students. You cannot receive an interview until your file is complete.

Learn How to Maximize Your Chances of Acceptance to Med School after Rejection!

AcceptedFor 25 years, Accepted has helped applicants gain acceptance to their dream healthcare programs. Our outstanding team of admissions consultants features former admissions directors, admissions committee members, pre-health advisors, postbac program directors, and doctors. Our staff has guided applicants to acceptance at allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) medical schools, residencies and fellowships, dental school, veterinarian school, and physician assistant programs at top schools such as Harvard, Stanford, Penn, UCSF, Johns Hopkins, Columbia, and many more. Want an admissions expert to help you get Accepted? Click here to get in touch!

Related Resources:

• Navigate the Med School Maze, a free guide
• Reapplying to Med School: Evaluating Your Medical School Profile
• How to Improve and Present Your Experiences for Med School Reapplication

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