How much time between application cycles?

Hi guys, I've been doing some thinking about preparation to apply a second time if I'm not admitted to a DVM program during my first application cycle. I've realized that, given that final decisions won't be out potentially until April or so, it's possible that I would only I have a summer to do any sort of improvement to my application to apply for the following year cycle. What have you all done to improve your applications between cycles? Did you wait more than one cycle between... How much time between application cycles?
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