Essay Topics (2024 - 2025)

1. Why do you want to be an osteopathic physician?

2. What advantage do you see in attending WVSOM over other medical schools?

3. Describe an ethically challenging situation you have been in, and how you responded.

4. What do you feel it will take for you to succeed in medical school?

5. Provide a brief comment about your study habits.

6. Describe a situation in work, volunteer activities, or organizations where you demonstrated your ability to work well with others.

7. What experiences (living, working or visiting) have you had in rural areas?

8. Briefly comment on how your volunteer experience benefited you.

Essay Topics ('23 – '24)

1. Why do you want to be an osteopathic physician? (500 characters)

2. What advantage do you see in attending WVSOM over other medical schools? (500 characters)

3. Describe an ethically challenging situation you have been in, and how you responded. (500 characters)

4. What do you feel it will take for you to succeed in medical school? (500 characters)

5. Provide a brief comment about your study habits. (500 characters)

6. Describe a situation in work, volunteer activities, or organizations where you demonstrated your ability to work well with others. (500 characters)

7. What experiences (living, working or visiting) have you had in rural areas? (500 characters)

8. Briefly comment on how your volunteer experience benefited you. (500 characters)

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Essay Topics ('22 - '23)

1. Why do you want to be an osteopathic physician? (500 characters)

‍2. What advantage do you see in attending WVSOM over other medical schools? (500 characters)

‍3. Describe an ethically challenging situation you have been in, and how you responded (500 characters)

‍4. What do you feel it will take for you to succeed in medical school? (500 characters)

‍5. Describe a situation in work, volunteer activities, or organizations where you demonstrated your ability to work well with others. (500 characters)

‍6. What experiences (living, working or visiting) have you had in rural areas? (500 characters)

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Essay Topics ('21 – '22)

1. Why do you want to be an osteopathic physician? (500 characters)

2. What advantage do you see in attending WVSOM over other medical schools? (500 characters)

3. Describe an ethically challenging situation you have been in, and how you responded? (500 characters)

4. What do you feel it will take for you to succeed in medical school? (500 characters)

5. How many hours per week are you willing to study in addition to the 25 hours of weekly scheduled class time? Enter a number. Optional brief comments about your study habit.

6. Describe a situation in work, volunteer activities, or organizations where you demonstrated your ability to work well with others. (500 characters)

7. What experiences (living, working or visiting) have you had in rural areas? (500 characters)

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Essay Topics (’20 – ’21)

1. Why do you want to be an osteopathic physician? (500 characters or less)

2. What advantage do you see in attending WVSOM over other medical schools? (500 characters or less)

3. Describe an ethically challenging situation you have been in, and how you responded. (500 characters or less)

4. What do you feel it will take for you to succeed in medical school? (500 characters or less)

5. How many hours per week are you willing to commit to studying in addition to the 25 hours of weekly scheduled class time? (500 characters or less)

6. Describe a situation in work, volunteer activities, or organizations where you demonstrated your ability to work well with others. (500 characters or less)

7. What experiences (living, working or visiting) have you had in rural areas? (500 characters or less)

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Essay Topics ('19 – '20)

1. Why do you want to be an osteopathic physician? (500 Characters)

2. What advantage do you see in attending WVSOM over other medical schools? (500 Characters)

3. Describe an ethically challenging situation you have been in, and how you responded. (500 Characters)

4. What do you feel it will take for you to succeed in medical school? (500 Characters)

5. How many hours per week are you willing to commit to studying in addition to the 25 hours of weekly scheduled class time. (500 Characters)

6. Describe a situation in work, volunteer activities, or organizations where you demonstrated your ability to work well with others. (500 Characters)

7. What experiences (living, working or visiting) have you had in rural areas? (500 Characters)

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Essay Topics ('18 – '19)

1. Why do you want to be an osteopathic physician?

2. What advantage do you see in attending WVSOM over other medical schools?

3. Describe an ethically challenging situation you have been in, and how you responded.

4. What do you feel it will take for you to succeed in medical school?

5. How many hours per week are you willing to commit to studying in addition to the 25 hours of weekly scheduled class time?

