imjimmy wrote:
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Another option: apply to schools with rolling admissions ASAP.
Care to suggest some schools pls. Most of those that i have seen have round deadlines based process.
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And I would not know how it would help to be dinged in R3 and then re-apply. I think it's better to apply R1 next year.
What if you apply in R3 and get dinged; then if you do apply in R1 next yr to the same school, will it not increase your chances. Since you might be a re-applicant who was good enought for the school but could not get through coz he applied when the class was nearly full.I have heard that for many schools the admit rates for re-applicants is higher than that of fresh-applicants.
Rolling admissions: try Columbia. I think also NYU? Can anyone add some more? Among the ones I applied to, only Columbia was rolling.
The issue with reapplicant rates being higher is normally accepted as demonstrating commitment to the school. So maybe if your case was borderline, by reapplying you are somehow showing that you really are committed. Note that there is no data breakdown on how R3 then R1 reapplicants fare.
The drawback, however, with R3 is the following: suppose you apply and send all your essays, etc. and get dinged. The following year, most programs will have you write an essay of what has changed in your life since the previous year. Now let's say you submitted R3 in March and get dinged in May. And now try to re-apply before October R1. How will you fill your "what has changed" essay?
So that's that.
Hope it helps. L.