University of South Dakota - Secondary Essay Prompts

1 .Given the mission statement of the school, please explain how your experiences and long term goals would help meet the mission.

2 .Given the diversity statement of the school, explain how your background and experiences with diversity will bring value to the school.

3 .Briefly describe a crisis or significant challenge in your life, how you have worked through the crisis or challenge, and what you have learned from this experience.

4 .[For repeat applicants only.] Since your last application, what steps have you taken to strengthen your candidacy? Please note any relevant academic, employment, clinical and personal experience.

5 .For non-South Dakota residents applying to the regular MD program - please describe your ties to South Dakota.

6 .Please use the space below for anything you might wish to discuss related to the corona virus (COVID-19) public health crisis. Possible topics might include, for example: your biggest lessons and insights from the pandemic; creative ways in which you were able to serve your community during the crisis; how the pandemic has affected your outlook on the role of medicine.

7 .Please enter the city, state and date range you have resided in each location. Example: Vermillion, SD; 1/1/1990 - 7/31/2008 Sioux Falls, SD; 8/1/2008 - 5/31/2018. Enter your residency history below.