Secondary Essay Prompts for the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Below are the secondary essay prompts for the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh. PA.

2019 – 2020

  • Tell us about a challenging problem you faced and how you resolved it. (250 words or less)*
  • UPSOM is a culturally diverse and talented community. How would you enrich/enliven the UPSOM community? The essay should discuss material that is not included in the rest of your application. (250 words or less)*
  • (Optional) Is there anything additional that you would like to address that is not already reflected in your application? (250 words or less)
  • MSTP:
    • Choose current graduate program of interest, choose 3 faculty from a given list, provide up to 2 additional faculty you could see yourself working with in graduate school, and then:
    • Briefly describe what appeals to you about the faculty member(s) in your selection, and how the selected graduate program and our MSTP match your interests.*

2018 – 2019

MD:

  1. Tell us about a challenging problem you faced and how you resolved it. (Limit your response to 250 words or less.)*
  2. UPSOM is a culturally diverse and talented community. How would you enrich/enliven the UPSOM community? The essay should discuss material that is not included in the rest of your application. (Limit your response to 250 words or less.)*
  3. Is there anything additional that you would like to address that is not already reflected in your application? (Optional – Limit your response to 250 words or less.)

MSTP:

Choose current graduate program of interest, choose 3 faculty from a given list, provide up to 2 additional faculty you could see yourself working with in graduate school, and then:

  1. Briefly describe what appeals to you about the faculty member(s) in your selection, and how the selected graduate program and our MSTP match your interests.*

Below are the secondary essay prompts for the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

2017 – 2018

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

2016 – 2017

  • Tell us about a challenging problem you faced and how you resolved it. (limit 250 words)
  • UPSOM is a culturally diverse and talented community. How would you enrich/enliven the UPSOM community? The essay should discuss material that is not included in the rest of your application. (limit 250 words)

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

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Secondary Essay

University of Pittsburgh 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.

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Admissions Requirements

2017-2018 Accepted Student Data
Median GPA = 3.86
Median MCAT = 517
Applications = 6151
Interviewed = 796
Matriculated = 147

Learn more about this school:

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Office of Admissions and Financial Aid
3550 Terrace Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261 USA
(412) 648-9891
(412) 648-8768

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