Secondary Essay Prompts for the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine

Below are the secondary essay prompts for the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine in Huntington, WV.

2019 – 2020

  • Why did you decide to apply to Marshall? (5000 characters)
  • Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you want to serve or practice medicine? (5000 characters)
  • If you are not presently attending school, indicate your employment or other plans for the time prior to your planned enrollment in medical school. (5000 characters)
  • They do also ask for moving/traffic violations and give a couple boxes to explain any ties to WV, Marshall, or the School of Medicine. (5000 characters)
  • Nonresidents won’t start being reviewed till November, with interviews starting in January. (5000 characters)

2018 – 2019

  1. Why did you decide to apply to Marshall?
  2. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you want to serve or practice medicine?
  3. If you are not presently attending school, indicate your employment or other plans for the time prior to your planned enrollment in medical school.
  4. Also, do you have:
    1. Moving violations
    2. Any ties to WV, Marshall, or the School of Medicine.
  5. Notes:
    1. 5000 character limit on each
    2. Nonresidents won’t start being reviewed till November 2018 and interviews will start in January 2019.

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Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Secondary Essay

Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine

Below are the secondary essay prompts for the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.

2017 – 2018

  • The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School 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 Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School 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 Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and how do you think your education at Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine will prepare you to become a physician for the future? (1 page, formatted at your discretion, upload as PDF)
  • Why did you decide to apply to the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine? If you have strong ties to West Virginia, please describe in detail.
  • Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
  • Where do you want to serve or practice medicine?
  • If you are not presently attending school, indicate your employment or other plans for the time prior to your planned enrollment in medical school.
  • Note: There was no character limit listed.

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.

Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Admissions Requirements

2017-2018 Accepted Student Data
Median GPA = 3.73
Median MCAT = 503
Applications = 1943
Interviewed = 157
Matriculated = 75

Learn more about this school:

MU Joan C. Edwards Sch of Med
Office of Admissions
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Huntington, WV 25701-3655 USA

(800) 544-8514

(304) 691-1744

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