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Hey everyone!
So I am a re-applicant and am exclusively applying to DO schools like the last cycle. I received 3 interviews last cycle and it resulted in 3 WLs, and it looks like it'll stay that way barring a miracle.
One of the schools I was waitlisted at, NYITCOM-Arkansas, offered me an SMP to do a Masters in Biomedical Sciences. And after looking into it extensively, they granted admission to all students who perform at a certain threshold, which is what I hope to do. Every student who has done the program so far has received an acceptance. I'm starting the SMP in August.
So I have a few questions:
1.) I'm assuming I have to rewrite my personal statement. To what extent do I have to change it? Rewrite a completely new one or keep the essence of the original? My experiences were still relatively similar from the last cycle to now so it's just a little harder to do.
2.) In what way should I apply? Should I wait for my first semester grades from the SMP to submit my apps or should I just submit the app as soon as I can and submit the grades later?
3.) If a school's secondary has the same prompt as they did last cycle, can I give out the same answers or should I switch that up too?
4.) How do reuse LORs? Should I just use the best ones from last cycle and hopefully get new ones through my SMP?
I'm just finding it hard to do another app as a re-applicant knowing how similar many aspects of my app will be so any additional advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
So I am a re-applicant and am exclusively applying to DO schools like the last cycle. I received 3 interviews last cycle and it resulted in 3 WLs, and it looks like it'll stay that way barring a miracle.
One of the schools I was waitlisted at, NYITCOM-Arkansas, offered me an SMP to do a Masters in Biomedical Sciences. And after looking into it extensively, they granted admission to all students who perform at a certain threshold, which is what I hope to do. Every student who has done the program so far has received an acceptance. I'm starting the SMP in August.
So I have a few questions:
1.) I'm assuming I have to rewrite my personal statement. To what extent do I have to change it? Rewrite a completely new one or keep the essence of the original? My experiences were still relatively similar from the last cycle to now so it's just a little harder to do.
2.) In what way should I apply? Should I wait for my first semester grades from the SMP to submit my apps or should I just submit the app as soon as I can and submit the grades later?
3.) If a school's secondary has the same prompt as they did last cycle, can I give out the same answers or should I switch that up too?
4.) How do reuse LORs? Should I just use the best ones from last cycle and hopefully get new ones through my SMP?
I'm just finding it hard to do another app as a re-applicant knowing how similar many aspects of my app will be so any additional advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you.