SUNY Downstate School of Medicine Secondary Essay Prompts
These are the secondary application essay prompts for State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate School of Medicine. To put your best foot forward and maximize your chance of an interview invitation, visit our secondary application editing page.
about State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate School of Medicine
Secondary Deadline: January 3, 2025
Secondary Fee: $100
FAP Waiver: Yes
CASPer Required: No
Screens Applications: Yes
Accepts Application Updates: No
Mission
The College of Medicine’s primary mission is to make high-quality education available to New York State’s next generation of health professionals. On a broader level, our work has the potential to influence the future of the medical profession and the network of social institutions that support the provision of health care. To do this, we must educate our students, preparing them to be competent and caring physicians in the scientific and social context in which they will work. Through basic and clinical research, we must advance the understanding of basic mechanisms underlying health and disease and develop new strategies for the prevention and treatment of illness. Lastly, we have the opportunity to serve as leaders of the health-related network in our community in order to foster quality health care for the residents of Brooklyn and neighboring boroughs.
2024-2025
2. Will you be attending college full time as of September 15? If no, please describe your activities for the period of September 15 to July 1. (no word count)
3. What will be your support system while in medical school? (Limit 150 words)
4. Describe what personal, urban experiences prepare you to live and study in New York City. (Limit 150 words)
5. If you had a completed application to the College of Medicine in a prior application cycle, please highlight any changes since your previous application in a list with dates.
If this question does not apply to you, enter “not applicable” in the text box below. (Limit 150 words)
6. Why do believe you are a good fit for SUNY Downstate? (Limit 300 words)
7. What is your experience with diversity, health equity and social justice? (Limit 300 words)
2023-2024
2. What will be your support system while in medical school? (150 words)
3. Describe what personal, urban experiences prepare you to live and study in New York City. (150 words)
4. If you had a completed application to the College of Medicine in a prior application cycle, please highlight any changes since your previous application in a list with dates. If this question does not apply to you, enter “not applicable” in the text box below. (150 words)
5. Why do you believe you are a good fit for SUNY Downstate? (300 words)
6. What is your experience with diversity, health equity and social justice? (300 words)
2022-2023
2. What will be your support system while in medical school? (150 words)
3. Describe what personal, urban experiences prepare you to live and study in New York City. (150 words)
4. Why do you believe you are a good fit for SUNY Downstate?
5. What is your experience with diversity, health equity and social justice?
2021-2022
2.Will you be attending college full-time as of September 15? If no, please describe your activities for the period of September 15 to July 1. (No word count listed)
3.What will be your support system while in medical school? (Limit 150 words)
4.If you are not from the 5 boroughs of New York City, describe what personal, urban experiences prepare you to live and study in New York City. If this question does not apply to you, enter “not applicable” in the text box below. (Limit 150 words)
5.If you had a completed application to the College of Medicine in a prior application cycle, please highlight any changes since your previous application in a list with dates. If this question does not apply to you, enter “not applicable” in the text box below. (Limit 150 words)
6.If you have a specific reason why you wish to attend SUNY Downstate or a medical school in New York City, please explain. If this question does not apply to you, enter “not applicable” in the text box below. (No word count listed)
7.What in your current/future activity/activities have/will contribute to diversity, health equity and social justice? (No word count listed)
2020-2021
2019-2020
1. If there were periods longer than 3 months, from the time you graduated from high school to now, when you were not employed full-time or in college full-time, please briefly describe your activities. (Limit 150 words)
2. If you are not attending college full time as of September 15, please describe your activities for the period September 15 to July 1. (Limit 150 words)
3. If you are not from the 5 boroughs of New York City, describe what personal, urban experiences prepare you to live and study in New York City, and what will be your personal support system. (Limit 150 words)
4. If you had a completed application to the College of Medicine in a prior application cycle, please highlight any changes since your previous application in a list with dates. (Limit 150 words)
5. If you have a specific reason why you wish to attend SUNY Downstate or a medical school in New York City, please explain. (Limit 150 words)
2018-2019
The secondary application essay prompts from this medical school application cycle are the same as above.
2017-2018
The secondary application essay prompts from this medical school application cycle are the same as above.
2016-2017
The secondary application essay prompts from this medical school application cycle are the same as above.
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