Reapplying in Robotics

[roboblahblah]

I'll be reapplying to grad school this year after being rejected everywhere last year. Any advice? Do I realistically have a shot at the same schools? Some schools say that they attach your previous application to your file; will this put me at a disadvantage? Should I ask these schools for feedback on my previous application?

Any words of wisdom will be appreciated.

[Mal83]

[roboblahblah]

I think you missed the point of my post. I'm not asking for my chances. I'm asking for general advice as I reapply to graduate schools.

[fuzzylogician]

I'll be reapplying to grad school this year after being rejected everywhere last year. Any advice? Do I realistically have a shot at the same schools? Some schools say that they attach your previous application to your file; will this put me at a disadvantage? Should I ask these schools for feedback on my previous application?

Any words of wisdom will be appreciated.

It's probably too late to ask for feedback on your previous application - I can hardly imagine that anybody will remember its details or will go back to find them. However, you can contact these schools to ask for general advice about reapplying. My department, for example, will tell you not to reapply unless something in your profile has changed significantly since last year. But of course, it's also possible that you were very qualified and high on the list and ended up not getting accepted for other reasons (often there are more good applicants than spots in a program). There are certainly people out there who were accepted to a program that previously rejected them (including in my program). You can also ask to meet with mentors at your current schools for advice - bring your previous application and your current one, maybe they can identify weaknesses in the old one and help improve the new one. Other than that, I have no experience with reapplying but I imagine I would not spend any time explaining deficiencies or discussing possible reasons why I was rejected, rather I would use all my space to highlight the positive aspects of my application, unless the school specifically wanted me to address my previous application.