there are other demographic questions etc ofcourse, but the secondary essay questions are as follows:
Provide relatively brief (1000 character maximum) answers to the following questions. Use Notepad or other non-formatting text editors if you would like to copy-paste your answers from drafts prepared elsewhere. If you copy-paste more than 1000 characters into a text box, you will lose your answer when you click the <Save> button. Required fields are marked with an asterisk.*
1. What experiences have led to your decision to become a physician?
2. Describe examples of leadership experience in which you have significantly influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over time.
3. Describe any of your special interests and how you have developed knowledge in these areas. Give examples of your creativity: the ability to see alternatives; to take diverse perspectives; to develop varied or original ideas; or the willingness to try new things.
4. Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to address this challenge.
5. Give an example of what you have done to make your community a better place to live.
6. Describe your experiences facing or witnessing discrimination. Tell how you responded and what you learned from these experiences and how they have prepared you for your future in medicine.
7. What special life experiences and/or characteristics would you bring to KU School of Medicine?
8. If not included in your AMCAS application, describe your health care experiences that involved direct exposure to physicians' clinical duties.
9. If you are not a Kansas resident, what is your specific interest in applying to the University of Kansas School of Medicine?
10. If necessary, update the information contained in your AMCAS application. Indicate grades earned, alterations in your proposed course work or graduation time, additions to your extracurricular activities, or other pertinent information.
11. If there are discrepancies in your application that have not been explained in your personal statement, use this space to clarify. Examples may include unexplained gaps in time, multiple undergraduate institutions attended, multiple course withdrawals, inconsistent academic performance, inconsistency between academic performance and MCAT scores.
12. If you are currently enrolled, or plan to be enrolled during the next academic year, in a graduate or professional degree program, please describe your status within the program and your intention to complete the program. You must also request a letter from your graduate program advisor or from the dean of your professional school. This letter must include acknowledgement of your application to medical school and a description of your status in the program.
13. If you are no longer a full-time undergraduate student, briefly describe your current employment, community, and/or post-graduate educational activities.
14. For Repeat Applicants Only: Since your last application, note any relevant academic experiences that enhance your ability to be a better physician.
15. For Repeat Applicants Only: Since your last application, note any relevant employment and personal experiences that enhance your ability to be a better physician.
16. For Combined MD/PhD Program Applicants: Do you also want to be considered as an "MD-only" applicant?
*17. Have you ever been convicted for violation of a regulation or law relating to controlled substances (answer YES or NO)? If yes, provide appropriate explanation(s), including the date(s) of conviction, case number(s), and the jurisdictional court(s) involved.
*18. Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony (answer YES or NO)? If yes, provide appropriate explanation(s), including the date(s) of conviction, case number(s), and the jurisdictional court(s) involved.
