Secondary Essay Prompts for the Stony Brook University School of Medicine

Below are the secondary essay prompts for the Stony Brook University School of Medicine in Stony Brook, NY.

2019 – 2020

  • Will your education be continuous between college and medical school matriculation? 500 words
  • Describe an obstacle you’ve overcome and how it has defined you: 500 words

2016 – 2017

  • Will your education be continuous between college and medical school matriculation? If yes, please tell us what you anticipate you will be doing professionally 15 years after graduating from medical school and why. If no, please explain what you have done or plant to do during the gap period and why. Please limit to one page.
  • Describe an obstacle you’ve overcome and how it has defined you. Please limit to one page.

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Stony Brook University School of Medicine Secondary Essay

Stony Brook University 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 Stony Brook University School of Medicine.

2017 – 2018

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

Stony Brook University School of Medicine Admissions Requirements

2017-2018 Accepted Student Data
Median GPA = 3.82
Median MCAT = 514
Applications = 5505
Interviewed = 784
Matriculated = 136

Learn more about this school:

Stony Brook Univ SOM
Committee on Admissions
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8430 USA
(631) 444-2113
(631) 444-6032
Medical School Website

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