2025-2026 Central Michigan University

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2025-2026 CMU Secondary Prompts

1. Describe your motivation for applying to the CMU College of Medicine and your future career in medicine. Finally, describe how your preparation and background will contribute to the mission of the CMU College of Medicine. (1000 words)

2. [REAPP ONLY]: If you have applied to any medical school in previous cycles, what have you done since your last application to prepare yourself for a career in medicine? If you have not applied to medical school previously, write “N/A” in the box. (500 words)

In the next section, there's biographic information and more writing:

1. If you have lived in a MI county, Please provide a brief summary of your affiliation with any County selected (250 words)
2. If not currently enrolled in undergrad/graduate program, Describe what activities you have engaged in since degree completion.(no limit)

Another section where if you say yes to any of the below questions, you have 400 characters to explain/provide more details

• I belong to a race or ethnicity considered underrepresented in medicine.
• I am the first person in my immediate family to attend college (excluding siblings).
• I was born or grew up in a rural community.
• I come from an economically disadvantaged background.
• I have overcome a significant hardship.
• I identify with a group/community not listed above or have additional information to share.

Good luck to all applying!

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[thestrugglingpremedd]

Secondary received

 

[gec88]

OOS Secondary received

 

[saucyrabbit]

IS Secondary Received!

Prompts:

1. Describe your motivation for applying to the CMU College of Medicine and your future career in medicine. Finally, describe how your preparation and background will contribute to the mission of the CMU College of Medicine. (1000 words)
2. [REAPP ONLY]: If you have applied to any medical school in previous cycles, what have you done since your last application to prepare yourself for a career in medicine? If you have not applied to medical school previously, write “N/A” in the box. (500 words)

In the next section, there's biographic information and more writing:

1. If you have lived in a MI county, Please provide a brief summary of your affiliation with any County selected (250 words)
2. If not currently enrolled in undergrad/graduate program, Describe what activities you have engaged in since degree completion.(no limit)

Another section where if you say yes to any of the below questions, you have 400 characters to explain/provide more details

• I belong to a race or ethnicity considered underrepresented in medicine.
• I am the first person in my immediate family to attend college (excluding siblings).
• I was born or grew up in a rural community.
• I come from an economically disadvantaged background.
• I have overcome a significant hardship.
• I identify with a group/community not listed above or have additional information to share.

@wysdoc

 

[graycar]

Are there any more details about question#1 in the 2nd section---
It appears to me that you may haved lived in one MI county but can
"select" a different county to write about. Am I misinterpreting?

 

[catalyst1000]

+OOS

 

[neuro_queen]

+1 OOS

 

[saucyrabbit]

Are there any more details about question#1 in the 2nd section---
It appears to me that you may haved lived in one MI county but can
"select" a different county to write about. Am I misinterpreting?

It specifically says to choose any counties you have lived in, and then summarize your affiliation with any county selected. To me this seems they only want to know about your connection to the counties you have lived in. The only other detail it states is to skip the question if you have NEVER lived in MI.

 

[adresearchgal]

guys.... 1000 words? anyone else thinking that's overkill lol

 

[Premedhopeful2256]

2025-2026 CMU Secondary Prompts

1. Describe your motivation for applying to the CMU College of Medicine and your future career in medicine. Finally, describe how your preparation and background will contribute to the mission of the CMU College of Medicine. (1000 words)

2. [REAPP ONLY]: If you have applied to any medical school in previous cycles, what have you done since your last application to prepare yourself for a career in medicine? If you have not applied to medical school previously, write “N/A” in the box. (500 words)

In the next section, there's biographic information and more writing:

1. If you have lived in a MI county, Please provide a brief summary of your affiliation with any County selected (250 words)
2. If not currently enrolled in undergrad/graduate program, Describe what activities you have engaged in since degree completion.(no limit)

Another section where if you say yes to any of the below questions, you have 400 characters to explain/provide more details

• I belong to a race or ethnicity considered underrepresented in medicine.
• I am the first person in my immediate family to attend college (excluding siblings).
• I was born or grew up in a rural community.
• I come from an economically disadvantaged background.
• I have overcome a significant hardship.
• I identify with a group/community not listed above or have additional information to share.

Good luck to all applying!

Interview Feedback:

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Detail information of Central Michigan University College of Medicine including admission, tuition, ranking, and overview.

www.studentdoctor.net

For the reapp and the gap year questions, I feel like my answers are very similar because I have started the same activities since I applied and began my gap year. Do you guys have any advice on how to address these questions?

 

[graycar]

It specifically says to choose any counties you have lived in, and then summarize your affiliation with any county selected. To me this seems they only want to know about your connection to the counties you have lived in. The only other detail it states is to skip the question if you have NEVER lived in MI.

Thanks for the added info.

 

[saucyrabbit]

guys.... 1000 words? anyone else thinking that's overkill lol

For sure. But you can cover a lot in that one prompt like why us and diversity. I submitted and my essay was slightly over 800 words

 

[imkm]

+1 OOS

 

[silverlining098]

+1 OOS Secondary. Never lived in Michigan. Only visited.

Am I only providing a money grab donation if I apply?

 

[orangecat77]

+1 OOS Secondary. Never lived in Michigan. Only visited.

Am I only providing a money grab donation if I apply?

why wouldn't you ask this question before paying $50 to submit your primary...

 

[danbergstellangraph]

Any idea how to answer the Reapp question and "describe what activities you have engaged in since degree completion" differently? I feel like my answer to both of those would be mostly identical.