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by Prashi82 » Mon Oct 06, 2014 8:03 am
Hi All,
I am an International applicant and was admitted to an US MBA program, starting in spring of 2013, but wasn't able to join due to visa/passport related issues.
I am planning to apply again this year to the same program, but as more than 2 yrs have passed, admission office of the school informed me that my application for this year has to meet all the requirements (essays and recommendations) that are there for a new applicant. Only my GMAT score and transcripts from 2012 will be re-used.
Hence I wanted to check whether I can re-use some of the the essays that I have submitted in 2012?
Also as I need to submit 2 recommendations I am planning to get 1 new reco but for the second one can I ask the person who has provided recommendation for me in 2012 to submit similar (if not same) recommendation again?
Will the admission committee validate my new application data (especially the recos and essays) with the ones that I have submitted in 2012 even though they are asking me to apply as a new applicant?

Any help/suggestion/feedback in this matter would be greatly appreciated.

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by Jon@Admissionado » Mon Oct 06, 2014 1:55 pm
Well, after two years you are no longer considered a reapplicant. Now, certainly you CAN use some essays from a previous application, but:
1. Don't use it word for word, it might make you look lazy
2. Two years have gone by, let's hope you have lots of great new stories
3. You may want to reconsider the above.... if it didn't get you in the first time........

Obviously some information in your essays and recommendations will remain similar or the same, and that is totally okay. After all, you are the same person!

But at the same time, this is a good opportunity for you to figure out what may not have went well the first time around!

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by MBAPrepAdvantage » Sun Oct 12, 2014 8:02 am
Even if the essay question is worded the exact same, I wouldn't recommend you using the exact same essay because this would show a lack of effort. But you can use the same experience, provided that experience still applies to the new question. You also should show a different perspective to indicate personal and professional growth.

The same applies for the previous recommendation. The recommendation questions have most likely changed so you would want the recommender to submit answers for these new questions.

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