Secondary Essay Prompts for the Sanford School of Medicine The University of South Dakota

Below are the secondary essay prompts for the Sanford School of Medicine The University of South Dakota in Vermillion, SD.

2019 – 2020

  • Given the mission statement of the school, please explain how your experiences and long term goals would help meet the mission.
  • Given the diversity statement of the school, explain how your background and experiences with diversity will bring value to the school.
  • Describe how your experiences in health care or social care activities will help you become a good physician.
  • Briefly describe a crisis or significant challenge in your life, how you have worked through the crisis or challenge, and what you have learned from this experience.
  • What are your career plans in the event that you are not admitted to a medical school this year or after several applications?

2016 – 2017

  • Given the mission statement of the school, please explain how your experiences and long term goals would help meet the mission.
  • Given the diversity statement of the school, explain how your background and experiences with diversity will bring value to the school.
  • Describe how your experiences in health care or social care activities will help you become a good physician.
  • Briefly describe a crisis or significant challenge in your life, how you have worked through the crisis or challenge, and what you have learned from this experience.
  • What are your career plans in the event that you are not admitted to a medical school this year or after several applications?

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The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine Secondary Essay

The University of South Dakota Sanford 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.

Below are the secondary essay prompts for the The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine.

2017 – 2018

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

The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine Admissions Requirements

2017-2018 Accepted Student Data
Median GPA = 3.86
Median MCAT = 509
Applications = 706
Interviewed = 205
Matriculated = 70

Learn more about this school:

South Dakota-Sioux Falls
Medical School Admissions
USD Sanford School of Medicine
Sioux Falls, SD 57105-1570 USA
(605) 658-6302
(605) 677-5109

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