Secondary Essay Prompts for the University of Kansas School of Medicine

Below are the secondary essay prompts for the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City, KS.

2019 – 2020

  • Provide relatively brief (1,000 character maximum) answers to the following questions. Use Notepad or other non-formatting text editors if you would like to copy-paste your answers from drafts prepared elsewhere. Required fields are marked with an asterisk.*
  • Describe your health care experiences that involved direct exposure to physicians’ clinical duties and how they have shaped your desire to apply to medical school.
  • Describe examples of leadership experience in which you have significantly influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over time.
  • Beyond academics (grades and MCATs), describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to address this challenge.
  • Give an example of what you have done to make your community a better place to live.
  • Describe how you relate to someone who is very different from you. Examples of differences may be cultural, racial, religious, economic, gender/sexual orientation, lifestyle.
  • If you are not a Kansas resident, what is your specific interest in applying to the University of Kansas School of Medicine?
  • If necessary, update the information contained in your AMCAS application. Indicate grades earned, alterations in your proposed course work or graduation time, additions to your extracurricular activities, or other pertinent information.
  • If there are discrepancies in your application that have not been explained in your personal statement, use this space to clarify. Examples may include unexplained gaps in time, multiple undergraduate institutions attended, multiple course withdrawals, inconsistent academic performance, inconsistency between academic performance and MCAT scores.
  • If you are currently enrolled, or plan to be enrolled during the next academic year, in a graduate or professional degree program, please describe your status within the program and your intention to complete the program. You must also request a letter from your graduate program advisor or from the dean of your professional school. This letter must include acknowledgement of your application to medical school and a description of your status in the program.
  • If you are no longer a full-time student, briefly describe your current employment, community, medical, and/or educational activities.
  • For Repeat Applicants Only: Since your last application, note any relevant academic, employment, and personal experiences that enhance your ability to be a better physician.
  • For Combined MD/PhD Program Applicants: Do you also want to be considered as an “MD-only” applicant?
  • *Have you ever been convicted for violation of a regulation or law relating to controlled substances (answer YES or NO)? If yes, provide appropriate explanation(s), including the date(s) of conviction, case number(s), and the jurisdictional court(s) involved.
  • Have you ever been convicted of a felony (answer YES or NO)? If yes, provide appropriate explanation(s), including the date(s) of conviction, case number(s), and the jurisdictional court(s) involved.

 

 

 

 

2016 – 2017

  1. Describe your health care experiences that involved direct exposure to physicians’ clinical duties and how they have shaped your desire to apply to medical school.
  2. Describe examples of leadership experience in which you have significantly influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over time.
  3. Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to address this challenge.
  4. Give an example of what you have done to make your community a better place to live.
  5. Describe how you relate to someone who is very different from you. Examples of differences may be cultural, racial, religious, economic, gender/sexual orientation, lifestyle.
  6. If you are not a Kansas resident, what is your specific interest in applying to the University of Kansas School of Medicine?
  7. If necessary, update the information contained in your AMCAS application. Indicate grades earned, alterations in your proposed course work or graduation time, additions to your extracurricular activities, or other pertinent information.
  8. If there are discrepancies in your application that have not been explained in your personal statement, use this space to clarify. Examples may include unexplained gaps in time, multiple undergraduate institutions attended, multiple course withdrawals, inconsistent academic performance, inconsistency between academic performance and MCAT scores.
  9. If you are currently enrolled, or plan to be enrolled during the next academic year, in a graduate or professional degree program, please describe your status within the program and your intention to complete the program. You must also request a letter from your graduate program advisor or from the dean of your professional school. This letter must include acknowledgement of your application to medical school and a description of your status in the program.
  10. If you are no longer a full-time student, briefly describe your current employment, community, medical, and/or educational activities.
  11. For Repeat Applicants Only: Since your last application, note any relevant academic experiences that enhance your ability to be a better physician.
  12. For Repeat Applicants Only: Since your last application, note any relevant employment and personal experiences that enhance your ability to be a better physician.
  13. For Combined MD/PhD Program Applicants: Do you also want to be considered as an “MD-only” applicant?
  14. Have you ever been convicted for violation of a regulation or law relating to controlled substances (answer YES or NO)? If yes, provide appropriate explanation(s), including the date(s) of conviction, case number(s), and the jurisdictional court(s) involved.
  15. Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony (answer YES or NO)? If yes, provide appropriate explanation(s), including the date(s) of conviction, case number(s), and the jurisdictional court(s) involved.

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

University of Kansas School of Medicine Secondary Essay

University of Kansas 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 University of Kansas School of Medicine.

2017 – 2018

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

University of Kansas School of Medicine Admissions Requirements

2017-2018 Accepted Student Data
Median GPA = 3.85
Median MCAT = 509
Applications = 3332
Interviewed = 531
Matriculated = 211

Learn more about this school:

Kansas-Kansas City
Office of Admissions
Mail Stop 1049
Kansas City, KS 66160 USA
(913) 588-5280
(913) 588-5259

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