reapplicant

Applying again candidate

A reapplicant is someone who applies again after a previous application was unsuccessful or withdrawn.

The term appears most often in academic admissions contexts: As a reapplicant, she strengthened her essay and updated her test scores.

Graduate and professional schools sometimes have specific procedures for reapplicants, distinguishing them from first-time applicants.

opportunity

second chance

Renewed opportunity after failure

renewal · reentry · readmission · reconsideration · return · reintegration · reinstatement · reopening · requalification · fresh start

identity

candidate

Person seeking selection

petitioner · prospect · entrant

process

submission

Yielding to another's will

reassessment · appeal · waitlist · deferral · follow-up

persistence

tenacity

Persistent grip or resolve

grit · persistence · dedication · commitment · fortitude · steadfastness · endurance · willpower · doggedness · resolve

improvement

feedback

Returned response data

refinement · correction · development · strengthening · upgrading · polishing · fine-tuning · reworking · bolstering

Opposites
application history

reapplicantfirst-timer

Newcomer to an activity

newcomer

application status/outcome

reapplicantmatriculant

Newly admitted student

enrollee · incumbent · hire

Family

reapplication

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