Secondary Essay Prompts – 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?

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.