University of Central Florida - Secondary Essay Prompts

1 .If you are NOT a Florida resident, please describe any connection to UCF COM, UCF, or Florida.

2 .If you do not expect to spend the academic year enrolled in an academic program, please explain how you will use this time.

3 .In this space, provide brief details regarding academic difficulties, grades below B minus

4 .What breakthrough in clinical or research medicine would you like to see occur within the span of your career in medicine? Why?

5 .The complexity of healthcare delivery increasingly requires interdisciplinary teamwork. What lessons have you learned from sports, music, business or other experiences have prepared you to succeed in this environment?

6 .We often hear that students want to pursue medicine to help people. Why did you choose medicine and not some other field where you can help others, such as nursing, physical therapy, pharmacology, psychology, education, or social work?

7 .Please share with the Admissions Committee why you are specifically interested in UCF COM.

8 .Please provide a short essay to help us understand who you are. This essay should be different from your AMCAS Personal Statement. UCF COM places great value on the broad diversity of our students within the classroom. We believe the diverse characteristics of each individual in the class are important factors in serving the educational missions of this school and of our community. Please discuss any unique, personally important and/or challenging experiences in your background that have influenced your goals and preparation for a career in medicine and service to others. These may include experiences such as the quality of your early educational environment, socioeconomic status, cultural background, or other significant events or circumstances that you feel have shaped your character and defined you as an individual. We are also interested on your thoughts about what you can contribute to your class and the medical profession in general.