Here are all of the secondary essay questions that I have so far:
Baylor
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Indicate any special experiences, unusual factors or other information which you feel would be helpful in evaluating you. (I think the limit was 2000 characters)
Dartmouth
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Please share with us something about yourself that is not addressed elsewhere in your application and which could be helpful to the Admissions Committee as we review your file. (no limit, but one page should be enough)
Drexel
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(NO ESSAYS)
Duke
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(Character limits do not include spaces)
SHORT ESSAYS (500 characters each)
Please provide us information on the most important community service/volunteer activities in which you have been involved. Please indicate your role, the length of time that you were involved, and the number of hours/week, if applicable, that you participated. How has participation in these activities impacted your preparation for a career in medicine?
Among the service activities that you listed on your AMCAS application, in which activity did you feel that you truly made an impact on someone else? What was the impact on you?
Each student brings strengths and weaknesses to the medical school class. How might your own experiences or lack of experiences, strengths and/or weaknesses, advantages and/or disadvantages contribute to the makeup of next year's class? How have these impacted your personal development and how have they contributed to your preparation for a career in medicine?
Please provide a list of your honors and awards. Indicate the one(s) of which you are the most proud and why.
Please provide a chronological list of your work experience while in college, or subsequent to your graduation, if applicable. Please indicate the length of your employment, number of hours worked/week, and your exact job title
Have you participated in or conducted investigative research? If so, please describe below. If you have published or are listed as an author on a publication or a manuscript in press, please provide the title, authors, and name of journal.
LONG ESSAYS (1000 characters)
Outside of the classroom, (i.e., encounters with academic dishonesty, etc.) describe a difficult moral or ethical situation that you have encountered and how you dealt with it. What personal strengths, values, and beliefs helped you deal with or meet this challenge?
The scientific and popular news media have heralded several "life-extending" and ?life-altering? technologies--among which are embryonic stem-cell research, cloning, genetic intervention, and organ transplantation. While such technologies represent remarkable developments and applications of our emerging scientific understanding, these technologies raise critical issues with respect to the ethics, morality and economics of these technologies. Identify some of the critical issues evoked by such technologies and address what potential moral, theological, and ethical questions might arise from the decisions made regarding developing and using these technologies in the care of patients.
Emory
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If it was not included on your AMCAS application, please list your entire curriculum plan for the 2004-2005 academic year.
Briefly describe (in approximately 50 words) what you are doing if you are no longer a fulltime student.
Briefly describe (in approximately 100 words) any health-related experience and/or research experience (volunteer or employed). Also, indicate the time and frequency of your involvement. Note: If you have had experience in several health-related areas, list each with a very brief description. Or, you may choose the most meaningful experience and describe it in more detail.
Briefly discuss (in approximately 100 words) any special interests attracting you to Emory.
Florida State (no limit)
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Travel: Indicate your significant travel experiences and include the circumstances.
Fun and Diversion: Indicate what you do for fun and diversion (hobbies, special interests, etc.)
Miscellaneous: Identify any other traits, habits, experiences, interests, etc., that a professor or advisor would not normally learn about you.
Parents: For both mother and father, give the following: a) Where they were raised, b) 4-5 traits that would describe him/her to a stranger, c) Traits you get from him/her, d) Your rapport with him/her, e) His/her hobbies or interests
Siblings: Give names, ages and a few brief comments about your brothers and sisters.
Spouse/Steady Friend: Brief Comments
Practice Vision: In what field of medicine do you envision yourself working ten years from now?
George Washington
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Why are you applying here? (8 line limit)
Georgetown
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Why have you chosen to apply to Georgetown University School of Medicine, and how do you think your education at Georgetown will prepare you to become a physician for the future? (limit one page)
Miami
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What do you think of our website? How can we improve it?
Why are you applying here?
Community Work: organized activities performed for the benefit of the community (375 characters)
Employment: work experiences during the past five years that have been unrelated to science or healthcare (375 characters)
Counseling/Teaching/Leadership: activities as a leader, organizer, counselor, advisor, or teacher (375 characters)
Penn State
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Why did you choose to apply to Penn State College of Medicine? (Maximum 50 words)
Is there any information, not included in either the AMCAS application or this supplemental form that you wish to communicate to the Admissions Committee? (Maximum 50 words)
South Alabama
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(NO ESSAY)
Tufts
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Is there any personal reason or circumstance/history that motivates you to attend Tufts in particular or to study in Boston, as opposed to attending another school or studying in another city? (on paragraph --- note, a response is not required)
University of Florida
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(NO ESSAYS UNLESS REAPPLICANT)
How have you made your application stronger?
University of South Florida (no limits)
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If you applied previously, briefly describe how you have strengthened your candidacy.
If you have experienced academic difficulties, please explain the situation(s) and how it was resolved. (Please also explain any grades less than a "B" or any "withdrawal" situations.)
Please provide the Committee with an essay profiling yourself and family, including, for example, work experience, travel experiences, fun and diversions, family traits, education, occupations, hobbies, and interests. If married, please include your spouse (and children). This essay should be different from your AMCAS essay.
Uniformed Services University
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This form is primarily intended as your instrument to tell the Committee in Admissions about your specific interest in USUHS for your medical education and to explain your motivation for military medicine and something about your experience or familiarity with the military services. In addition, you may expand your AMCAS statement and tell us whatever you would like the Committee to know about you. Be creative and concise in your comments. (one page)
Vanderbilt
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Autobiography: Write a brief autobiography. As completely and precisely as possible, give a picture of yourself, your family, and events you consider important to you. In doing so, identify the values that are of greatest importance to you. If you have completed your undergraduate education, please comment on what you have done or have been doing since graduation. (2000 word limit)
Skills: In addition to preparing you to be an excellent physician, Vanderbilt is committed to educating leaders and scholars in clinical practice, basic research, clinical research, education, and health policy. Describe any skills or experiences that have prepared you for one or more of these broader missions. (500 word limit)
Research: Discuss the scholarly work or research you have done of which you are most proud. What did you find? What might be the consequences of your work (500 word limit)
Virginia Commonwealth / Medical College of Virginia
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HAND WRITE an essay on any topic (200 words)
University of Virginia (300 words each)
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Why are you interested in attending
the University of Virginia School of Medicine?
Briefly describe yourself and your medical career
as you see it ten years from now.
What do you think will be your greatest personal challenge
as a physician, and how will you address this?