Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Secondary Essay Prompts
These are the secondary application essay prompts for Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. To put your best foot forward and maximize your chance of an interview invitation, visit our secondary application editing page.
about Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Secondary Deadline: November 17, 2024
Secondary Fee: $95
FAP Waiver: Yes
CASPer Required: No
Screens Applications: Yes
Accepts Application Updates: Yes
Mission
The mission of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is to improve human health. To achieve this goal, we will:
- Prepare physicians, scientists and educators for positions of worldwide leadership.
- Discover and disseminate new knowledge that advances understanding of health and disease.
- Provide compassionate, personalized patient care of the highest quality in service to our local, national and global communities.
- Embrace a culture of lifelong learning, innovation and continuous improvement.
- Create a diverse and broadly inclusive community of faculty, staff and students that enriches our learning environment and ensures excellence in research and patient care.
- Nurture and protect Vanderbilt’s unique legacy of cooperation, collegiality, and mutual respect.
- Foster the personal and professional growth of all members of the Vanderbilt community, as we continuously strive to realize full potential.22
2024-2025
2. Tell us about a time when you interacted with someone who is different than you. What did you learn? What would you do differently?(Max Word Count 600)
3. Everyone needs help at various times in their lives. Describe a time you asked for help and what you gained from that experience that has influenced your approach to asking for help. (Max Word Count 600)
Optional:
4. If you have completed your undergraduate education, please comment on what you have done or have been doing since graduation. (Max Word Count 200)
5. Why are you interested in Vanderbilt University School of Medicine? (Max Word Count 200)
2023-2024
2. Tell us about a time when you interacted with someone who is different than you. What did you learn? What would you do differently? (600 words)
3. Everyone needs help at various times in their lives. Describe a time you asked for help and what you gained from that experience that has influenced your approach to asking for help. (600 words)
4. (Optional) : If you have completed your undergraduate education, please comment on what you have done or have been doing since graduation. (200 words)
5. (Optional): If applicable, please describe how the COVID-19 outbreak affected your pathway to medical school. You may discuss any academic, personal, financial, or professional alterations to your plans. NOTE: Disclosing certain hardships or obstacles that have been faced during this time will not negatively affect an application. (200 words)
6. (Optional): How did you first become interested in Vanderbilt University School of Medicine? (200 words)”
2022-2023
1.Please reflect on the upbringing, background, and experiences in your life that have shaped who you are as a person and will help define the person you want to be in the future. In other words, what makes you who you are? (800 words)
2.Tell us about a time when you interacted with someone who is different than you. What did you learn? What would you do differently? (600 words)
3.Everyone needs help at various times in their lives. Describe a time you asked for help and what you gained from that experience that has influenced your approach to asking for help. (600 words)
4.Optional: If you have completed your undergraduate education, please comment on what you have done or have been doing since graduation. (200 words)
5.Optional: If applicable, please describe how the COVID-19 outbreak affected your pathway to medical school. You may discuss any academic, personal, financial, or professional alterations to your plans. NOTE: Disclosing certain hardships or obstacles that have been faced during this time will not negatively affect an application. (200 words)
2021-2022
2020-2021
2.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. (1200 words)
3.Section to enter presentation/posters/pubs and select research interests from a list.
Secondary fees waived for MSTPs!
2019-2020
1. 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. (1200 words)
2. Challenge: Please discuss a challenging situation or obstacle you have faced in the past. Why was it challenging? How did you handle it? Knowing what you know now, would you do anything differently? What did you learn? (500 words)
2018-2019
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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