Secondary Essay Prompts for the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Below are the secondary essay prompts for the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Rochester, MI.

2019 – 2020

  • How have your experiences serving others contributed to your personal growth?
  • Describe your motivation to attend OUWB.
  • Optional: If applicable, please describe any connections you have to the OUWB communities.
  • If you have already graduated, briefly summarize your activities since graduation.
  • Optional: Is there anything you want the admissions committee to know about your qualifications for medical school that is not already represented in your application materials? Note: This space is provided for new information only, not to promote qualifications already highlighted in your other materials.
  • What is your preferred pronouns
  • How did you found out about OUWB
  • 400 word limit on all prompts

2018 – 2019

  1. Optional: If applicable, please describe any connections you have to the OUWB communities.
  2. How have your experiences serving others contributed to your personal growth?
  3. If you have already graduated, briefly summarize your activities since graduation.
  4. Optional: Is there anything you want the admissions committee to know about your qualifications for medical school that is not already represented in your application materials? Note: This space is provided for new information only, not to promote qualifications already highlighted in your other materials.

Below are the secondary essay prompts for the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine.

2017 – 2018

  • The Oakland University William Beaumont 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 Oakland University William Beaumont 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 Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and how do you think your education at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine will prepare you to become a physician for the future? (1 page, formatted at your discretion, upload as PDF)

2017 – 2018

  1. How have your experiences serving others contributed to your personal growth?
  2. Optional: Is there anything you want the admissions committee to know about your qualifications for medical school that is not already represented in your application materials? Note: This space is provided for new information only, not to promote qualifications already highlighted in your other materials.
  3. If you have already graduated, briefly summarize your activities since graduation.

2016 – 2017

MedEdits advises against using outdated prompts for the current season.

  1. How have your experiences serving others contributed to your personal growth
  2. Optional: Is there anything you want the admissions committee to know about your qualifications for medical school that is not already represented in your application materials? Note: This space is provided for new information only, not to promote qualifications already highlighted in your other materials.
  3. If you have already graduated, briefly summarize your activities since graduation.
  • Please limit to 400 word responses.

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

Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Secondary Essay

Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

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.

Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Admissions Requirements

2017-2018 Accepted Student Data
Median GPA = 3.8
Median MCAT = 510
Applications = 6552
Interviewed = 474
Matriculated = 122

Learn more about this school:

Oakland Univ Wm Beaumont SOM
216 O’Dowd Hall
2200 N Squirrel Road
Rochester, MI 48309 USA
(248) 370-2769
(248) 370-2771

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