Hello
I might reapply next year to some of the same schools I applied this year. To one of them (top 10), I was wait-listed (and received a rather nice letter explaining that due to the state of the economy blabla they had to reduce this year's cohort). I was in contact with one prof but not a really close contact. To another one I was rejected and the two profs I was in contact with were not on the admission committee this year (which I feel really hurt my chances).
My first question is : what do you think about re-applying to a program where you were wait-listed? don't people look at you like the left-over from last year?
2nd question is : How can I improve my chances for next year? I know I know... I should contact the profs I was in contact with and ask them instead of the grad cafe community... But then the two profs from univ 2 have no idea what my app was and I'm afraid the prof from univ 1 will just be annoyed and won't care... I don't even know if he was in the ad committee.
So that you know, the GRE, GPA, and language parts of my app were definitely not an issue. I am guessing that the WS and SOP were not that bad since I was wait-listed at a great school. My LOR might have been the problem (one of my prof 'forgot' and then I had to ask a Prof not from history and not that relevant ) What can I do that will make me look 'new' and 'improved'?
Thank you !