Secondary Essay Prompts for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Below are the secondary essay prompts for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, NC.

2019 – 2020

  • Describe a situation, or an experience, you’ve had when you were unsuccessful. Tell us what you learned from this experience.
  • Give an example of how you made a difference in someone’s life and explain what this experience taught you about yourself.
  • What motivates you to apply to UNC School of Medicine?
  • UNC School of Medicine values diversity and inclusion across the institution. We believe that education and professional development are enhanced in educational settings that include individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Please describe how your background and/or experiences would contribute to the UNC SOM community?
  • Limit 1000 characters

2018 – 2019

  1. We have all tried something and failed. Describe a situation, or an experience, you’ve had when you were unsuccessful. Tell us what you learned from this experience.
  2. Much of health care delivery involves teamwork. In what endeavor have you engaged that required a team approach? What was your role and what did you learn from working with this team?
  3. Give an example of how you made a difference in someone’s life and explain what this experience taught you about yourself.
  4. What motivates you to apply to UNC School of Medicine?

all 1000 characters

Below are the secondary essay prompts for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.

2017 – 2018

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

2016-2017

Applicants for the MD and MD/PhD Program Respond to prompts 1-3 in no more than 1-2 paragraphs. Please limit to 1000 characters.

  • Prompt 1: We have all tried something and failed, whether it was something big or something small. Describe a situation or an experience you had when you realized that you were not up to the task, and tell us what life-lessons you learned from this experience.
  • Prompt 2: Much of medical school education is based on team-learning. What important activity have you accomplished that required a team approach, what was your role in the outcome, and what did you learn from it?
  • Prompt 3: Give an example of how you made a difference in someone’s life-whether it is a patient, friend, classmate, or a family member-and explain what this experience taught you about yourself.

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

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Secondary Essay

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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.

Admissions Requirements

2017-2018 Accepted Student Data
Median GPA = 3.73
Median MCAT = 512
Applications = 6443
Interviewed = 641
Matriculated = 180

Learn more about this school:

North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Office of Admissions
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7000 USA
(919) 962-8331
(919) 966-9930

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