Quinnipiac University - Secondary Essay Prompts

1 .If you will not be enrolled as a full-time student, how will you be spending/intend to spend your time during your application year? If you are a re-applicant, please address steps taken to improve your application for medical school.

2 .Although your interests may change, how do you currently envision your specialty interests and future career in medicine and why?

3 .Tell us about your lived experiences that will enable you to provide quality care to all patients.

4 .As a medical student and future physician, you will be faced with many uncertain situations. Please describe a situation when you were asked to do something that was beyond your capabilities. How did you handle the situation? Please provide a specific example.

5 .At Netter SOM, we value service to each other and others in the community. Please share how you have made efforts to work with people from a different background than you. What did you learn from these efforts?

6 . If applicable, please address any withdrawals, repeated courses, leaves of absence or breaks in your undergraduate education that are not explained in your application.