Essay Topics (2024 - 2025)

1. Why did you decide to apply to Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine? (5000 characters)

2. Describe a challenging experience and how it impacted your personal growth. (750 characters)

3. (Optional/New) Please provide below any additional information you believe is important in evaluating your application (e.g. additional coursework, problems with academic record, disadvantaged, etc.) Please indicate, yes or no and then explain/describe briefly in 250 words or less.

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Essay Topics ('23 – '24)

1. Why did you decide to apply to Marshall? (5000 char)

2. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you want to serve or practice medicine? (5000 char)

3. If you are not presently attending school indicate your employment or other plans for the time prior to your planned enrollment in medical school. If still in school, enter N/A. (2000 char)

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Essay Topics ('22 – '23)

1. Why did you decide to apply to Marshall? (5000 characters)

2. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you want to serve or practice medicine? (5000 characters)

3. If you are not presently attending school indicate your employment or other plans for the time prior to your planned enrollment in medical school. If still in school, enter N/A. (2000 characters)

4. (Optional) Please share any disruptions in your academic, volunteer, work, and/or personal life related to COVID-19 that you would like the Admissions.

‍Essay Topics ('21 – '22)

1. Why did you decide to apply to Marshall? (5000 character limit) 

2. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you want to serve or practice medicine? (5000 character limit) 

3. If you are not presently attending school, indicate your employment or other plans for the time prior to your planned enrollment in medical school. (5000 character limit)

4. Please share any disruptions in your academic, volunteer, work, and/or personal life related to COVID-19 that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider.

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Essay Topics (’20 – ’21)

1. Why did you decide to apply to Marshall? (5000 character limit)

2. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you want to serve or practice medicine? (5000 character limit)

3. If you are not presently attending school, indicate your employment or other plans for the time prior to your planned enrollment in medical school. (5000 character limit)

4. Please share any disruptions in your academic, volunteer, work, and/or personal life related to COVID-19 that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider. (5000 character limit)

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Essay Topics ('19 – '20)

1. Why did you decide to apply to Marshall? (5000 character limit)

2. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you want to serve or practice medicine? (5000 character limit)

3. If you are not presently attending school, indicate your employment or other plans for the time prior to your planned enrollment in medical school. (5000 character limit)

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Essay Topics ('18 – '19)

1. Why did you decide to apply to Marshall? (5000 character limit)

2. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you want to serve or practice medicine? (5000 character limit)

3. If you are not presently attending school, indicate your employment or other plans for the time prior to your planned enrollment in medical school. (5000 character limit)

4. They do also ask for moving/traffic violations and give a couple boxes to explain any ties to WV, Marshall, or the School of Medicine. (5000 character limit)

5. Nonresidents wont start being reviewed till November, with interviews starting in January.

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Essay Topics ('17 – '18)

1. Why did you decide to apply to the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine? If you have strong ties to West Virginia, please describe in detail.

2. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you want to serve or practice medicine?

3. If you are not presently attending school, indicate your employment or other plans for the time prior to your planned enrollment in medical school.

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Essay Topics ('16 – '17)

1. Why did you decide to apply to the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine? If you have strong ties to West Virginia, please describe in detail.

2. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you want to serve or practice medicine?

3. If you are not presently attending school, indicate your employment or other plans for the time prior to your planned enrollment in medical school.

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Essay Topics ('15 – '16)

1. Why did you decide to apply to the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine? If you have strong ties to West Virginia, please describe in detail.

2. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you want to serve or practice medicine?

3. If you are not presently attending school, indicate your employment or other plans for the time prior to your planned enrollment in medical school.

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Essay Topics ('14 – '15)

1. Why did you decide to apply to the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine? If you have strong ties to West Virginia, please describe in detail.

2. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you want to serve or practice medicine?

3. If you are not presently attending school, indicate your employment or other plans for the time prior to your planned enrollment in medical school.

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Essay Topics ('13 – '14)

1. Why did you decide to apply to the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine? If you have strong ties to West Virginia, please describe in detail.

2. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you want to serve or practice medicine?

3. If you are not presently attending school, indicate your employment or other plans for the time prior to your planned enrollment in medical school.