Essay Topics (2024 - 2025)

No essay limit indicated

1. What are your medical practice goals?

2. Describe your employment status since you completed your bachelor's degree (part-time, full-time, and dates):

3. In what region of the country do you want to practice medicine? Why?

4. What area/specialty of medicine are you interested in at this time, if any? If you have an interest, what has led you to consider this area/specialty?

5. Do you have any accomplishments or experiences that make you a unique applicant?

6. Explain any impact that COVID-19 may have had on your educational, research, volunteering or employment plans.

7. Working as part of a team is an important aspect of your medical education at our School of Medicine and as a practitioner in the future. Please share at least one experience where you worked as part of a team to accomplish a goal/objective. What was your role as a part of the team and what did you learn from working with others? How did you deal with conflict on the team and/or working with a team member who you disagreed with?

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Essay Topics ('23 – '24)

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- What additional qualifications have you acquired since your last application? (if applicable)
- Do you have any other ties to South Carolina that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider? (if applicable)
- What are your medical practice goals?
- Describe your employment status since you completed your bachelor's degree (part-time, full-time, and dates) (only if you have graduated)
- In what region of the country do you want to practice medicine? Why?
- What areas of medicine are you interested in at this time, or what areas do you plan to pursue?
- Do you have any accomplishments or experiences that make you a unique applicant?
- Explain any impact that COVID-19 may have had on your educational, research, volunteering or employment plans.
- Working as part of a team is an important aspect of your medical education at our School of Medicine and as a practitioner in the future. Please share at least one experience where you worked as part of a team to accomplish a goal/objective. What was your role as a part of the team and what did you learn from working with others? How did you deal with conflict on the team and/or working with a team member who you disagreed with?

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Essay Topics '22-'23

(No character limit listed for any question)

1. What are your medical practice goals?

2. Describe your employment status since you completed your bachelor's degree (part-time, full-time, and dates) (only if you have graduated)

3. In what region of the country do you want to practice medicine? Why?

4. What areas of medicine are you interested in at this time, or what areas do you plan to pursue?

5. Do you have any accomplishments or experiences that make you a unique applicant?

6. Explain any impact that COVID-19 may have had on your educational, research, volunteering or employment plans.

7. We desire to train students and physicians to work with the diverse patients of our state and nation. Please share at least one experience that has impacted your appreciation for diversity and your ability to relate to those who are unlike you. Do share what you learned from the experience as well.

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Essay Topics ('21 – '22)

1. What are your medical practice goals?

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

3. In what region of the country do you want to practice medicine? Why?

4. What areas of medicine are you interested in at this time, or what areas do you plan to pursue?

5. Do you have any accomplishments or experiences that make you a unique applicant?

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Essay Topics (’20 – ’21)‍

1. What are your medical practice goals? (2000 Character Limit)

2. Does this application represent a career change? If so, please describe your most recent career. (2000 Character Limit)

3. If it has been more than six months since you completed your bachelor's degree, please describe your employment status since that time (part-time, full-time, and dates). (2000 Character Limit)

4. In what region of the country do you want to practice medicine? Why? (2000 Character Limit)

5. What areas of medicine are you interested in at this time, or what areas do you plan to pursue? (2000 Character Limit)

6. Do you have any accomplishments or experiences that make you a unique applicant? (2000 Character Limit)

7. Explain any impact that COVID-19 may have had on your educational, research, volunteering or employment plans. (2000 Character Limit)

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Essay Topics ('19 – '20)‍

1. What are your medical practice goals? (2000 Character Limit)

2. If it has been more than six months since you completed your bachelor's degree, please describe your employment status since that time (part-time, full-time, and dates). (2000 Character Limit)

3. In what region of the country do you want to practice medicine? Why? (2000 Character Limit)

4. What areas of medicine are you interested in at this time, or what areas do you plan to pursue? (2000 Character Limit)

5. Do you have any accomplishments or experiences that make you a unique applicant? (2000 Character Limit)

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Essay Topics ('18 – '19)‍

1. What are your medical practice goals? (2000 Character Limit)

2. If it has been more than six months since you completed your bachelor's degree, please describe your employment status since that time (part-time, full-time, and dates). (2000 Character Limit)

3. In what region of the country do you want to practice medicine? Why? (2000 Character Limit)

4. What areas of medicine are you interested in at this time, or what areas do you plan to pursue? (2000 Character Limit)

5. Do you have any accomplishments or experiences that make you a unique applicant? (2000 Character Limit)

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Essay Topics ('17 – '18)‍

1. Do you have any relatives who graduated from USC School of Medicine-Columbia? (yes or no) If so, please list any relatives who graduated from USC School of Medicine-Columbia, year of graduation (if known), and their relationship to you.What are your medical practice goals?Does this application represent a career change? If so, please describe your most recent career.If it has been more than six months since you completed your bachelor's degree, please describe your employment status since that time (part-time, full-time, and dates).In what region of the country do you want to practice medicine? Why? (2000 Character Limit)

2. What areas of medicine are you interested in at this time, or what areas do you plan to pursue? (2000 Character Limit)

3. Do you have any accomplishments or experiences that make you a unique applicant? (2000 Character Limit)

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Essay Topics ('16 – '17)‍

1. What are your medical practice goals? (1000 characters limit)

2. If it has been more than six months since you completed your bachelor's degree, please describe your employment status since that time (part-time, full-time, and dates). (1000 characters limit)

3. In what region of the country do you want to practice medicine? Why? (1000 characters limit)

4. What areas of medicine are you interested in at this time, or what areas do you plan to pursue? (1000 characters limit)

5. Do you have any accomplishments or experiences that make you a unique applicant? (1000 characters limit)

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Essay Topics ('15 – '16)‍

1. What are your medical practice goals?  (2000 character limit)

2. Does this application represent a career change? If so, please describe your most recent career.  (2000 character limit)

3. If it has been more than six months since you completed your bachelor's degree, please describe your employment status since that time (part-time, full-time, and dates).  (2000 character limit)

4. In what region of the country do you want to practice medicine? Why?  (2000 character limit)

5. What areas of medicine are you interested in at this time, or what areas do you plan to pursue?  (2000 character limit)

6. Do you have any accomplishments or experiences that make you a unique applicant?  (2000 character limit)

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Essay Topics ('14 – '15)‍

1. What are your medical practice goals?  (2000 character limit)

2. Does this application represent a career change? If so, please describe your most recent career.  (2000 character limit)

3. If it has been more than six months since you completed your bachelor's degree, please describe your employment status since that time (part-time, full-time, and dates).  (2000 character limit)

4. What areas of medicine are you interested in at this time, or what areas do you plan to pursue?  (2000 character limit)

5. In what region of the country do you want to practice medicine? Why?  (2000 character limit)

6. Do you have any accomplishments or experiences that make you a unique applicant?  (2000 character limit)

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Essay Topics ('13 – '14)‍

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