Essay Topics (2024 - 2025)
1. Please discuss all of your current and recent activities and engagements that have prepared you for medical school. Please be sure to include any traditional and/or non-traditional clinical exposures and volunteering experiences that you have done that are not already included in your application (2000 characters).
2. Why are you interested in Drexel? Please also explain how you meet various elements of our mission - compassionate care, diversity, spirited inquiry, collaboration, and opportunity (1500 characters).
3. Please describe any extenuating circumstances that may have affected your medical or non-medical service experiences, including any circumstances that impacted your engagement in activities, academics, and MCAT that would have helped to prepare you for medical school (1500 characters).
Essay Topics ('23 - '24)
1. Please discuss all of your current and recent activities and engagements that have prepared you for medical school. Please be sure to include any traditional and/or non-traditional clinical exposures and volunteering experiences that you have done that are not already included in your application. (2000 characters)
2. Why are you interested in Drexel? Please also explain how you meet various elements of our mission - compassionate care, diversity, spirited inquiry, collaboration, and opportunity. (1500 characters)
3. (optional) Please describe any extenuating circumstances that may have affected your medical or non-medical service experiences, including any circumstances that impacted your engagement in activities, academics, and MCAT that would have helped to prepare you for medical school. (1500 characters)
Essay Topics '22-'23
1. If you are a recent graduate, please tell us what you have been doing since graduation. If you have not yet graduated, please discuss your current activities and engagements. We understand that it may have been difficult to obtain clinical or volunteer service experiences during the pandemic; therefore, be sure to discuss any traditional and /or nontraditional clinical exposures and volunteering experiences that you have done during this time. (no limit)
2. What else do you feel is important for us to know about you? Are there any challenges over the last year that impacted your medical or non-medical service experiences? You can use this space to highlight something not addressed in your application, including new experiences not in your AMCAS application: (1000 words)
Essay Topics ('21 – '22)
1. If you are a recent graduate, please tell us what you have been doing since graduation. You may answer “not applicable”.
OPTIONAL QUESTION:
1. What else do you feel is important for us to know about you? Please use this space to highlight something not addressed in your application, including new experiences not in your AMCAS application.
Essay Topics (’20 – ’21)
1. If you are a recent graduate, please tell us what you have been doing since graduation. You may answer "Not applicable". (no limit)
2. What else do you feel is important for us to know about you? You can use this space to highlight something not addressed in your application, including new experiences not in your AMCAS application. You can also talk about how COVID -19 impacted you. For example, it may have caused disruptions or changes in your plans. If there is something you would like to share regarding how this event impacted you, share that information here. (500 word limit)
Essay Topics ('19 – '20)
1. If you are a recent graduate, please tell us what you have been doing since graduation. (no word limit)
OPTIONAL QUESTION:
1. What else do you feel is important for us to know about you? Please use this space to highlight something not addressed in your application, including new experiences not in your AMCAS application. (200 words maximum)
Essay Topics ('18 – '19)
1. If you are a recent graduate, please tell us what you have been doing since graduation. (no word limit)
OPTIONAL QUESTION:
1. What else do you feel is important for us to know about you? Please use this space to highlight something not addressed in your application, including new experiences not in your AMCAS application. (200 words maximum)
Essay Topics ('17 – '18)
1. We at Drexel University College of Medicine have a rich history and a valued mission. Each individual contributes to, supports and enriches our community. Please share with us how you plan on contributing to our College (200 words maximum)
OPTIONAL QUESTION:
1. What else do you feel is important for us to know about you? Please use this space to highlight something not addressed in your application, including new experiences not in your AMCAS application. (200 words maximum)
Essay Topics ('16 – '17)
1. We at Drexel University College of Medicine have a rich history and a valued mission. Each individual contributes to, supports and enriches our community. Please share with us how you plan on contributing to our College. (200 words)
OPTIONAL QUESTION:
1. What else do you feel is important for us to know about you? Please use this space to highlight something not addressed in your application. (200 words)
Essay Topics ('15 – '16)
No essays.
Essay Topics ('14 – '15)
No essays.
Essay Topics ('13 – '14)
No Essays
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