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Saint Louis University - Secondary Essay Prompts

Access our complete list of all Secondary Essay Prompts from Saint Louis University in Saint Louis, MO for the 2019-2025 admissions cycles.

1 .Have you or will you have taken gap time equal to a semester or more? Please describe your gap activities (past and/or future)

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Max 1000 characters
Chance
33%

2 .Do you wish to include any comments to the Saint Louis University (SLU) School of Medicine Admissions Committee (e.g. why you chose to apply to SLU, other extenuating circumstances, etc.)?

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Max 1000 characters
Chance
94%

3 .Tell us about a time when you were the "other"

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Max 1000 characters
Chance
83%

4 .Relate your current thinking about the type and scope of clinical career that you seek. Remember that most applicants cannot identify at this point the specific medical disciplines they might choose for residency programs. However, you may have preliminary ideas about your relative interest in direct patient care vs. consultative service, translational vs. basic research, academic medical center vs. corporate, etc.

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Max 3000 characters
Chance
33%