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Duluth Prompts:
All essays have an 800-character limit.
1. In what ways do you fit the goals of this school?
2. How familiar are you with life in a rural setting or American Indian community?
3. What are some of the professional and personal advantages and disadvantages of a rural family medicine practice?
4. How have you familiarized yourself with the field of medicine?
5. How have your volunteer experiences influenced your life goals?
6. Briefly describe your career plans in the event that you do not attend medical school.
7. Have you ever struggled with being honest and compassionate at the same time? Describe the situation, the struggles and, if there was one, the resolution.
8. Describe an experience you have had working in a team (other than a sports team), what role you played, and your comfort level with that role.
9. What does lifelong learning mean to you?
10. What are your recreational and leisure activities?
11. Medical school can be stressful. What coping skills have you used in the past to deal with stressful situations?
12. Please use this space to update the information contained in your AMCAS application. Indicate grades earned, alterations in your proposed coursework or graduation dates, additions to your extracurricular activities, and anything else you feel the Committee should know.
13. Please describe what you are currently doing. If you have already graduated please indicate what you have been doing since graduation and what your plans are for the coming year.
14. FOR REAPPLICANTS ONLY: What have you done to improve your application to medical school?
15. Were you ever the recipient of any action by any college or medical school for unacceptable academic performance or conduct violations?
16. If yes (15), please explain.
17. Have you ever been convicted of a crime other than a minor traffic or parking violation?
18. Have you ever been convicted of a felony?
19. If the answer is yes to either question (17/18), please explain.
20. Do you consider yourself a resident of the State of Minnesota?
21. If yes, how long have you been a resident of Minnesota?
22. Describe your ties to the state of Minnesota.
Twin Cities Prompts:
*1. Beyond what you have written in your AMCAS essay, discuss your early life experiences, family background and aspects of your home community that have led to your decision to become a physician.
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*2. Describe a difficult life experience and how you dealt with it.
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*3. Our medical school is committed to enrolling and graduating a diverse student body. The Admissions Committee considers the following: high academic potential, disadvantaged background, race and ethnicity, evidence of outstanding leadership, creativity, unique work or service experience, community involvement, non-traditional educational progression, and demonstrated commitment to working with diverse populations.
How would you contribute to the diversity of the University of Minnesota Medical School - Twin Cities student body?
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*4. If you did not designate Minnesota as your state of legal residence on your AMCAS application, briefly describe any ties that you might have to this state. If you are a Minnesota resident, please enter N/A.
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*5. Briefly describe what you are currently doing. If you have already graduated, please indicate what you have been doing since graduation, and what your plans are for the coming year.
0 characters (min: 1, max: 1200)
*6. Please explain any gaps in your education and/or work experiences since high school graduation that are not previously described in your application. If there are none, please enter N/A.
0 characters (min: 1, max: 1200)
*7. Should you not be accepted to medical school, the alternative career that you would pursue is:
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*9. What other pertinent information would you like to bring to the attention of the Admissions Committee? If there is none, please enter N/A.
0 characters (min: 1, max: 900)
Good luck to everyone applying!
All essays have an 800-character limit.
1. In what ways do you fit the goals of this school?
2. How familiar are you with life in a rural setting or American Indian community?
3. What are some of the professional and personal advantages and disadvantages of a rural family medicine practice?
4. How have you familiarized yourself with the field of medicine?
5. How have your volunteer experiences influenced your life goals?
6. Briefly describe your career plans in the event that you do not attend medical school.
7. Have you ever struggled with being honest and compassionate at the same time? Describe the situation, the struggles and, if there was one, the resolution.
8. Describe an experience you have had working in a team (other than a sports team), what role you played, and your comfort level with that role.
9. What does lifelong learning mean to you?
10. What are your recreational and leisure activities?
11. Medical school can be stressful. What coping skills have you used in the past to deal with stressful situations?
12. Please use this space to update the information contained in your AMCAS application. Indicate grades earned, alterations in your proposed coursework or graduation dates, additions to your extracurricular activities, and anything else you feel the Committee should know.
13. Please describe what you are currently doing. If you have already graduated please indicate what you have been doing since graduation and what your plans are for the coming year.
14. FOR REAPPLICANTS ONLY: What have you done to improve your application to medical school?
15. Were you ever the recipient of any action by any college or medical school for unacceptable academic performance or conduct violations?
16. If yes (15), please explain.
17. Have you ever been convicted of a crime other than a minor traffic or parking violation?
18. Have you ever been convicted of a felony?
19. If the answer is yes to either question (17/18), please explain.
20. Do you consider yourself a resident of the State of Minnesota?
21. If yes, how long have you been a resident of Minnesota?
22. Describe your ties to the state of Minnesota.
Twin Cities Prompts:
*1. Beyond what you have written in your AMCAS essay, discuss your early life experiences, family background and aspects of your home community that have led to your decision to become a physician.
0 characters (min: 1, max: 1500)
*2. Describe a difficult life experience and how you dealt with it.
0 characters (min: 1, max: 1500)
*3. Our medical school is committed to enrolling and graduating a diverse student body. The Admissions Committee considers the following: high academic potential, disadvantaged background, race and ethnicity, evidence of outstanding leadership, creativity, unique work or service experience, community involvement, non-traditional educational progression, and demonstrated commitment to working with diverse populations.
How would you contribute to the diversity of the University of Minnesota Medical School - Twin Cities student body?
0 characters (min: 1, max: 1500)
*4. If you did not designate Minnesota as your state of legal residence on your AMCAS application, briefly describe any ties that you might have to this state. If you are a Minnesota resident, please enter N/A.
0 characters (min: 1, max: 300)
*5. Briefly describe what you are currently doing. If you have already graduated, please indicate what you have been doing since graduation, and what your plans are for the coming year.
0 characters (min: 1, max: 1200)
*6. Please explain any gaps in your education and/or work experiences since high school graduation that are not previously described in your application. If there are none, please enter N/A.
0 characters (min: 1, max: 1200)
*7. Should you not be accepted to medical school, the alternative career that you would pursue is:
0 characters (min: 1, max: 300)
*9. What other pertinent information would you like to bring to the attention of the Admissions Committee? If there is none, please enter N/A.
0 characters (min: 1, max: 900)
Good luck to everyone applying!
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