Secondary Essay Prompts for the University of Washington School of Medicine

Below are the secondary essay prompts for the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, WA.

2019 – 2020

  • An autobiographical statement which should include (250 word limit):
    • 1. the origin and development of your motivation to be a physician
    • 2. your prior experiences in health care
    • 3. steps taken to explore a career in medicine
    • 4. your eventual goals as a physician
    • 5. personal attributes that would make you a good physician
  • Please do not repeat what you wrote in your AMCAS Personal Comments (this will already be on file with our office). If you have already covered all of the above topics in your AMCAS application, use this space to let the Admissions Committee know who you are in addition to being someone who wants to be a physician.
  • How have your experiences prepared you to be a physician? (250 words)
  • What perspectives or experiences do you bring that would enrich the class? (250 words)
  • What obstacles have you experienced and how have you overcome them? (250 words)
  • How have societal inequities in the U.S. affected you or patients you have worked with? (250 words)
  • For re-applicants: From your most recent application until now, how have you strengthened your application? (250 words)

2018 – 2019

This school requires CASPer (Computer Based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics) as part of the medical school secondary application.

Below are the secondary essay prompts for the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle.

2017 – 2018

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

2016 – 2017

  • An autobiographical statement which should include:
    The origin and development of your motivation to be a physician
    Your prior experiences in health care
    Steps taken to explore a career in medicine
    Your eventual goals as a physician and other issues of importance
  • The Personal Comments section of the AMCAS application may be used to satisfy this requirement, or an additional autobiography may be submitted with your secondary materials. Your AMCAS personal statement will already be on file with our office. (250 words)
  • 3 additional short essays (250 word limit each)
  • How have your experiences prepared you to be a physician?
  • How do your experiences match the mission and values of the University of Washington School of Medicine?
  • What perspectives or experiences do you bring that would enrich the class?
  • What obstacles to your goals have you experienced and how have you dealt with them?
  • For re-applicants: From your most recent application until now, how have you strengthened your application?

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

University of Washington School of Medicine Secondary Essay

University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle

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 Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Admissions Requirements

2017-2018 Accepted Student Data
Median GPA = 3.71
Median MCAT = 510
Applications = 8607
Interviewed = 800
Matriculated = 270

Learn more about this school:

U Washington–UW
Office of Admissions
Box 356340
Seattle, WA 98195-6340 USA
(206) 543-7212
(206) 616-3341

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*Data collected from MSAR 2022-2023, 2022 Osteopathic Medical College Information Book, and institution website.

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