Chicago University Rosalind Franklin Secondary Essay Prompts
These are the secondary application essay prompts for Chicago Medical School Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science. To put your best foot forward and maximize your chance of an interview invitation, visit our secondary application editing page.
About Chicago University Rosalind Franklin
Secondary Deadline: December 1, 2024
Secondary Fee: $125
FAP Waiver: Yes
CASPer Required: No
Screens Applications: No
Accepts Application Updates: No
Mission
Chicago Medical School educates physicians and scientists dedicated to providing exemplary, compassionate patient care and excellence in scientific discovery within an interprofessional environment.
Vision
To be an outstanding community-based medical school with excellence and innovation in medical education, scientific discovery and clinical care.
2024-2025
1. How would you manage a situation where a family member or close friend made a sexist, racist, or prejudiced comment in your presence?
2. What has been your greatest self-discovery?
3. What event(s) from your youth still teaches you lessons today? How do you apply what you learned?
4. Give five reasons why you would make an excellent physician?
5. What is the greatest act of kindness you have ever performed for someone?
2023-2024
1. Please specifically discuss how, if admitted to our program, your admission would contribute to the diversity of the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science community.
2. Briefly share your plans for the upcoming academic year. Do you plan to work, conduct research, volunteer in a health care setting, participate in community service, attend school, travel, participate in leisure activities or other activities?
3. Have you ever had a major setback? What was the cause and how did you overcome it?
4. What areas of your life needs the most improvement, and what plans have you made to improve it?
2022-2023
Applicants are asked to complete four optional essays to further inform our committee. Each essay answer should be no longer than 150 words.
1) Please specifically discuss how, if admitted to our program, your admission would contribute to the diversity of the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science community.
2) What creative/innovative ways have you found to continue to build upon the competencies for entering medical students during the pandemic?
3) Briefly share your plans for the upcoming academic year? Do you plan to work, conduct research, volunteer in a health care setting, participate in community service, attend school, travel, participate in leisure activities or other activities.
4) Has persistence ever paid off for you? Describe the situation.
2021-2022
2) Please specially discuss how, if admitted to our program, your admission would contribute to the diversity of the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science community. (150 words)
3) Create a superhero for your current city, town or municipality. What would they fight? Describe their appearance, name and special powers. (150 words)
4) What creative/innovative ways have you found to continue to build upon the competencies for entering medical students during the pandemic? (150 words)
2020-2021
1. Please discuss challenges in your journey thus far to medical school. (150 words)
2. Please specially discuss how, if admitted to our program, your admission would contribute to the diversity of the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science community. (150 words)
2019-2020
The secondary application essay prompts from this medical school application cycle are the same as above.
2018-2019
The secondary application essay prompts from this medical school application cycle are the same as above.
2017-2018
1. In the space provided, please discuss challenges in your journey to applying to medical school. (100 words)
2. In the space provided, please include a statement that specifically address how, if admitted to our program, your admission would contribute to the diversity of the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science community. (100 words)
2016-2017
1. Why did you choose to apply to the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science? Please limit your response to 100 words or fewer.
2. Optional: We encourage you to submit an optional diversity statement that specifically addresses how, if admitted to our program, your admission would contribute to the diversity of the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Community. This optional statement may be considered for admission and/or scholarship purposes. Please limit your response to 100 words or fewer.
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