Secondary Essay Prompts for the University of Minnesota Medical School
Below are the secondary essay prompts for the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis, MN.
2019 – 2020
- Please describe your experiences with intentionally expanding your cultural awareness in an effort to promote acceptance, respect, and inclusivity. (1500 Characters)
- Reflect on your background and the impact it has had on developing your own values and attitudes toward others, particularly those with values different than your own. Please include how your values and attitudes will foster a positive learning environment during your training, and benefit your future patients through the practice of medicine. (1500 Characters)
- Beyond what you have shared in question two, please share information about important aspects of your personal background or identity as it relates to your desire to pursue medicine. Examples might include, but are not limited to, cultural context, disabilities, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, lived experiences, race/ethnicity, religion or spirituality, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status. (This question is not required.)(900-1500)
- If you have a specific interest in the study or practice of medicine please share it here. Please include specific experiences that have informed your interest. (This question is not required.) (900-1500)
- Please describe a challenging life experience and how you dealt with it. (1500 Characters)
- Briefly describe why you are interested in attending the University of Minnesota Medical School Twin Cities campus. (1500 Characters)
- Are you a resident of the state of Minnesota?
- If you selected OTHER, please provide a brief explanation as to why.
- If you are a non-resident applicant, do you have any special or significant ties to the state of MN? (Non-resident applicants are not required to have ties to MN and this question is not required.)
- Please explain any gaps in your education and/or work experiences since high school graduation that are not previously described in your application. (300 characters)
- Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor and/or felony?
- If YES, you must include a full explanation below.
- What other pertinent information would you like to bring to the attention of the Admissions Committee? This is an opportunity for you to discuss or highlight any aspect of your journey to medicine that you may or may not have already presented in your application. Â You may also update us with any current experiences that were not included in your AMCAS application. (This question is not required.) (900-1500)
- If you are a re-applicant, how has your current application changed or what additional information would you like to highlight for the Admissions Committee? Re-applicant refers to having applied to any medical school in the past. (This question is not required unless you are a re-applicant.) (900-1500)
2016 – 2017
- Beyond what you have written in your AMCAS Personal Comments and the Experience section, please describe your medically related experience(s) and how they have contributed to your understanding of medicine and your motivation to pursue this career? (character limit 900)
- Please describe a challenging life experience and how you dealt with it. (character limit 900)
- The University of Minnesota strives to ensure diverse educational experiences appreciating individual differences by creating learning environments that promote acceptance, respect and inclusivity. Please describe your experiences with diversity and diverse groups of people by reflecting on your background and the impact it has had on developing your own values and attitudes toward others. Please include how your values and attitudes will foster a positive learning environment during your training, and benefit your future patients through the practice of medicine. (character limit 900)
- We invite you to share information about important aspects of your personal background and identity as they relate to your desire to pursue medicine. Examples might include, but are not limited to, information about your culture, disabilities, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, lived experiences, race, religion or spirituality, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status. (character limit 900)
- Are you a resident of the state of Minnesota? (characters – min: 1, max: 900)
- Briefly describe why you are interested in attending the University of Minnesota Medical School. (character limit 900)
- Briefly describe what you are currently doing. If you have already graduated, please indicate what you have been doing since graduation, and what your plans are for the coming year? (character limit 900)
- Please explain any gaps in your education and/or work experiences since high school graduation that are not previously described in your application. (character limit 900)
- Please talk about what you might do if you are ultimately not accepted to medical school. (character limit 900)
- What other pertinent information would you like to bring to the attention of the Admissions Committee? This is an opportunity for you to discuss or highlight any aspect of your journey to medicine that you may or may not have already presented in your application. (character limit 900)
- If you are a re-applicant to the University of Minnesota Medical School, how has your current application changed or what additional information would you like to highlight for the Admissions Committee? (character limit 900)
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University of Minnesota Medical School
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 Minnesota Medical School.
2017 – 2018
- The University of Minnesota Medical School 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 Minnesota Medical School 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 Minnesota Medical School and how do you think your education at University of Minnesota Medical School will prepare you to become a physician for the future? (1 page, formatted at your discretion, upload as PDF)
University of Minnesota Medical School Admissions Requirements
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University of Minnesota Medical School
B639 Mayo Memorial Building
Duluth, MN 55812 USA
(218) 726-8511
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University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Harlingen
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