Secondary Essay Prompts for the East Tennessee University College of Medicine

Below are the secondary essay prompts for the East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine in Johnson City, TN.

2019 – 2020

  • The AMCAS application is not designed to capture unique, special, or unusual circumstances. With this in mind, what other information would help the Admissions Committee obtain a more comprehensive picture of your candidacy? Examples of issues that a candidate might address include, but are by no means limited to, such topics as:
  • If there have been breaks in your school attendance since high school, or if you ever carried less than a full-time course load in college, or if you took more than four years to finish college, what did you choose to do with the time and why?
  • What endeavors other than medicine have you abandoned or postponed in order to pursue your current path, and how did you make those decisions?
  • Why would you be a good fit for Quillen?
  • These are just examples. You may address any topic that you want the admissions committee to consider. However, please remember that the task is to expand thoughtfully upon the AMCAS application, not to repeat it. The information provided should, to the greatest extent possible, not duplicate information found elsewhere in the AMCAS application and must be limited to 5000 characters.

2018 – 2019

This school requires CASPer (Computer Based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics) as part of the medical school secondary application.

The AMCAS application is not designed to capture unique, special, or unusual circumstances. With this in mind, what other information would help the Admissions Committee obtain a more comprehensive picture of your candidacy?

Examples of issues that a candidate might address include, but are by no means limited to, such topics as:

  • If there have been breaks in your school attendance since high school, or if you ever carried less than a full-time course load in college, or if you took more than four years to finish college, what did you choose to do with the time and why?
  • What endeavors other than medicine have you abandoned or postponed in order to pursue your current path, and how did you make those decisions?
  • Why would you be a good fit for Quillen?

These are just examples. You may address any topic that you want the admissions committee to consider. However, please remember that the task is to expand thoughtfully upon the AMCAS application, not to repeat it.

The information provided should, to the greatest extent possible, not duplicate information found elsewhere in the AMCAS application and must be limited to 5000 characters.​

Below are the secondary essay prompts for the East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine.

2017 – 2018

  • The East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine strives to ensure that its students become respectful physicians who embrace all dimensions of caring for the whole person. Please describe how your personal characteristics or life experiences will contribute to the East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine community and bring educational benefits to our student body. (1000 characters)
  • Is there any further information that you would like the Committee on Admissions to be aware of when reviewing your file that you were not able to notate in another section of this or the AMCAS Application? (1000 characters)
  • Why have you chosen to apply to the East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine and how do you think your education at East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine will prepare you to become a physician for the future? (1 page, formatted at your discretion, upload as PDF)

2016 – 2017

  • The AMCAS application is not designed to capture unique, special, or unusual circumstances. With this in mind, what other information would help the Admissions Committee obtain a more comprehensive picture of your candidacy?
    Examples of issues that a candidate might address include, but are by no means limited to, such topics as:
  • If there have been breaks in your school attendance since high school, or if you ever carried less than a full-time course load in college, or if you took more than four years to finish college, what did you choose to do with the time and why?
    What endeavors other than medicine have you abandoned or postponed in order to pursue your current path, and how did you make those decisions?
  • Why would you be a good fit for Quillen?
    These are just examples. You may address any topic that you want the admissions committee to consider. However, please remember that the task is to expand thoughtfully upon the AMCAS application, not to repeat it.
  • The information provided should, to the greatest extent possible, not duplicate information found elsewhere in the AMCAS application and must be limited to 5000 characters.

Secondary essay webcast with Dr. Jessica Freedman, founder and president of MedEdits Medical Admissions.  Read more about Dr. Freedman.

East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine Secondary Essay

East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine Secondary Application

Topics covered in this presentation:

  • When should I submit my secondary essays?
  • Pay attention to the word/character limits.
  • Can I recycle secondary essay prompts for multiple schools?
  • Identify topics that you left out of your primary application.
  • And, much more.

East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine Admissions Requirements

2017-2018 Accepted Student Data
Median GPA = 3.81
Median MCAT = 508
Applications = 2402
Interviewed = 217
Matriculated = 71

Learn more about this school:

East Tenn St U Quillen COM
Johnson City, TN 37614 USA

(423) 439-2033

(423) 439-2110
Medical School Website

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