+1 oos secondary

2026-2027 Secondary Question:

Q1) How will your lived experiences, your background, your identity or that which makes you unique contribute to the diverse community and learning environment at UMass Chan? (200 word limit)

Q2) Describe a specific situation in which you persevered through more than usually challenging circumstances. What did you learn from that experience that you have continued to use? (200 word limit)

Q3) Describe your role in a project that identified a problem, studied it, launched a solution and tested its effectiveness. (200 word limit)

Q4) Describe a situation where you learned something important about yourself that you did not previously know. How did you use that insight to change your approach in the future? (200 word limit)

Q5) Please describe an example of your personal and/or professional experience with and understanding of systemic inequity, exclusion, or lack of representation in health care in the United States. How did you arrive at this understanding? (200 word limit)

Q6) If you have previously applied to medical school, describe how you have strengthened your candidacy. If you have not previously applied to medical school please enter "N/A". (200 word limit)

Q7) Please discuss any part of your application that you believe requires further explanation such as low grades or scores or gaps in time that are not explained elsewhere. (optional). (200 word limit)

bruh why did they have to change it so much :( well at least my procrastination for writing these secondaries kinda paid off

 for this prompt: Describe your role in a project that identified a problem, studied it, launched a solution and tested its effectiveness.

does the project need to be like an academic project, research etc? or is it more open ended to include something like a general problem in a team ?