Essay Topics (2024 - 2025)‍

1. Please discuss your primary interest in attending the Medical University of South Carolina. (2000 characters)

2. We desire to train students and physicians to work with the diverse patients of our state and nation. Please share any important aspects of your background, identity, and/or experiences that have impacted your ability to relate to and work with diverse communities and patient populations. (3000 characters)

3. For re-applicants- If you are a re-applicant, please describe what you have done since last applying (i.e. your activities, involvement, preparedness, etc.) to strengthen your candidacy for medical school. (2000 characters)

4. For out-of-state applicants- If you are not a legal resident of South Carolina, please describe in detail your strong Close Ties to South Carolina. Close Ties are defined as: (1) Having lived in SC for multiple years, (2) Parents who currently live full-time in SC, (3) Completed the majority of your education in SC (i.e. enrolled in or graduate of an undergraduate and/or graduate degree from a South Carolina institution), (4) and/or Currently living in and/or working in South Carolina. (3000 characters)

For MSTP:

• (Required) Please discuss your primary interest in attending the Medical University of South Carolina. (Please describe in 250 words or less)
• (Required) Please share the type of research you want to pursue in graduate school.
• (Required) We desire to train students and physicians to work with the diverse patients of our state and nation. Please share any important aspects of your background, identity and/or experiences that have impacted your appreciation for and ability to relate to diverse communities, patient populations, etc.
• (Optional) The Admissions Committee strongly encourages you to share personal challenges that you have overcome and that are unique to you. These challenges may include economic disadvantage, limited access to healthcare, adverse life experience(s), disability, and/or the quality of your early educational environment. Please discuss how such challenges have impacted your preparation and goals in your journey to medicine and may help you to uniquely contribute to MUSC College of Medicine. (Please describe in 500 words or less).
• (Required) Are you a re-applicant to MUSC College of Medicine? (yes/no)
  1. If yes, describe what you have done since last applying (i.e. your activities, involvement, preparedness, etc.) to strengthen your candidacy for medical school. (Please describe in 250 words or less)‍

‍Essay Topics ('23 – '24)‍

1. Please discuss your primary interest in attending the Medical University of South Carolina. (2000 characters)

2. We desire to train students and physicians to work with the diverse patients of our state and nation. Please share any important aspects of your background, identity, and/or experiences that have impacted your ability to relate to and work with diverse communities and patient populations. (3000 characters)

3. For re-applicants- If you are a re-applicant, please describe what you have done since last applying (i.e. your activities, involvement, preparedness, etc.) to strengthen your candidacy for medical school. (2000 characters)

4. For out-of-state applicants- If you are not a legal resident of South Carolina, please describe in detail your strong Close Ties to South Carolina. Close Ties are defined as: (1) Having lived in SC for multiple years, (2) Parents who currently live full-time in SC, (3) Completed the majority of your education in SC (i.e. enrolled in or graduate of an undergraduate and/or graduate degree from a South Carolina institution), (4) and/or Currently living in and/or working in South Carolina. (3000 characters)

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Essay Topics ('22 - '23)

There are no essay questions to write for the MUSC MD secondary process. When you get an email from them, click on a link in that email called either "Cost to Apply" or "Start your Application" and you should see what you need to do.

OOS applicants are asked to complete the: Close Ties Declaration Form‍

‍MSTP Applicant instructions:

‍The resume/CV should be a file attachment, and the essay portion has no defined char/word limit.

1. For the Resume/Personal History below, provide the following information in resume or curriculum vitae format:

• education with dates
• past employment
• undergraduate or summer research experience(s) including number of hours in each
• publications
• academic honors, awards
• extracurricular/community/professional activities
• membership in professional organizations

2. For the Essay section, write a paragraph that includes discussion of the following:

• why do you want to come to MUSC - MUST RESPOND TO THIS
• research you want to pursue in graduate school

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Essay Topics ('21 – '22)‍

No secondary questions for the 2021–2022 application cycle.

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‍Essay Topics ('20 – '21)

No secondary questions for the 2020–2021 application cycle.

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Essay Topics ('19 – '20)

No essay prompts.

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Essay Topics ('18 – '19)

1. What are your medical practice goals? (2,000 character limit)

2. If it has been more than six months since you completed your bachelors degree, please describe your employment status since that time (part-time, full-time, and dates). (2,000 character limit)

3. In what region of the country do you want to practice medicine? Why? (2,000 character limit)

4. What areas of medicine are you interested in at this time, or what areas do you plan to pursue? (2,000 character limit)

5. Do you have any accomplishments or experiences that make you a unique applicant? (2,000 character limit)

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Essay Topics ('17 – '18)

1. For the Essay section, write a brief essay that includes discussion of the following: why you are applying to MUSC (MUST RESPOND TO THIS), previous research experience(s), current research interests, why you want to pursue the dual degrees, your long range goals

2. For the Resume/Personal History below, provide the following information in resume or curriculum vitae format: past employment, undergraduate or summer research experience(s), publications, academic honors, awards, extracurricular/community/professional activities, membership in professional organizations

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Essay Topics ('16 – '17)

1. For the Essay section, write a brief essay that includes discussion of the following: why you are applying to MUSC (MUST RESPOND TO THIS), previous research experience(s), current research interests, why you want to pursue the dual degrees, your long range goals

2. For the Resume/Personal History below, provide the following information in resume or curriculum vitae format: past employment, undergraduate or summer research experience(s), publications, academic honors, awards, extracurricular/community/professional activities, membership in professional organizations

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Essay Topics ('15 – '16)

1. For the Essay section, write a brief essay that includes discussion of the following: why you are applying to MUSC (MUST RESPOND TO THIS), previous research experience(s), current research interests, why you want to pursue the dual degrees, your long range goals

2. For the Resume/Personal History below, provide the following information in resume or curriculum vitae format: past employment, undergraduate or summer research experience(s), publications, academic honors, awards, extracurricular/community/professional activities, membership in professional organizations

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Essay Topics ('14 – '15)

No essays.

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Essay Topics ('13 – '14)

No essays.