What will you bring to our school?

[rb121]

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One of the questions I struggled with most was this one. What is the answer schools look for, exactly? Are you supposed to list specific skills that will be of use to the school or its students? Or is it more about your personality?

 

[ChemEngMD]

One of the questions I struggled with most was this one. What is the answer schools look for, exactly? Are you supposed to list specific skills that will be of use to the school or its students? Or is it more about your personality?

I think the intention of the question is that it is somewhat vague and up to the interpretation of the person answering the question. I'm sure they get answers ranging from personality traits to professional traits to experiences to physical objects lol. Whatever you think is at the core of your being and you carry with you everywhere. It could be an experience that you had that has changed the way you are or it could be values that your parents instilled in you. It's a pretty open ended question meant for you to try and show the committee who you are.

It should be cohesive with the rest of your app but should shine light on a part of you that hasn't been shined on yet. Treat each essay as a chance to show a different part of your personality, but still staying with your central theme. You don't want to be repetitive and boring but you also don't want to be incoherent and immature.

 

[deleted530324]

I always think of The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien whenever I see prompts like this.

 

[BABSstudent]

One of the questions I struggled with most was this one. What is the answer schools look for, exactly? Are you supposed to list specific skills that will be of use to the school or its students? Or is it more about your personality?

I always thought of this as a diversity essay but it really could be taken many ways.

 

[NewYorker9]

I always think of The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien whenever I see prompts like this.

My favorite book I read in high school

 

[NewYorker9]

I think the intention of the question is that it is somewhat vague and up to the interpretation of the person answering the question. I'm sure they get answers ranging from personality traits to professional traits to experiences to physical objects lol. Whatever you think is at the core of your being and you carry with you everywhere. It could be an experience that you had that has changed the way you are or it could be values that your parents instilled in you. It's a pretty open ended question meant for you to try and show the committee who you are.

It should be cohesive with the rest of your app but should shine light on a part of you that hasn't been shined on yet. Treat each essay as a chance to show a different part of your personality, but still staying with your central theme. You don't want to be repetitive and boring but you also don't want to be incoherent and immature.

I like this reply. Nicely thought out.

 

[Soulstice]

I'm bringing the video games? 🙂

 

[Mt Kilimanjaro]

I usually put: "I will bring a 1997 Camry and my beagle, Mr. Bugles."

 

[rb121]

I don't mean an essay question, I mean when you're invited to the interview. I'm pretty sure I'm not getting in this cycle. Three interviews and three wait lists. They all asked me this question and even though I prepared beforehand, I really wasn't sure what they were looking for.

 

[circulus vitios]

I'll probably just repeat what I say in my secondaries: I'm "unique" because of my rural, working class background and so I have a different perspective that other applicants don't necessarily have. I also have a unusual major (for med school) and I'm a first gen college student -- even more "unique aspects" and "added diversity."