FlexMed offers students the rare opportunity to secure a future in medicine without taking the MCAT, giving them the freedom to explore their undergraduate interests, pursue meaningful experiences, and grow both personally and intellectually. Because of this unique structure, the admissions committee places tremendous weight on your essays to understand your values, resilience, and long-term vision in healthcare.
Our Cracking Med School Admissions team has helped countless students craft compelling narratives that lead to interview invites and acceptances through early assurance programs like FlexMed. Below, you’ll find FlexMed secondary prompt to help you stand out and tell your story with clarity and impact.
FlexMed Secondary Essays: 2026 Application Cycle
- Please describe something in your life that has given you a great sense of personal, academic, or professional accomplishment. (300 words or less)
- Please describe something in your life that has given you a great sense of personal, academic, or professional disappointment. (300 words or less)
- Please describe how the flexibility afforded by FlexMed will impact your educational plan and please describe your reason for pursuing a future career in medicine. (600 words or less)
- Activities descriptions (150 words each). Up to 15 activities.
- What is your plan for the upcoming summer? (150 words)
Your medical school application Coaches, Mentors, & Cheerleaders
We Personally Advise Every Student We Work With.
Rachel Rizal, M.D.
Changing the trajectory of people’s lives
Undergraduate
Princeton University, cum laude
Medical School
Stanford School of Medicine
Residency
Harvard, Emergency Medicine
Awards & Scholarships
Fulbright Scholar
USA Today Academic First Team
Tylenol Scholarship
Rishi Mediratta, M.D., M.Sc., M.A.
Advising students to attend their dream schools
Undergraduate
Johns Hopkins University, Phi Beta Kappa
Medical School
Stanford School of Medicine
Residency
Stanford, Pediatrics
Awards & Scholarships
Marshall Scholar
Tylenol Scholarship
Global Health Scholar
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