2024-2025 Wisconsin

[wysdoc]

2024-2025 Wisconsin Secondary Essay Prompts (4 required, 1 optional)

1. The Admissions Committee is committed to holistic, mission-aligned evaluation of all applicants. Review our institution’s mission. Using specific examples, discuss how and why you believe you are a good fit for the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. (500 words max)

2. UW SMPH uses the AAMC’s Premed Competencies for Entering Medical Students as an applicant evaluation framework. Choose one of the professional competencies from the drop-down list that has been a point of pride or emphasis on your path to medical school. Using specific examples, describe how you have demonstrated it in your experiences to date. (250 words max)

3. Choose a different professional competency that has been another point of pride or emphasis. Using specific examples, describe how you have demonstrated this one in your experiences to date. (250 words max)

4. Many inequities exist at the intersection between health outcomes and historical, societal, economic, or other systemic factors. Choose a broader issue or policy that impacts health outcomes where you believe change is needed to advance health equity. Discuss the role you hope to play as a physician in addressing this issue. (250 words max)

Optional Essay​

In a paragraph (200-300 words), please share how COVID-19 impacted your application in the following domains:

• Academic
• Volunteer
• Research
• Work
• Personal Life

Topics to address might include the public health lessons and health care insights learned from the pandemic, creative ways in which you were able to serve your community during the crisis, or any hardships (economic, health, or other) you faced due to the virus or its mitigation efforts (e.g. social distancing, quarantine).


Good luck to all applying!
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[Mr.Smile12]

Reminder: PREview is "highly" RECOMMENDED but not required.

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[JumpinJeh]

For anyone prewriting Wisconsin, I suspect at least one of the prompts will differ from previous years due to an agreement between the UW Regents and the State Legislature regarding DEI statements. It restricts the school from requiring DEI statements in hiring and admissions.

See UW System Regents reverse course to approve deal with GOP lawmakers on funding, DEI

 

[nauglegross]

OOS Secondary received this morning. 4 required and 1 optional as follows:

The Admissions Committee is committed to holistic, mission-aligned evaluation of all applicants. Review our institution’s mission. Using specific examples, discuss how and why you believe you are a good fit for the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. (500 words max.)

UW SMPH uses the AAMC’s Premed Competencies for Entering Medical Students as an applicant evaluation framework. Choose one of the professional competencies from the drop-down list that has been a point of pride or emphasis on your path to medical school. Using specific examples, describe how you have demonstrated it in your experiences to date. (250 words max.)

Choose a different professional competency that has been another point of pride or emphasis. Using specific examples, describe how you have demonstrated this one in your experiences to date. (250 words max.)

Many inequities exist at the intersection between health outcomes and historical, societal, economic, or other systemic factors. Choose a broader issue or policy that impacts health outcomes where you believe change is needed to advance health equity. Discuss the role you hope to play as a physician in addressing this issue. (250 words max.)

Optional Essay​

In a paragraph (200-300 words), please share how COVID-19 impacted your application in the following domains:

• Academic
• Volunteer
• Research
• Work
• Personal Life

Topics to address might include the public health lessons and health care insights learned from the pandemic, creative ways in which you were able to serve your community during the crisis, or any hardships (economic, health, or other) you faced due to the virus or its mitigation efforts (e.g. social distancing, quarantine).

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[stroukumpo]

Has anyone gotten a secondary?

 

[glittering_star]

Is there a reapplication essay?

 

[jjh1233]

IS Secondary Received

 

[marblecloud]

So you can't submit until August 25th??? I am confused I am a Wisconsin resident

 

[jjh1233]

So you can't submit until August 25th??? I am confused I am a Wisconsin resident

Correct. Plenty of time to write!

 

[stroukumpo]

is there anyone in state who hasn't received a secondary?

 

[medcarrot]

+1 OOS secondary received. So for OOS applicants we can submit ASAP right, we don't have to wait?

 

[work8888]

+1 OOS secondary received. So for OOS applicants we can submit ASAP right, we don't have to wait?

I believe so!

 

[derbandit]

Any other OOS not able to submit?

 

[medcarrot]

Any other OOS not able to submit?

I was able to. You still have to fill out the residency form so they can confirm you as a non-resident. It won't show you a green checkmark but refresh after you complete it and you should be able to submit.

 

[letmein528]

+1 OOS Secondary

 

[PuttingPlusChampion]

+1 OOS Secondary

 

[iHeartTomatoes]

+1 OOS secondary

 

[mschapp]

For the mission fit essay, the link to their mission also includes a list of 4 "values". Are we supposed to talk about those "values" or only what it mentions in their actual mission, like it says "remarkable service to patients and communities, outstanding education, and innovative research", so I wasn't sure if we were supposed to give examples of remarkable service, etc. or the 4 values instead

 

[real12]

For the mission fit essay, the link to their mission also includes a list of 4 "values". Are we supposed to talk about those "values" or only what it mentions in their actual mission, like it says "remarkable service to patients and communities, outstanding education, and innovative research", so I wasn't sure if we were supposed to give examples of remarkable service, etc. or the 4 values instead

I was guessing the mission since it says to review the mission, but doesn't mention "Values" but I was wondering the same thing tbh

 

[medschool99238]

Worth submitting secondary as OOS no ties?

