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2025-2026 Michigan State Secondary Essay Prompts: (wording of #3 is different than last year's)

1. Imagine your professional life 15 years from now and briefly detail where you envision yourself and what you hope to be doing. Describe your most meaningful career accomplishment by that time. Explain why it is significant.? (Please limit your response to 400 words or less.)

2. Considering your life experiences and the lens through which you view the world, share your thoughts and perspectives about how systemic injustices and inequities have 1) affected you directly, and/or 2) shaped your perspective on your future role as a physician? (Please limit your response to 400 words or less.)

3. Each year, medical schools review thousands of applications. What do you want to make sure the MSU CHM Admissions Committee knows about you? (Please limit your response to 400 words or less.)

Good luck to all applying!

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[crocodilearchitect]

any guess on when we will hear about secondary applications?

 

[jasonbourne125]

Im an incoming M1 and starting next month at CHM who applied OOS. Feel free to PM any questions!

 

[superswimmer13]

+1 IS secondary

 

[girldino22]

+1 IS Secondary

 

[onlinefartz2]

OOS secondary

 

[Jjdoctor18]

Prompts?

 

[mustravel2016]

OOS secondary at 11:38 A.M. CST

 

[mustravel2016]

1. Imagine your professional life 15 years from now and briefly detail where you envision yourself and what you hope to be doing. Describe your most meaningful career accomplishment by that time. Explain why it is significant.? (Please limit your response to 400 words or less.)
2. Considering your life experiences and the lens through which you view the world, share your thoughts and perspectives about how systemic injustices and inequities have 1) affected you directly, and/or 2) shaped your perspective on your future role as a physician? (Please limit your response to 400 words or less.)
3. Each year, medical schools review thousands of applications. What do you want to make sure the MSU CHM Admissions Committee knows about you? (Please limit your response to 400 words or less.)

 

[orangecat33]

Anyone else not get a secondary yet?

 

[gec88]

+1 OOS secondary

 

[Swiftlions]

+1 OOS Secondary

 

[bigb0dybenz]

+1 OOS

 

[benjaminrf7]

Has anyone noticed that their Casper isn’t showing up in the status tab?

 

[mustravel2016]

Has anyone noticed that their Casper isn’t showing up in the status tab?

Mine shows up in my portal. Did you pay the application fee? Most of the stuff doesn't show up unless you do that (only school that does that). Or I think from yesterday MSU just took some time to get the stuff to show up in the portal.

 

[garterae]

Has anyone noticed that their Casper isn’t showing up in the status tab?

My preview score isn't showing up

 

[keatonmitchellfan]

I took both and not sure which one they received since it doesn’t specify

 

[Rtheman]

how important is the Casper/Preview score to MSU CHM??

 

[onlinefartz2]

how important is the Casper/Preview score to MSU CHM??

it is required

 

[dibadelf]

Anyone have a payment button? I finished my essays days ago but I don't have the button to pay. Only been a couple days but I dont want those days to turn into weeks without submitting.

 

[Jjdoctor18]

Anyone have a payment button? I finished my essays days ago but I don't have the button to pay. Only been a couple days but I dont want those days to turn into weeks without submitting.


View attachment 407602

You paid before you opened the secondary

 

[dibadelf]

You paid before you opened the secondary

I applied last year and had fee assistance.

This year I don’t have fee assistance, didn’t pay, but I was able to fill out the application. My status has a red x on app fee. Don’t get me wrong, any ability to have the fee waived would be great but I don’t want to have any issues

 

[sdkp]

Has anyone received an interview yet?

 

[MCCM123]

Has anyone received an interview yet?

I have not, but it is extremely early still. Stay confident and trust your work!

 

[mdinprogressslowly]

I applied last year and had fee assistance.

