2025-2026 Western Michigan (Stryker)

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2025-2026 Western Michigan (Stryker) Secondary Essay Prompts (2000 characters each)
This school has a second phase after they have reviewed your primary & secondary: Some of you will get a brief phone interview, and depending on how that goes, you may/may not go on to the official interview.

1) Please explain both of the following:

1. The specific reason(s) you have chosen to apply to WMed.
2. How you will utilize the unique features of WMed's mission, vision, and curriculum to achieve your career goals.

2) What unique values, skills, talents, and/or life experiences will you bring to WMed and the practice of medicine?

3) WMed Re-Applicants Only: Describe the changes to your application from previous cycles - include academics, experiences, and/or personal attributes.

4) Optional: Please explain any connection you have to Southwest Michigan.

5) Optional: Is there any additional information not included elsewhere in your application you would like the admissions committee to know?

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[girldino22]

+1 IS secondary received

 

[assistantregionalmanager]

+1 OOS secondary

 

[girlscoutcookies]

Secondary received! @wysdoc

2000 characters limit per question

1) Please explain both of the following:

1. The specific reason(s) you have chosen to apply to WMed.
2. How you will utilize the unique features of WMed's mission, vision, and curriculum to achieve your career goals.

2) What unique values, skills, talents, and/or life experiences will you bring to WMed and the practice of medicine?

3) WMed Re-Applicants Only: Describe the changes to your application from previous cycles - include academics, experiences, and/or personal attributes.

4) Optional: Please explain any connection you have to Southwest Michigan.

5) Optional: Is there any additional information not included elsewhere in your application you would like the admissions committee to know?

 

[sardinetoast]

+1 OOS

 

[happyplace333]

what r the vibes of this school? research, primary care wb rural?

 

[anklelocktheworld]

+1 OOS

 

[CMBM]

Does anyone know how the online assessment is weighed or for what it counts? I didn’t finish the last few questions and am worried as such. Any insight is appreciated! Thank you!

 

[irishforever182]

Should I answer the optional question about ties to southwest Michigan if I don’t have any and use it to show that I am drawn to their community focus? Or just leave it blank

 

[gorgiascostanza]

Just got this: "Your application has completed the experiences review step in the application review process at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine and is now under consideration for a phone interview." Submitted my secondary on 6/30.

 

[hatty]

Secondary received! @wysdoc

2000 characters limit per question

1) Please explain both of the following:

1. The specific reason(s) you have chosen to apply to WMed.
2. How you will utilize the unique features of WMed's mission, vision, and curriculum to achieve your career goals.

2) What unique values, skills, talents, and/or life experiences will you bring to WMed and the practice of medicine?

3) WMed Re-Applicants Only: Describe the changes to your application from previous cycles - include academics, experiences, and/or personal attributes.

4) Optional: Please explain any connection you have to Southwest Michigan.

5) Optional: Is there any additional information not included elsewhere in your application you would like the admissions committee to know?

is it 2000 character limit a combined limit for both sub-sections of prompt 1? or 2000 for each individual sub-section of prompt 1?

 

[moltmannfanboi]

Should I answer the optional question about ties to southwest Michigan if I don’t have any and use it to show that I am drawn to their community focus? Or just leave it blank

I wouldn’t.

 

[mets05]

Just got this: "Your application has completed the experiences review step in the application review process at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine and is now under consideration for a phone interview." Submitted my secondary on 6/30.

Nice! Are you an IS applicant?

 

[gorgiascostanza]

Nice! Are you an IS applicant?

Thanks!

Yes, and I went to WMU for undergrad, too.

 

[gorgiascostanza]

is it 2000 character limit a combined limit for both sub-sections of prompt 1? or 2000 for each individual sub-section of prompt 1?

I believe it is 2000 characters total.

 

[aastrocyte]

+1 OOS strong ties

 

[orangecat77]

Just got this: "Your application has completed the experiences review step in the application review process at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine and is now under consideration for a phone interview." Submitted my secondary on 6/30.

Also just got this. Have you heard about a phone interview yet?

 

[gorgiascostanza]

Also just got this. Have you heard about a phone interview yet?

Not yet. It looks like the earliest anyone got a phone interview last year was 8/8.

 

[Brownboyd]

Under consideration for phone II! OOS

 

[mets05]

Under consideration for phone II! OOS

When did you submit?

 

[Brownboyd]

07/07/25

When did you submit?

 

[RoundaboutWay]

I am so dumb. I had my essays done 07/04, but I completely forgot to finish the personality assessment thing. Glad I opened this thread.

 

[Cosecant1234]

Just got this: “Your application has moved into the experiences review step in the application review process at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. This next step includes a full review of your AMCAS and supplemental applications.” I submitted my secondary on 7/5/25. For those who are being considered for phone interviews, how long did it take between this email and getting the under consideration email?

