Applying to the same colleges again!

ABC1000
Fri, 09 Dec 2016 14:31:54 +0000

Hello,

I applied to colleges in USA last year, and got rejected from some top tier colleges. I am applying again this year, and will apply to some colleges that rejected/waitlisted me last year. There is an option on CommonApp that asks if I have applied to their college before, and I’ll obviously have to tick that option. So my question is: Will colleges remember my previous application? Will they open up my application from last year, and analyse it alongside my new application, or will they base their decision solely on my new application?

If they won’t open up my previous application, why do they ask on CommonApp if I have applied to their college before?

I know it depends on a person’s application, and how much they have improved during the gap year, but is it unlikely for a top tier (ivy league or similar) college to accept an applicant next year after having rejected them the year before? Like, does being a rejected applicant the year before reduce your chances in that same university if you apply again?
Have there been any cases where an ivy league or top tier university rejected an applicant, and then the applicant applied again the next year and got in?

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