FSU
Please limit your answers to 500 words per question
1.Travel
Indicate your significant travel experiences and include the circumstances
2. Fun And Diversion
2. Fun And Diversion
Indicate what you do for fun and diversion (hobbies, special interests, etc.)
3. Miscellaneous
3. Miscellaneous
Identify any other traits, habits, experiences, interests, etc., that a professor or advisor would not normally learn about you.
4.Parents
5. Siblings
4.Parents
For both mother and father, give the following:
- Where they were raised
- 4-5 traits that would describe him/her to a stranger
- Traits you get from him/her
- Your rapport with him/her
- His/her hobbies or interests
Give names, ages and a few brief comments about your brothers and sisters.
6. Practice Vision
6. Practice Vision
In what field of medicine do you envision yourself working ten years from now?
7. Write a critical analysis of your personal and scholastic qualifications for the study of medicine and the realization of your professional ambitions.
FIU
You must answer all 4 essays. (Limit each essay to 1200 characters including spaces.)
1. Of the experiences listed on your AMCAS application, which one activity made the greatest impact on your desire to be a physician and why?
2. Why are you specifically interested in the FIU College of Medicine and South Florida?
3. In what way(s) do you fit the mission of this medical school?. How will you contribute to the diversity of the student body of the FIU College of Medicine?
4. Identify any traits, experiences, challenges, interests, etc. that a professor or advisor would not normally know about you and that you have not already written about in your AMCAS application. Is there anything else that you would like the Admissions Committee to know about you?
UM
Answers will be limited to 375 characters
Community Work
(organized activities performed for the benefit of the community)
Employment (work experiences during the past five years that have been unrelated to science or healthcare)
Counseling/Teaching/Leadership (activities as a leader, organizer, counselor, advisor, or teacher)
Fine Arts (activities involving dance, drama, music, art, photography, etc.)
Sports (organized team sports or recreational activities that you play, watch, or follow)
Journalism (activities in which you served as a writer or editor)
Travel (describe your most memorable travel experience)
Hobbies (what do you do/collect for fun and relaxation)
Narrative One
Briefly describe the one healthcare experience you have had that most significantly influenced your decision to study medicine. Do not send or simply copy information from your personal statement in your AMCAS application. Limit your answer to 1,875 characters.
Narrative TwoWhy do you want to study medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine? Be as specific as possible and limit your response to this space. If you specifically chose the Miami campus or the Boca Raton campus to attend, write your response with regard to that campus. Be as specific as possible and limit your response to 1000 characters.
UCF
Responses should be limited to a maximum of 300 words for each response
* Required Item
2Please provide information about medical volunteering, shadowing, or medical work experiences that are NOT included in your AMCAS application. (This area may be left blank)
3Please provide information about community service that is NOT included in your AMCAS application. (This area may be left blank)
4Please provide information about research experience that is NOT included in your AMCAS application. (This area may be left blank)
5Please provide information about teamwork experience that is NOT included in your AMCAS application. (This area may be left blank)
6Please provide any additional information about leadership experience that is NOT included in your AMCAS application. (This area may be left blank)
7Please provide information about unique, high-level accomplishments that are NOT included in your AMCAS application. (This area may be left blank)
8Please provide information regarding hardships that you might have overcome that are NOT included in your AMCAS application. (This area may be left blank)
9If you were required to work during your college years, please provide a short description why employment was necessary. (This area may be left blank)
10Please provide any information that you would like the UCF COM Medical Student Admissions Committee to consider that has not been addressed in your AMCAS application. (This area may be left blank)
Essay
Please provide a 1-2 page essay to help us understand who you are. Include what you can contribute to your class, the medical profession in general, as well as descriptions of significant events or circumstances that have shaped your character. Please also include information about your family, personal interests, hobbies, travels, and specific goals you may have achieved. This essay should be different than your AMCAS Personal Statement.
7. Write a critical analysis of your personal and scholastic qualifications for the study of medicine and the realization of your professional ambitions.
FIU
You must answer all 4 essays. (Limit each essay to 1200 characters including spaces.)
1. Of the experiences listed on your AMCAS application, which one activity made the greatest impact on your desire to be a physician and why?
2. Why are you specifically interested in the FIU College of Medicine and South Florida?
3. In what way(s) do you fit the mission of this medical school?. How will you contribute to the diversity of the student body of the FIU College of Medicine?
4. Identify any traits, experiences, challenges, interests, etc. that a professor or advisor would not normally know about you and that you have not already written about in your AMCAS application. Is there anything else that you would like the Admissions Committee to know about you?
UM
Answers will be limited to 375 characters
Community Work
(organized activities performed for the benefit of the community)
Employment (work experiences during the past five years that have been unrelated to science or healthcare)
Counseling/Teaching/Leadership (activities as a leader, organizer, counselor, advisor, or teacher)
Fine Arts (activities involving dance, drama, music, art, photography, etc.)
Sports (organized team sports or recreational activities that you play, watch, or follow)
Journalism (activities in which you served as a writer or editor)
Travel (describe your most memorable travel experience)
Hobbies (what do you do/collect for fun and relaxation)
Narrative One
Briefly describe the one healthcare experience you have had that most significantly influenced your decision to study medicine. Do not send or simply copy information from your personal statement in your AMCAS application. Limit your answer to 1,875 characters.
Narrative TwoWhy do you want to study medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine? Be as specific as possible and limit your response to this space. If you specifically chose the Miami campus or the Boca Raton campus to attend, write your response with regard to that campus. Be as specific as possible and limit your response to 1000 characters.
UCF
Responses should be limited to a maximum of 300 words for each response
* Required Item
2Please provide information about medical volunteering, shadowing, or medical work experiences that are NOT included in your AMCAS application. (This area may be left blank)
3Please provide information about community service that is NOT included in your AMCAS application. (This area may be left blank)
4Please provide information about research experience that is NOT included in your AMCAS application. (This area may be left blank)
5Please provide information about teamwork experience that is NOT included in your AMCAS application. (This area may be left blank)
6Please provide any additional information about leadership experience that is NOT included in your AMCAS application. (This area may be left blank)
7Please provide information about unique, high-level accomplishments that are NOT included in your AMCAS application. (This area may be left blank)
8Please provide information regarding hardships that you might have overcome that are NOT included in your AMCAS application. (This area may be left blank)
9If you were required to work during your college years, please provide a short description why employment was necessary. (This area may be left blank)
10Please provide any information that you would like the UCF COM Medical Student Admissions Committee to consider that has not been addressed in your AMCAS application. (This area may be left blank)
Essay
Please provide a 1-2 page essay to help us understand who you are. Include what you can contribute to your class, the medical profession in general, as well as descriptions of significant events or circumstances that have shaped your character. Please also include information about your family, personal interests, hobbies, travels, and specific goals you may have achieved. This essay should be different than your AMCAS Personal Statement.
- This essay should be NO MORE THAN two pages, single spaced, with one inch margins.
- Descriptions should be entered using a 10 to 12 point Times New Roman or similarly easy-to-read font.
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