Michigan State University - Secondary Essay Prompts

1 .Imagine and reflect upon your life and medical career at the time of retirement. What do you envision being your proudest/most significant accomplishment?

2 .American society has been reckoning with a variety of systemic injustices throughout its history. Considering your life experiences up to now, share your thoughts and perspectives about this statement using the lens from which you view the world around you.

3 .Consider three or four words and/or phrases from your medical school application that you use to describe or characterize yourself. Pick one (or a completely different one) that is underdeveloped to provide additional written narrative to the committee as to why you’ve decided to pursue a career in medicine.

4 .Use the space below to reflect upon your COVID-19 public health crisis experiences, challenges, and/or insights.

5 .If you could present yourself to the Admissions Committee, what would you want to make sure they knew (or remembered) about you?