Hey guys since there are a couple of you still waiting for a secondary from Twin Cities I'll put up the prompts because some of them changed/were added/taken away from previous years.
Your responses to these questions will provide detailed information to the Admissions Committee as they look to understand you as a medical school applicant. Your responses should include reasoned descriptions of meaningful life experiences and challenges, unique qualities, skills, accomplishments, problems or successes. Please do not restate, or simply refer to your AMCAS essay. Also, your answers should not be a litany of activities. Reflect on specific experiences, what you learned from them, and how they may have changed you. Your responses must be limited to the word counts indicated. You must provide a response to each question before you're allowed to finalize and submit this application. Once you finalize and submit your application, you will not be able to edit your responses to these questions.
1. Beyond what you have written in your AMCAS Personal Comments and the Experience section, please describe your medically related experience(s) and how they have contributed to your understanding of medicine and your motivation to pursue this career?
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*2. Please describe a challenging life experience and how you dealt with it.
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*3. The University of Minnesota strives to ensure diverse educational experiences appreciating individual differences by creating learning environments that promote acceptance, respect and inclusivity. Please describe your experiences with diversity and diverse groups of people by reflecting on your background and the impact it has had on developing your own values and attitudes toward others. Please include how your values and attitudes will foster a positive learning environment during your training, and benefit your future patients through the practice of medicine.
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*4. We invite you to share information about important aspects of your personal background and identity as they relate to your desire to pursue medicine. Examples might include, but are not limited to, information about your culture, disabilities, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, lived experiences, race, religion or spirituality, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status.
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*5. Are you a resident of the state of Minnesota?
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*6. Briefly describe why you are interested in attending the University of Minnesota Medical School.
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*7. 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?
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*8. Please explain any gaps in your education and/or work experiences since high school graduation that are not previously described in your application.
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9. Have you ever been convicted of a felony?*
10. If YES, you must include a full explanation below.
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