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2024-2025 USC (Keck) Secondary Essay Prompts: (questions 5 and 6 are different than last year)
The following questions allow the Admissions Committee to become acquainted with you as an individual. Please answer the questions in 3-5 sentences. Each answer must be 65 words or less (max. 550 characters).
1. What is the most fun you’ve had lately?
2. If you had to give yourself a nickname, what would it be?
3. What are three things you don't care about at all?
4. Describe a situation in which you didn’t get something you felt you deserved.
5. Have you previously applied to or attended medical school (M.D. , D.O., international)? Yes/No
6. If you answered yes, please provide an explanation on what occurred with your application process or previous matriculation to medical school.
7. Is there anything else you would like us to know? Please respond in 200 words or less (max. 1,400 characters)
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MD/PhD applicants, extra questions:
1. List your publications and papers submitted including one or two sentences describing your role on each publication. (250 word, max. 1,800 characters)
2. Please indicate fields of study for which you have a special interest. For example: Anatomy, Biostatistics, Molecular Biology, Systems Biology, Epidemiology, Bioengineering, Human Genetics, Neurosciences, Biochemistry, Immunology Nutrition, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology Biophysics, Physiology, Cancer, Other
3. Please provide the names of faculty with whom you would like to meet, if invited for an interview. For each faculty member suggested, provide a sentence or two explaining why you would like to meet that person. (250 word, max. 1,800 characters)
Good luck to all applying!
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The following questions allow the Admissions Committee to become acquainted with you as an individual. Please answer the questions in 3-5 sentences. Each answer must be 65 words or less (max. 550 characters).
1. What is the most fun you’ve had lately?
2. If you had to give yourself a nickname, what would it be?
3. What are three things you don't care about at all?
4. Describe a situation in which you didn’t get something you felt you deserved.
5. Have you previously applied to or attended medical school (M.D. , D.O., international)? Yes/No
6. If you answered yes, please provide an explanation on what occurred with your application process or previous matriculation to medical school.
7. Is there anything else you would like us to know? Please respond in 200 words or less (max. 1,400 characters)
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
MD/PhD applicants, extra questions:
1. List your publications and papers submitted including one or two sentences describing your role on each publication. (250 word, max. 1,800 characters)
2. Please indicate fields of study for which you have a special interest. For example: Anatomy, Biostatistics, Molecular Biology, Systems Biology, Epidemiology, Bioengineering, Human Genetics, Neurosciences, Biochemistry, Immunology Nutrition, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology Biophysics, Physiology, Cancer, Other
3. Please provide the names of faculty with whom you would like to meet, if invited for an interview. For each faculty member suggested, provide a sentence or two explaining why you would like to meet that person. (250 word, max. 1,800 characters)
Good luck to all applying!
Interview Feedback:
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