This year I don’t have fee assistance, didn’t pay, but I was able to fill out the application. My status has a red x on app fee. Don’t get me wrong, any ability to have the fee waived would be great but I don’t want to have any issues

I’m having the same issue. My application status says not complete because I am missing the secondary application fee but I also do not see a “proceed to payment” button

 

[bluemushroom03]

I just noticed that under the FAQ of the secondary portal that a Committee Letter = 1 letter. Does it mean that the 3 letters I sent to my pre-health university committee are only counted as 1 and I have to scramble for 2 more individual letters? On my status tab it says that letters of evaluation is complete with a green check mark.

Am I cooked if I can't get 2 additional letters?

 

[nate1141]

I just noticed that under the FAQ of the secondary portal that a Committee Letter = 1 letter. Does it mean that the 3 letters I sent to my pre-health university committee are only counted as 1 and I have to scramble for 2 more individual letters? On my status tab it says that letters of evaluation is complete with a green check mark.

Am I cooked if I can't get 2 additional letters?
View attachment 408490

.... yeah def cooked

 

[wysdoc]

I just noticed that under the FAQ of the secondary portal that a Committee Letter = 1 letter. Does it mean that the 3 letters I sent to my pre-health university committee are only counted as 1 and I have to scramble for 2 more individual letters? On my status tab it says that letters of evaluation is complete with a green check mark.

Am I cooked if I can't get 2 additional letters?
View attachment 408490

Call it a letter packet

 

[geopigeon]

Seems like they're later in their admissions this year compared to last year's cycle

 

[MCCM123]

Seems like they're later in their admissions this year compared to last year's cycle

That’s fine to me personally, considering I haven’t heard a peep from any of my schools barring the occasional newsletter! 😂

 

[Rtheman]

did anyone get II yet??

 

[Timetocrunch]

OOS ii LM 73

 

[geopigeon]

OOS ii LM 73

oh baby its finally time
congrats!! when did you submit?

 

[Timetocrunch]

oh baby its finally time
congrats!! when did you submit?

July 17th

 

[14zip]

IS II!!! Got the email just this afternoon. Submitted 8/21.

 

[chennyairs]

IS II!!! Got the email just this afternoon. Submitted 8/21.

did you mean 7/21 or am i cooked LOL

 

[14zip]

did you mean 7/21 or am i cooked LOL

Haha I did mean 8/21 but no you aren't cooked. I wouldn't read into the timing at all as I interviewed here and was WL'ed last cycle so that probably has a lot to do with it.

Medical schools also do all sorts of things with the order they review applications and interview applicants. Many schools send interview invites in to February and March, its still early.

 

[geopigeon]

IS II!!! Got the email just this afternoon. Submitted 8/21.

Congrats!! What’s your LM?

 

[14zip]

Congrats!! What’s your LM?

Thank you! Sorry but my LM won't be very relevant as I have a MS and LM scores don't include graduate GPA.

 

[chennyairs]

Haha I did mean 8/21 but no you aren't cooked. I wouldn't read into the timing at all as I interviewed here and was WL'ed last cycle so that probably has a lot to do with it.

Medical schools also do all sorts of things with the order they review applications and interview applicants. Many schools send interview invites in to February and March, its still early.

thanks! this makes me feel better. congrats and good luck!!

 

[14zip]

thanks! this makes me feel better. congrats and good luck!!

Thanks!

 

[orangecat77]

+1 IS II!! Submitted 8/2, LizzyM 77.6

 

[Premedandpanicking]

+1 IS II
Secondary submitted 8/27
I’m a reapplicant who was waitlisted previous cycle as well!

 

[gorgiascostanza]

+1 II OOS (but from MI originally) submitted on 7/17.

 

[mustravel2016]

OOS pre-II Rejection LM 68 complete 7/20

 

[geopigeon]

oh wow a bunch of Rs on admit today. im ducking and swerving (delusion)

 

[onlinefartz2]

OOS pre-ii R

 

[Mad_22]

Guys I was just finishing my MSUCOM interview for the DO program when I saw the pre II R from MD program and for a split second was so confused thinking it was for the interview I just had
Anyways yeah +1 OOS R

 

[WerkkHardMedBae]

Same, OOS pre-ii R