2025-2026 Kentucky

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2025-2026 Kentucky Secondary Essay Prompts:
U of Kentucky interviews are IN PERSON, not on Zoom.

1. Why have you chosen to apply to the University of Kentucky College of Medicine?

2. The University of Kentucky College of Medicine's (UKCOM) mission statement promotes an environment that encourages excellence in education, access to high-quality health care, and transformative research to improve the health and wellness of Kentuckians and beyond. Please describe how your past experiences or future plans contribute to enriching and enhancing the learning environment at UKCOM.

3. If you are a non Kentucky resident, you are required to elaborate on your Kentucky ties if applicable (personal, familial e.g.)

4. Your combination of life experiences make you uniquely you. Talk about one such experience and how it has helped you prepare to be a physician.

5. Describe an experience or situation which made you feel grateful?

6. Please share unique, personally important, and/or challenging facts in your life and/or work experiences. Please discuss how such factors have influenced your goals and preparation for a career in medicine.

7. Describe a situation where you were not in the majority.

8. Please elaborate on your selection of first-choice campus.
*please read about the campus options here* Medical Student Education | Campuses and Programs | University of Kentucky College of Medicine

9. Please elaborate on your selection of alternate campus (if applicable).

Good luck to all applying!

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[pulsatilepony]

+1 OOS Secondary, Really Strong Ties
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1. Why have you chosen to apply to the University of Kentucky College of Medicine?
2. The University of Kentucky College of Medicine's (UKCOM) mission statement promotes an environment that encourages excellence in education, access to high-quality health care, and transformative research to improve the health and wellness of Kentuckians and beyond. Please describe how your past experiences or future plans contribute to enriching and enhancing the learning environment at UKCOM.
3. If you are a non Kentucky resident, you are required to elaborate on your Kentucky ties if applicable (personal, familial e.g.)
4. Your combination of life experiences make you uniquely you. Talk about one such experience and how it has helped you prepare to be a physician.
5. Describe an experience or situation which made you feel grateful?
6. Please share unique, personally important, and/or challenging facts in your life and/or work experiences. Please discuss how such factors have influenced your goals and preparation for a career in medicine.
7. Describe a situation where you were not in the majority.
8. Please elaborate on your selection of first-choice campus.
9. Please elaborate on your selection of alternate campus (if applicable).

 

[thestrugglingpremedd]

+1 OOS Secondary

 

[CK89]

Does this school screen secondaries for OOS anymore? I got mine like a few hours after my primary went through, last year I had to wait like two weeks.

 

[jonjonbon]

+1 OOS Secondary

 

[silverlining098]

+1 OOS Secondary...but no ties to KY. Is it even worth submitting the secondary?

 

[adresearchgal]

+1 OOS Secondary...but no ties to KY. Is it even worth submitting the secondary?

I am wondering the same

 

[worriedproposal]

anyone else having trouble not repeating experiences between these secondaries? I feel like three of these questions are asking like the same thing.

 

[watx]

I am wondering the same

I think generally, UK and Louisville look for out-of-state students to have ties to the state.

 

[coffmants]

Heads up to any out of state applicants, they only have in person interviews this year so make sure you're willing to do that if you're going to submit a secondary!

 

[uglywesternblot]

+1 OOS secondary

 

[pdb008]

+1 OOS secondary

 

[CK89]

People who're complete, how long did it take for your LORs to be verified by them?

 

[deleted1222336]

People who're complete, how long did it take for your LORs to be verified by them?

a day or two after i submitted my secondary

 

[KiGnome]

That is incredible! I saw the construction site last summer while completing research at Markey. Returning for a postbacc. I'm quite exciting about this program (would it be strategic to include new development in the "Why Us" or no?).

 

[RN1037]

a day or two after i submitted my secondary

4 Days and still pending

 

[gooboog]

+1 IS II LM 79, complete 8/4

 

[chummyplum]

+1 IS II LM 79, complete 8/4

Actually 8/4 or did u mean 7/4 😟

 

[MisterE2003]

+1 II LM 74

 

[gooboog]

Actually 8/4 or did u mean 7/4 😟

Not a typo, it is August 4th. Didn't expect an II this soon after but I do have very strong ties to the school

 

[RN1037]

10 days and recommendation letters still not verified. Any idea what to do next ?