 

[real12]

Worth submitting secondary as OOS no ties?

i'd say so!

 

[scottsterling]

Any other resident stay up to submit for the 8/25 opening? 🤣

 

[jjh1233]

Any other resident stay up to submit for the 8/25 opening? 🤣

🙋‍♂️

 

[suwerte18]

Last application of the cycle done!

 

[NotPink]

Last application of the cycle done!

Same here! Best of luck!

 

[sparky7189]

tbh idk why I had this school on my primary but would it be worth it to apply as CA resident with no ties?

 

[range77]

Does anyone know when the WARM program applicants got interviewed last year?

 

[McApple]

Does anyone know when the WARM program applicants got interviewed last year?

This is when II were first sent out for Wisconsin the last couple years:

2018: September 5th
2019: August 27th
2020: September 30th
2021: September 2nd
2022: September 26th
2023: October 17th

 

[bigyikes7]

Hey! I was lucky to get an II at UWisc today (MSTP) but am wondering if it is a bad look to ask them for a different date? I am supposed to be traveling (for a different in-person interview) on the second day of the interview they want me to attend, and I can't change my travel plans bc this other program is paying for my flight to interview 😭 How bad of a look is it to ask for a later date? i would rather cancel my other interview than lose this one with UWisc... should i cancel my other interview? any insight would be helpful if anyone here knows!

 

[Doc331]

Hey! I was lucky to get an II at UWisc today (MSTP) but am wondering if it is a bad look to ask them for a different date? I am supposed to be traveling (for a different in-person interview) on the second day of the interview they want me to attend, and I can't change my travel plans bc this other program is paying for my flight to interview 😭 How bad of a look is it to ask for a later date? i would rather cancel my other interview than lose this one with UWisc... should i cancel my other interview? any insight would be helpful if anyone here knows!

I don't think it would hurt you to ask UW for a different date, just say you had a prior commitment that would not allow you to attend the current date. Definitely wouldn't throw away your other interview. We're all humans, I'm sure they'll understand

 

[mikewasow335]

any IS interviews yet??

 

[McApple]

any IS interviews yet??

Last year they didn’t start sending them out until mid October, so we could be waiting a while if they follow the same timeline as last year

 

[scottsterling]

IS II!!! LM 75

 

[fairlyseasonal]

IS II received today!

 

[Crunchyshrimpfries164]

IS II received today!

Congrats when did you submit?

 

[fairlyseasonal]

Congrats when did you submit?

8/25 right as instate submission opened at midnight 🙂

 

[McApple]

Anyone get an II for the WARM program?

 

[range77]

Anyone get an II for the WARM program?

Nothing for WARM but I’m OOS

 

[JumpinJeh]

IS II!!! LM 75

IS II received today!

Congrats!

Did either of you see an update in the residency part of the secondary? Or did the registrar reach out to confirm residency? Mine still just says "N/A" in that section.

 

[scottsterling]

Congrats!

Did either of you see an update in the residency part of the secondary? Or did the registrar reach out to confirm residency? Mine still just says "N/A" in that section.

Mine has said resident since I applied 8/25

 

[fairlyseasonal]

Congrats!

Did either of you see an update in the residency part of the secondary? Or did the registrar reach out to confirm residency? Mine still just says "N/A" in that section.

Mine also says n/a, but I also submitted HEAB paper documents for MCW and that takes approximately 1 month, so I figure there may be a wait

 

[warpy]

IS II!!! LM 75

The wisco goat, first mcw then madison, congrats!

 

[fairlyseasonal]

The wisco goat, first mcw then madison, congrats!

no place like home! any idea to past or current applicants how soon they inform you of you interview time slot? getting hard to take off of work!

 

[scottsterling]

The wisco goat, first mcw then madison, congrats!

Thank you 😆 Cheesehead for life 😤

 

[stroukumpo]

Does anyone in state without an interview see N/A?

 

[catlover222]

Has anyone gotten an interview or know of people who got past acceptances that did not take PREview?

 

[JumpinJeh]

For anyone in state that received an interview, does your residency application part on your secondary portal say "N/A"?

I would also like to know.

Does anyone in state without an interview see N/A?

And to clarify what stroukump is referring to, we mean When you click "residency application" on the left column, then at the bottom of the block of text, it says "Residency Application Info: N/A (Timestamp)

 

[tempesttwo]

IS No interview here, my residency application page just says "this page is complete"

Update: It says "Residency Application Info: Resident (8/25/2024 12:00:00 AM)"

 

[JumpinJeh]

IS No interview here, my residency application page just says "this page is complete"

Look at the very bottom of the text block on that page to see what we are asking about.

 

[tempesttwo]

Did you submit any additional documents besides what was asked in the secondary?

No, but this was my undergrad so it's possible they had any needed info already