ProspectiveDoctor has compiled a database of past and current medical school secondary essay prompts from past years to help you get a head start on your secondary applications. Select a school to discover their essay prompts.
| University |
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| A |
| Albany Medical College (Albany, NY) |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (Bronx, NY) |
| University of Alabama School of Medicine (Birmingham, AL) |
| University of Arizona College of Medicine (Phoenix, AZ) |
| University of Arizona College of Medicine (Tucson, AZ) |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — College of Medicine (Little Rock, AR) |
| A.T. Still University, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (Kirksville, Missouri) |
| A.T. Still University, School of Osteopathic Medicine (Mesa, Arizona) |
| B |
| Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas) |
| Boston University School of Medicine (Boston, MA) |
| Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University (Greenville, NC) |
| C |
| California Northstate University College of Medicine (Elk Grove, CA) |
| Carle Illinois College of Medicine (Urbana, IL) |
| Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| Central Michigan University College of Medicine (Mount Pleasant, MI) |
| Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (Los Angeles, CA) |
| Chicago Medical School — Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science (North Chicago, IL) |
| Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (New York, NY) |
| Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (Camden, NJ) |
| Creighton University School of Medicine (Omaha, NE) |
| University of California Davis – School of Medicine (Sacramento, CA) |
| University of California Irvine – School of Medicine (Irvine, CA) |
| University of California Riverside – School of Medicine (Riverside, CA) |
| University of California San Diego – School of Medicine (San Diego, CA) |
| University of California San Francisco – School of Medicine (San Francisco, CA) |
| University of Central Florida College of Medicine (Orlando, FL) |
| University of Chicago – Pritzker School of Medicine (Chicago, IL) |
| University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (Cincinnati, OH) |
| University of Colorado School of Medicine (Denver, CO) |
| University of Connecticut School of Medicine (Farmington, CT) |
| Universidad Central del Caribe – School of Medicine (Bayamon, Puerto Rico) |
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| D |
| Dartmouth Medical School (Hanover, NH) |
| David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (Los Angeles, CA) |
| Des Moines College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Drexel University College of Medicine (Philadelphia, PA) |
| Duke University School of Medicine (Durham, NC) |
| E |
| East Tennessee State University – James H. Quillen College of Medicine (Johnson City, TN) |
| Eastern Virginia Medical School (Norfolk, VA) |
| Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (Blacksburg, VA) |
| Emory University School of Medicine (Atlanta, GA) |
| F |
| Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine (Boca Raton, Florida) |
| Florida International University College of Medicine (Miami, FL) |
| Florida State University College of Medicine (Tallahassee, FL) |
| University of Florida College of Medicine (Gainesville, FL) |
| Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine – Quinnipiac University (North Haven, CT) |
| G |
| George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (Washington, DC) |
| Georgetown University School of Medicine (Washington D.C.) |
| H |
| Harvard Medical School (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| M |
| Howard University College of Medicine (Washington, DC) |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa – John A. Burns School of Medicine (Honolulu, HI) |
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| I |
| Indiana University School of Medicine (Indianapolis, IN) |
| University of Illinois College of Medicine (Chicago, IL) |
| University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine (Iowa City, IA) |
| J |
| Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo |
| Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University (Huntington, WV) |
| Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Baltimore, MD) |
| K |
| Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA) |
| University of Kansas School of Medicine (Kansas City, KS) |
| University of Kentucky College of Medicine (Lexington, KY) |
| L |
| Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (Harrogate, TN) |
| Loma Linda University School of Medicine (Loma Linda, CA) |
| Louisiana State University HSC – School of Medicine at New Oreleans (New Orleans, LA) |
| Louisiana State University HSC – School of Medicine in Shreveport (Shreveport, LA) |
| Loyola University Chicago – Stritch School of Medicine (Maywood, IL) |
| University of Louisville School of Medicine (Louisville, KY) |
| Mayo Medical School — Mayo Clinic College of Medicine (Rochester, MN) |
| Medical College of Georgia – School of Medicine (Augusta, GA) |
| Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, WI) |
| Medical University of South Carolina – College of Medicine (Charleston, SC) |
| Meharry Medical College (Nashville, TN) |
| Mercer University School of Medicine (Macon, GA) |
| Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (East Lansing, MI) |
| Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine (Glendale, AZ) |
| Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (Downers Grove, IL) |
| Morehouse School of Medicine (Atlanta, GA) |
| Mount Sinai School of Medicine (New York, NY) |
| University of Maryland School of Medicine (Baltimore, MD) |
| University of Massachusetts School of Medicine (Worcester, MA) |
