some questions you may want to consider while drafting this essay are:
- why have you selected the field of medicine?
- what motivates you to learn more about medicine?
- what do you want medical schools to know about you that hasn't been disclosed in another section of the application?
in addition, you may wish to include information such as:
- special hardships, challenges or obstacles that may have influenced your educational pursuits
- commentary on significant fluctuations in your academic record which are not explained elsewhere in your application