 

[RN1037]

Maybe email them or call. They might disagree on if you have the correct kind of letters

Sent them an email since calls were not getting picked up. Lets see

 

[jonjonbon]

Sent them an email since calls were not getting picked up. Lets see

This might be related to the letters themselves rather than UK COM. You should double-check with the LOR writers that all of the letters have a signature, date, and contact info.

 

[UrgentLeaf]

+1 II IS

 

[smoney1178]

+1 II IS

Lm?!

 

[yolo123456]

Sent them an email since calls were not getting picked up. Lets see

did you get a response from them?

 

[TheguythatdrivesEVs]

OOS Rejection

 

[pulsatilepony]

OOS Rejection

Sorry to hear that. If you don't mind me asking, was it Pre or Post Secondary?

 

[TheguythatdrivesEVs]

Sorry to hear that. If you don't mind me asking, was it Pre or Post Secondary?

post

 

[smoney1178]

OOS Rejection

LM?

 

[TheguythatdrivesEVs]

LM?

65

 

[smoney1178]

65

I’m sorry 🙁 did you have any ties to the state?

 

[TheguythatdrivesEVs]

Did your email say for 2025 or 2026?

2025

 

[TheguythatdrivesEVs]

I’m sorry 🙁 did you have any ties to the state?

nope

 

[thestrugglingpremedd]

OOS rejection. LM 67

 

[thestrugglingpremedd]

Did your email say for 2025 or 2026?

Mine said 2025.

 

[RN1037]

did you get a response from them?

Got a standard email that they are going through each and every applications and will get back to you once they process ours .. been 3 weeks so far

 

[KiGnome]

+II OOS MD/PhD

 

[smoney1178]

OOS MD only II!

 

[pulsatilepony]

+1 OOS II!

 

[pulsatilepony]

OOS MD only II!

Hope to see you there!

 

[smoney1178]

Hope to see you there!

Yes!! Do you have a date yet?

 

[pulsatilepony]

Yes!! Do you have a date yet?

I picked 10/16

 

[smoney1178]

I picked 10/16

Awesome!! I am doing 11/6. I’m hoping a bit of a later date doesn’t hurt my chances….

 

[pulsatilepony]

Awesome!! I am doing 11/6. I’m hoping a bit of a later date doesn’t hurt my chances….

I could be totally wrong but based on previous threads UK seems very rolling but even Lex doesn't seem to fill until ~Dec. Just focus the energy into crushing your interview!

 

[smoney1178]

I could be totally wrong but based on previous threads UK seems very rolling but even Lex doesn't seem to fill until ~Dec. Just focus the energy into crushing your interview!

Thank you!! Good luck to you as well! 😊

 

[sallyboogers]

+II OOS MD/PhD

Hi! When was your app complete?

 

[bigb0dybenz]

+1 II IS

 

[_acpolarbear777]

I could be totally wrong but based on previous threads UK seems very rolling but even Lex doesn't seem to fill until ~Dec. Just focus the energy into crushing your interview!

Are you saying that the lex campus slots for acceptance are usually full by December? Would this mean people interviewing in January would only be considered for other campuses? I'm just wondering because I'm still waiting for my interview (hopefully) and really have my heart set on Lex.

 

[pulsatilepony]

Are you saying that the lex campus slots for acceptance are usually full by December? Would this mean people interviewing in January would only be considered for other campuses? I'm just wondering because I'm still waiting for my interview (hopefully) and really have my heart set on Lex.

Not what I was intending. As their website says Lex interviews into February this yr. With that said, based on what I can tell from previous trends you are more likely to be placed on WL (at least until a slot opens) if you interview later, but you're under consideration for an A wherever you interview. See this post from last year regarding alternate campus interview selection:

Early January. I declined consideration for the other campuses after they told me they filled their Lexington campus. Not sure if its worth attending if there's not a lot of waitlist movement for Lexington campus

Also direct quote from admissions website: "Our interview and admission decisions are made on a rolling basis determined by the date of completion of your file. Therefore, early submission and completion of is strongly recommended given the fact that our class is typically filled and oversubscribed in late December or early January."