Among all medical school secondaries, the autobiography prompt is likely one of the toughest to write. This prompt asks applicants to describe their previous background and life experiences in one cohesive essay often rivaling the length of a personal statement. Schools which ask for autobiographies in their secondaries include Vanderbilt and UC San Diego. But, […]
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Given the domination of the COVID-19 pandemic in daily life over the past couple of years, the rise of the COVID-19 essay prompt in medical school applications is no surprise. COVID-19 medical school secondary essays are med school secondary essays that medical schools may ask applicants to write as part of the medical school application
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Diversity secondary essay questions are a common prompt in secondary medical school applications. Diversity essays are extremely open-ended and broad. Many premedical students struggle with this secondary essay prompt because it is broad. Each year, our Cracking Med School Admissions team receives hundreds of questions from applicants about how to write about diversity in your
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After your AMCAS primary application is transmitted, you will begin to receive medical school secondary essays. While most schools send secondaries to all applicants, certain med schools will screen applicants by academic metrics like GPA and MCAT score and/or content listed on your primary application before extending secondaries. Regardless, submission of your secondary is a
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Medical School Secondary Essay Prompts 2020 – 2021 We know it’s annoying to scroll through numerous websites and blog posts to look for current and previous secondary prompts. The Cracking Med School Admissions team compiled as many medical school secondary essay prompts for the 2020-2021 cycle. We made it available in one blog post right
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Medical schools want to recruit students who embody their institution’s values and would quickly thrive once accepted. One way to prove that you fit this criterion is by writing an outstanding “why this medical school” secondary essay. This prompt asks you to explain why you are applying to a specific medical school and how you
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Medical School Secondary Essays 2019 Prompts Hello Medical School Applicants! We know it’s annoying to scroll through numerous websites and blog posts to look for current and previous secondary prompts. The Cracking Med School Admissions team compiled as many medical school secondary essays 2019 prompts and made it available in one blog post right here.
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Right about now, you’re probably at that time when you’ve submitted your AMCAS application. Pat yourself on the back because a big portion of your application is successfully complete! The thing is, it seems like only a few weeks have passed and your are now beginning to receive medical school secondary essays, signaling the next
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Our Cracking Med School Admissions team has been busy helping students submitting their numerous secondaries. Whether you’re a pre-med wondering what types of prompts you will receive in the future or whether you’re a current applicant looking at the wide variety of essays, check out our list of medical school secondary application essay prompts for
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