2ndary Questions...Why our school???

[jp2004]

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Hello. It seems that most secondary questions asks "why our school?" any idea or approach on how to tackle this kind of questions...
thanks for any feedback!!! 🙂

 

[mikedc813]

i found this to be difficult too, since i honestly didn't apply to a lot of places aside from the reason being that they are highly ranked schools. i mentioned how i loved the city and did a little research on each school and tried to mention parts of the curriculum unique to that school that i liked. i don't think this question will make or break you though so don't sweat over it too much

 

[Jason110]

i don't think this question will make or break you though so don't sweat over it too much

I disagree. I think this question could make you but it likely won't break you, provided you don't do a terrible job on it. I think you should put your 'heart' into the question if you have a 'heartfelt' reason for applying to a school. If you're applying to this school just "to optimize your chances of admission" then you can write the general stuff from the website and viewbook. Everyone does that, so if you can find something about the school and make it creative, you have a better chance.

Jason

 

[Agent Splat]

Luckily I come from an town where diversity is seen as "I drive a Ford truck, he drives a Chevy truck, and that other guy drives a Dodge" so I'm going to use the ethnic diversity angle for many of my schools, I think (if it applies, of course). But I think that's a good angle that shows a desire to expand my cultural horizons.

--Marc

 

[superunknown]

I've written a few of those essays so far. I (1)found out any notable people that went there, (2) referenced some innocuous and cool part of their curriculum, and (3) wrote in the first paragraph that I was looking for X, Y, and Z in a medical school, and that their school matched my "Ideal Medical School".

....just some ideas.

 

[jp2004]

thanks for all the feedback...at least it give me some idea on where to start... 😀