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Dartmouth (Geisel) - Secondary Essay Prompts

Access our complete list of all Secondary Essay Prompts from Dartmouth (Geisel) in Hanover, NH for the 2019-2025 admissions cycles.

1 .Please indicate your plans for the 2025-2026 academic year. If in school, please list your courses. If working, let us know something about the nature of your job. If your plans or courses change (we only need to be notified about changes in prerequisite courses) subsequently, please inform the Admissions Office by email at [email protected].

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Max 500 words
Chance
96%

2 .Please reflect on your primary application and share something not addressed elsewhere that would be helpful to the Admissions Committee as we review your file

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Max 500 words
Chance
99%

3 .What aspects of the Geisel School of Medicine draw you to apply? Please include the characteristics and strengths you will bring to our program and how you hope to contribute to our community.

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Max 500 words
Chance
67%

4 .Geisel School of Medicine values social justice and diversity in all its forms. Reflect on a situation where you were the “other”.

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Max 500 words
Chance
99%