Essay Topics (2024 - 2025)

1. Highlight your experiences in the health care field. What insights have you gained about potential problems you will face as a physician?

2. How will the University of Connecticut School of Medicine best serve your needs of becoming a physician or physician scientist?

3. The University of Connecticut School Of Medicine realizes that each applicant brings a unique perspective from a broad range of experiences that have been influential in leading to a career in medicine. How will your own life experiences and unique identity enhance the UConn SoM classroom and community?

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Essay Topics ('23 – '24)

1. Highlight your experiences in the health care field. What insights have you gained about potential problems you will face as a physician?

2. How will the University of Connecticut School of Medicine best serve your needs of becoming a physician or physician scientist?

3. The University of Connecticut School Of Medicine realizes that each applicant brings a unique perspective from a broad range of experiences that have been influential in leading to a career in medicine. How will your own life experiences and unique identity enhance the UConn SoM classroom and community?

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Essay Topics ('22 – '23)

1. Highlight your experiences in the healthcare field. What insights have you gained about potential problems you will face as a physician? (1800 characters)

2. How will the University of Connecticut School of Medicine best serve your needs of becoming a physician or physician scientist? (1800 characters)

3. Please take a moment to explain how the COVID-19 pandemic directly and personally affected you as it pertains to preparing for medical school. (e.g. MCAT test date delay, financial impact, research/clinical experiences, self-quarantine, etc.). (1800 characters)

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Essay Topics ('21 – '22)‍

1. Highlight your experiences in the healthcare field. What insights have you gained about potential problems you will face as a physician? (1800 characters including spaces)

2. How will the University of Connecticut School of Medicine best serve your needs of becoming a physician or physician-scientist? (1800 characters including spaces)

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Essay Topics ('20 – '21)‍

1. Highlight your experiences in the health care field. What insights have you gained about potential problems you will face as a physician? (1800 characters)

2. How will the University of Connecticut School of Medicine best serve your needs of becoming a physician or physician scientist? (1800 characters)

3. Please take a moment to explain how the COVID-19 pandemic directly and personally affected you as it pertains to preparing for medical school. (e.g. MCAT test date delay, financial impact, research/clinical experiences, self-quarantine, etc.). (1800 characters)

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Essay Topics ('19 – '20)‍

1. Highlight your experiences in the healthcare field. What insights have you gained about potential problems you will face as a physician? Please limit your responses to 1800 characters, including spaces.

2. How will the University of Connecticut School of Medicine best serve your needs of becoming a physician or physician scientist? Please limit your responses to 1800 characters, including spaces.

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Essay Topics ('18 – '19)‍

1. Highlight your experiences in the healthcare field. What insights have you gained about potential problems you will face as a physician? Please limit your responses to 1800 characters, including spaces.

2. How will the University of Connecticut School of Medicine best serve your needs of becoming a physician or physician scientist? Please limit your responses to 1800 characters, including spaces.

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Essay Topics ('17 – '18)‍

1. If you are interested in pursuing an MD/Masters Combined Degree Program, check your preferred areas of concentration: Please limit your responses to 1800 characters, including spaces.

2. If you are applying for the MD/PhD Combined Degree Program, check your preferred areas of concentration: Please limit your responses to 1800 characters, including spaces.

3. Highlight your experiences in the health care field. What insights have you gained about potential problems you will face as a physician? Please limit your responses to 1800 characters, including spaces.

4. By typing my name and the date in the text box below, I acknowledge that I have read the Technical Standards document and attest that I can meet all of the standards with or without reasonable accommodations.

5. How will the University of Connecticut School of Medicine best serve your needs of becoming a physician or physician scientist? Please limit your responses to 1800 characters, including spaces.

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Essay Topics ('16 – '17)‍

1. If you are interested in pursuing an MD/Masters Combined Degree Program, check your preferred areas of concentration: Please limit your responses to 1800 characters, including spaces.

2. If you are applying for the MD/PhD Combined Degree Program, check your preferred areas of concentration: Please limit your responses to 1800 characters, including spaces.

3. Highlight your experiences in the health care field. What insights have you gained about potential problems you will face as a physician? Please limit your responses to 1800 characters, including spaces.

4. By typing my name and the date in the text box below, I acknowledge that I have read the Technical Standards document and attest that I can meet all of the standards with or without reasonable accommodations.

5. How will the University of Connecticut School of Medicine best serve your needs of becoming a physician or physician scientist? Please limit your responses to 1800 characters, including spaces.

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Essay Topics ('15 – '16)‍

1. Highlight your experiences in the health care field. What insights have you gained about potential problems you will face as a physician? (1800 chars)

2. How will the University of Connecticut School of Medicine best serve your needs of becoming a physician or physician scientist? (1800 chars)

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Essay Topics ('14 – '15)‍

1. Highlight your experiences in the health care field. What insights have you gained about potential problems you will face as a physician?

2. Describe the activity(curricular or extracurricular) from which you gained the greatest personal benefit and insight.

3. How will the University of Connecticut School of Medicine best serve your needs of becoming a physician or physician scientist?

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Essay Topics ('13 – '14)‍

1. Highlight your experiences in the health care field. What insights have you gained about potential problems you will face as a physician?

2. Describe the activity(curricular or extracurricular) from which you gained the greatest personal benefit and insight.

3. How will the University of Connecticut School of Medicine best serve your needs of becoming a physician or physician scientist?