Wake Forest - Secondary Essay Prompts

Access our complete list of all Secondary Essay Prompts from Wake Forest in Winston Salem, NC for the 2018-2023 admissions cycles.

1 .We seek to train physicians who can connect with diverse patient populations with whom they may not share a similar background. Tell us one experience that enhanced your ability to understand those unlike yourself and what you learned from it.

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Max 200 words
Chance
96%

2 .Describe a non-academic challenge you have faced and explain how you overcame it.

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Max 200 words
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96%

3 .From your list of "most meaningful experiences" on the AMCAS application, choose one that has been the most formative in terms of your desire for a career in medicine. Why did that experience have such meaning for you in your decision-making process?

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Max 200 words
Chance
96%

4 .Please share an experience that demonstrates how you have collaborated with others.

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Max 200 words
Chance
33%

5 .Describe your future goal(s). Reflect on your past experiences and describe how these experiences will shape your goal(s).

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Max 200 words
Chance
33%

6 .Tell us about any specific reason(s) (personal, educational, etc.) why you see yourself here at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

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Max 150 words
Chance
96%

7 .Please tell us an interesting fact about yourself that a casual acquaintance may find surprising or interesting.

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Max 50 words
Chance
99%