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The main weakness in my application was my weak research experience in the field I applied to. Say I got two new writing samples and greatly improved my research experience. Would it be acceptable for me to reapply to a school I got rejected from? I really want to go to that program.

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  • Which country are you applying to? What do you mean by writing samples? In several countries a "writing sample" doesn't count at all for the application, unless it is a published paper. – Massimo Ortolano Aug 22 '15 at 09:12
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    see http://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/29094/are-there-any-restrictions-on-applying-to-the-same-graduate-school-in-two-consec?s=2|0.3945 and http://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/47733/academically-dismissed-from-grad-school-but-want-to-reapply and http://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/5445/reapplying-to-same-phd-program-after-one-year-should-i-state-i-applied-the-prev?rq=1 – Stephanie Aug 22 '15 at 09:15
  • If you have evidence to show that you greatly improved your research experience such as you have published papers, then yes, it's alright to re-apply. I don't think new writing samples is enough unless they are peer-reviewed papers. – Nobody Aug 22 '15 at 13:09

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Generally yes (with improvements). Consider emailing their admissions to make sure they don't have a policy against reconsidering applicants some time later.

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I would reapply if you feel you have a better chance. It's definitely worth checking with the university to find out their admission policies for re-applicants. For example, I know of a university in the UK that automatically reject re-applications from candidates without even considering their CV or interview. Doesn't make much sense to me.

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