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2023-2024 Western University of Health Sciences (Pomona, California) Secondary Essay Prompts: (500 word limit each)
1. What experience observing a DO solidified your desire/ambition to become an osteopathic physician? (This could be a formal shadowing experience (one-on-one with a physician), scribing, observing your own physician, friend, or family member who is a DO).
2. If you have not had the opportunity to shadow/observe a DO why is it important to you to become an osteopathic physician?
3. What was your most memorable community service activity and how did your activity benefit the community?
4. How does the COMP Mission statement align with your values?
5. Why do you want to attend COMP?
6. What does diversity, equity, and inclusion mean to you and why are they important?
7. Have you participated in research? (y/n)
If yes, briefly describe your role and what skills you gained from participation in the research.
Please provide us with the link to the publication or abstract if possible.
Did you contribute to the published work as an author/coauthor? (y/n)
8. Briefly discuss any extenuating circumstances which you feel are pertinent to your application (poor grades, course withdrawals, lapse in your education, etc.).
9. If you have not taken any coursework for over 3 years, please explain why and what you have been doing during that period of time.
10. Are you a transfer applicant? (y/n)
Good luck to everyone applying!
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1. What experience observing a DO solidified your desire/ambition to become an osteopathic physician? (This could be a formal shadowing experience (one-on-one with a physician), scribing, observing your own physician, friend, or family member who is a DO).
2. If you have not had the opportunity to shadow/observe a DO why is it important to you to become an osteopathic physician?
3. What was your most memorable community service activity and how did your activity benefit the community?
4. How does the COMP Mission statement align with your values?
5. Why do you want to attend COMP?
6. What does diversity, equity, and inclusion mean to you and why are they important?
7. Have you participated in research? (y/n)
If yes, briefly describe your role and what skills you gained from participation in the research.
Please provide us with the link to the publication or abstract if possible.
Did you contribute to the published work as an author/coauthor? (y/n)
8. Briefly discuss any extenuating circumstances which you feel are pertinent to your application (poor grades, course withdrawals, lapse in your education, etc.).
9. If you have not taken any coursework for over 3 years, please explain why and what you have been doing during that period of time.
10. Are you a transfer applicant? (y/n)
Good luck to everyone applying!
Interview feedback:
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