6. Describe a situation in work, volunteer activities, or organizations where you demonstrated your ability to work well with others.

7. What experiences (living, working or visiting) have you had in rural areas?

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Essay Topics ('17 – '18)

1. Why do you want to be an osteopathic physician? (500 characters)

2. What advantage do you see in attending WVSOM over other medical schools? (500 characters)

3. Describe an ethically challenging situation you have been in, and how you responded. (500 characters)

4. What do you feel it will take for you to succeed in medical school? (500 characters)

5. How many hours per week are you willing to commit to studying in addition to the 25 hours of weekly scheduled class time? Optional brief comments about your study habits: (500 characters)

6. Describe a situation in work, volunteer activities, or organizations where you demonstrated your ability to work well with others. (500 characters)

7. What experiences (living, working or visiting) have you had in rural areas? (500 characters)

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Essay Topics ('16 – '17)

1. Why do you want to be an osteopathic physician? (500 characters)

2. What advantage do you see in attending WVSOM over other medical schools? (500 characters)

3. Describe an ethically challenging situation you have been in, and how you responded. (500 characters)

4. What do you feel it will take for you to succeed in medical school? (500 characters)

5. How many hours per week are you willing to commit to studying in addition to the 25 hours of weekly scheduled class time? Optional brief comments about your study habits: (500 characters)

6. Describe a situation in work, volunteer activities, or organizations where you demonstrated your ability to work well with others. (500 characters)

7. What experiences (living, working or visiting) have you had in rural areas? (500 characters)

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Essay Topics ('15 – '16)

1. Why do you want to be an osteopathic physician? (500 characters)

2. What advantage do you see in attending WVSOM over other medical schools? (500 characters)

3. Describe an ethically challenging situation you have been in, and how you responded. (500 characters)

4. What do you feel it will take for you to succeed in medical school? (500 characters)

5. How many hours per week are you willing to commit to studying in addition to the 25 hours of weekly scheduled class time? Optional brief comments about your study habits: (500 characters)

6. Describe a situation in work, volunteer activities, or organizations where you demonstrated your ability to work well with others. (500 characters)

7. What experiences (living, working or visiting) have you had in rural areas? (500 characters)

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Essay Topics ('14 – '15)

1. Why do you want to be an osteopathic physician? (500 characters)

2. What advantage do you see in attending WVSOM over other medical schools? (500 characters)

3. Describe an ethically challenging situation you have been in, and how you responded. (500 characters)

4. What do you feel it will take for you to succeed in medical school? (500 characters)

5. How many hours per week are you willing to commit to studying in addition to the 25 hours of weekly scheduled class time? (empty fill in blank for #s) hours per week. Optional brief comments about your study habits. (500 characters)

6. Describe a situation in work, volunteer activities, or organizations where you demonstrated your ability to work well with others. (500 characters)

7. What experiences (living, working or visiting) have you had in rural areas? (500 characters)

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Essay Topics ('13 – '14)

1. Why do you want to be an osteopathic physician? (500 characters)

2. What advantage do you see in attending WVSOM over other medical schools? (500 characters)

3. Describe an ethically challenging situation you have been in, and how you responded. (500 characters)

4. What do you feel it will take for you to succeed in medical school? (500 characters)

5. Describe a situation in work, volunteer activities, or organizations where you demonstrated your ability to work well with others. (500 characters)

6. What experiences (living, working or visiting) have you had in rural areas? (500 characters)

OPTIONAL QUESTIONS:

1. Brief comments about your study habits (In response to question about how many hours per week you will devote to study outside of classroom) (500 characters)

2. Brief comments about your volunteer experience: (In response to questions asking about clinical and non-clinical volunteer hours) (500 characters)