 

[gorgiascostanza]

Just got this: “Your application has moved into the experiences review step in the application review process at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. This next step includes a full review of your AMCAS and supplemental applications.” I submitted my secondary on 7/5/25. For those who are being considered for phone interviews, how long did it take between this email and getting the under consideration email?

I submitted my secondary on 6/30 and then got both the "experiences review" and the "under consideration for a phone interview" emails on 7/9.

 

[Cosecant1234]

I submitted my secondary on 6/30 and then got both the "experiences review" and the "under consideration for a phone interview" emails on 7/9.

Awesome, that’s great that it looks like they get at least that response back in the same day. Appreciate the help.

 

[prvo223]

Awesome, that’s great that it looks like they get at least that response back in the same day. Appreciate the help.

i also submitted on 6/30 and have been under experience review since 7/21 so I think it varies

 

[Peppi]

Completed 7/1, In review 7/21, under consideration for phone II OOS 7/28

 

[prvo223]

does anyone know if it will just always be under consideration for phone interview and they will just randomly call you, or let you know they are calling

 

[sv260]

Just got this! "Your application has completed the experiences review step in the application review process at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine and is now under consideration for a phone interview. " Does everyone get this? Or does it mean that you should be EXPECTING to receive an interview?

 

[mets05]

Just got this! "Your application has completed the experiences review step in the application review process at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine and is now under consideration for a phone interview. " Does everyone get this? Or does it mean that you should be EXPECTING to receive an interview?

When did your application begin the experiences review step? Also I think everyone gets it.

 

[sv260]

When did your application begin the experiences review step? Also I think everyone gets it.

07/21!

 

[Brownboyd]

Not everyone gets to experience review, not everyone gets to be considered for a phone interview, only 800 people get the phone, each step is a filter.

 

[mets05]

Not everyone gets to experience review, not everyone gets to be considered for a phone interview, only 800 people get the phone, each step is a filter.

Oh interesting, thanks for the info!

 

[JPace24]

Not everyone gets to experience review, not everyone gets to be considered for a phone interview, only 800 people get the phone, each step is a filter.

Did not know this OP, wow!

 

[DTMing]

Did not know this OP, wow!

Unfortunately this is not true. Everyone is placed in the contention for a phone interview from my understanding

 

[JPace24]

Unfortunately this is not true. Everyone is placed in the contention for a phone interview from my understanding

Oh dang alright --- one thing is for certain --- we do not know what we do not know. lmao.

 

[ihavenobackupplan]

Just got a consideration for a phone interview email! OOS

 

[mets05]

Just got a consideration for a phone interview email! OOS

Nice! When did you get the email about experience review?

 

[prvo223]

under consideration for phone interview, under experience review since 7/21 OOS

 

[ihavenobackupplan]

Nice! When did you get the email about experience review?

under review on 07/21!!

 

[Brownboyd]

Unfortunately this is not true. Everyone is placed in the contention for a phone interview from my understanding

Where is your understanding based on? I looked at the previous year's thread, and that is what I could gather. If I got something wrong, feel free to clarify I guess we are all trying to make sense of this process 😆

 

[JPace24]

Where is your understanding based on? I looked at the previous year's thread, and that is what I could gather. If I got something wrong, feel free to clarify I guess we are all trying to make sense of this process 😆

Ayyy, we honestly are. The one ones that know are the ones probably reading this and not commenting haha.

 

[RagingBolt34]

Received a pre-secondary R today.

Does anyone know if Stryker conducts holistic screening prior to secondaries? Because my stats are above their screening threshold of 500 MCAT and 3.0 GPA, and I received a secondary from them last year, which was considered for a phone interview, so I'm confused about how I was rejected this time before even receiving a secondary.

 

[Brownboyd]

Received a pre-secondary R today.

Does anyone know if Stryker conducts holistic screening prior to secondaries? Because my stats are above their screening threshold of 500 MCAT and 3.0 GPA, and I received a secondary from them last year, which was considered for a phone interview, so I'm confused about how I was rejected this time before even receiving a secondary.

Maybe a low subsection?

 

[RagingBolt34]

Maybe a low subsection?

Nah nothing below a 127

 

[mets05]

Under consideration for a phone interview, entered experience review on 7/28.

 

[shahsamays]

OOS applicant. Anyone here submitted secondaries after 7/8 and got phone interview email?

 

[RoundaboutWay]

OOS applicant. Anyone here submitted secondaries after 7/8 and got phone interview email?

I accidentally forgot to do the personality assessment until the 27th and I got the consideration for phone interview email on 07/31

 

[JPace24]

I got the notification that experiences are under review on 7/28, but have not gotten an under consideration or any other email since. Am I cooked?

 

[JPace24]

I guess my Experience review is still not complete?