How to Avoid Rejection…Again: The Reapplicant’s Guide
Medical school applications are physically, emotionally, and financially draining. It is completely natural to be ... Read more
Joel Butterly
Updated June 23, 2022 by Joel Butterly
Reapplicant
Reapplicant refers to applicants applying again after a prior unsuccessful admissions cycle.
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Get In Next Time: Our Top Recommendations For Fixing Your Application
Med school admissions is a numbers game. Here’s how to increase your chances for the ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 23, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
3 Things to Know About Medical School Waitlists
After months of ambiguity, wondering if you will receive interview invitations and if you have ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated June 24, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek
Put Down That MPH Application: How to Reapply to Medical School the Right Way
Unsuccessful medical school applicants face a quandary. What to do next? A popular option has ... Read more
Monya De
Updated March 1, 2019 by Monya De
Should I Reapply to Medical School?
Each year after the medical school application cycle is complete, thousands of medical school hopefuls ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated June 24, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek
Five Mistakes I Made When I Applied to Medical School (The First Time)
Everyone reading SDN likely knows that gaining admission to medical school is difficult. It not ... Read more
Renee Marinelli
Updated June 26, 2022 by Renee Marinelli
Considering Rejection: Lessons Learned From an ESL Classroom
I was seated on a child-sized plastic chair along a wall in the classroom when ... Read more
Nicole Hawkins
Updated August 21, 2026 by Nicole Hawkins
Four Tips for Completing Your AMCAS Application
The 2018 AMCAS application cycle has started! If you plan to apply to attend medical ... Read more
AAMC Staff
Updated June 26, 2022 by AAMC Staff
If At First You Don’t Succeed, Try (Try, Try, Try) Again
You are an applicant (or reapplicant) in the current medical school admission cycle who has ... Read more
Bryen Turco
Updated June 26, 2022 by Bryen Turco
The 8 Most Common Mistakes Students Make On Their Medical School Applications
Let’s be honest: it’s really hard to get into medical school. Each medical school receives ... Read more
Linda Abraham
Updated August 21, 2026 by Linda Abraham
4 Strategies for Students Reapplying to Medical School
In an ideal world, your first attempt at applying to medical school would also be ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated June 26, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek
What Students Should Know About Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Programs—Part Two: SMP Students
In Part One of this series, we discussed post-baccalaureate pre-medical programs for career-changers (i.e. those who have ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated August 21, 2026 by Cassie Kosarek
Medical School Reapplication: The Perspective of a Reapplicant
I am a reapplicant. Those are four words that every reapplicant shies away from and ... Read more
Lee Burnett
Updated June 27, 2022 by Lee Burnett
What If You Don’t Get In?
Unfortunately, roughly half of all applicants to American allopathic medical schools will not receive an ... Read more
Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
Updated August 21, 2026 by Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
Life as a Re-Applicant
How to survive your initial rejection and move on to re-apply to school.
Kara Hessel
Updated June 27, 2022 by Kara Hessel
Staying The Course: A Guide To Messing Up
Updated August 12, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors. As I ... Read more
Lee Burnett
Updated June 27, 2022 by Lee Burnett