| University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey of Rutgers (Newark, NJ) |
| University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (Piscataway, NJ) |
| University of Miami – Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine (Miami, FL) |
| University of Michigan Medical School (Ann Arbor, MI) |
| University of Minnesota Medical School (Minneapolis) |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Medicine (Jackson, MS) |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine |
| University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine (Columbia, MO) |
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| N |
| New York College of Osteopathic Medicine at NYIT (Westbury, NY) |
| New York Medical College — School of Medicine (Valhalla, NY) |
| New York University School of Medicine (New York, NY) |
| Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (Rootstown, OH) |
| Northwestern University – Feinberg School of Medicine (Chicago, IL) |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center – College of Medicine (Omaha, NE) |
| University of Nevada School of Medicine (Reno, NV) |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine (Las Vegas, NV) |
| University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (Biddeford, ME) |
| University of New Mexico School of Medicine (Albuquerque, NM) |
| University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill School of Medicine (Chapel Hill, NC) |
| University of North Dakota – School of Medicine and Health Sciences (Grand Forks, ND) |
| O |
| Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine (Rochester, MI) |
| Ohio State University College of Medicine (Columbus, OH) |
| Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (Athens, OH) |
| University of Oklahoma College of Medicine (Oklahoma City, OK) |
| Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine (Tulsa, OK) |
| Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine (Portland, OR) |
| P |
| Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine (Hershey, PA) |
| Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Ponce School of Medicine (Ponce, Puerto Rico) |
| University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, (Philadelphia, PA) |
| University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Pittsburgh, PA) |
| University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (San Juan, Puerto Rico) |
| R |
| Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center (Chicago, IL) |
| University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (Rochester, NY) |
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| S |
| Saint Louis University School of Medicine (St. Louis, MO) |
| San Juan Bautista School of Medicine (Caguas, Puerto Rico) |
| Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| Stony Brook School of Medicine at University Medical Center (Stony Brook, NY) |
| Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (Springfield, IL) |
| Stanford University School of Medicine (Stanford, CA) |
| SUNY Downstate Medical Center – College of Medicine (Brooklyn, NY) |
| SUNY Upstate Medical University – College of Medicine (Syracuse, NY) |
| University of South Alabama College of Medicine (Mobile, AL) |
| University of South Florida College of Medicine (Tampa, FL) |
| T |
| Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) |
| Texas A & M Health Science Center – College of Medicine (College Station, TX) |
| Texas Tech University HSC – Paul L. Foster School of Medicine (El Paso, TX) |
| Texas Tech University HSC School of Medicine (Lubbock, TX) |
| Thomas Jefferson University — Jefferson Medical College (Philadelphia, PA) |
| Tufts University School of Medicine (Boston, MA) |
| Tulane University School of Medicine (New Orleans, LA) |
| University of Tennessee HSC College of Medicine (Memphis, TN) |
| University of Texas at Austin (Dell Medical School) (Austin, TX) |
| University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine (Galveston, TX) |
| University of Texas Medical School at Houston |
| University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio |
| University of Texas SMC at Dallas – Southwestern Medical School (Dallas, TX) |
| University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine (Edinburg, TX) |
| University of Toledo College of Medicine (Toledo, OH) |
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| U |
| Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences – F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine (Bethesda, MD) |
| University of Utah School of Medicine (Salt Lake City, UT) |
| V |
| Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Nashville, TN) |
| Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (Richmond, VA) |
| Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (Roanoke, VA) |
| University of Virginia School of Medicine (Charlottesville, VA) |
| University of Vermont College of Medicine (Burlington, VT) |
| W |
| Wake Forest University School of Medicine – Bowman Gray Campus (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (Providence, RI) |
| Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine (Spokane, WA) |
| Washington University in St. Louis – School of Medicine (St. Louis, MO) |
| Wayne State University School of Medicine (Detroit, MI) |
| Weill Cornell Medical College (Manhattan, NY) |
| West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (Lewisburg, WV) |
| West Virginia University School of Medicine (Morgantown, WV) |
| Western Michigan University School of Medicine (Kalamazoo, MI) |
| Western University of Health Sciences (Pomona, CA) |
| Wright State University – Boonshoft School of Medicine (Dayton, OH) |
| University of Washington School of Medicine / Alaska WWAMI |
| University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (Madison, WI) |
| Y |
| Yale University School of Medicine (New Haven, CT) |
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