With excellent ratings in research and primary care, UPENN is looking for students with strong communication skills who can articulate their motivations to study medicine and serve as community leaders. Providing further information and insight in this secondary application about the reasons why you are motivated to study medicine at UPENN will be important. Even better, if those motivations illuminate character and how your life goals have shaped you as a person and leader, you will impress the adcomm.
One short essay with a 1,000 character limit is required.
Applicants should use single line spacing and 12 point size font.
Responses should be constructed strategically to highlight all of an applicant’s strengths, especially to demonstrate how they align with the UPENN mission statement and goals.
Please explain your reasons for applying to the Perelman School of Medicine and limit your response to 1,000 characters.
Since this secondary question requests a short essay, be succinct in your response. Start by doing your research on UPENN; read their mission statement, standards for admission, and basic requirements. Check out the structure and focus of their curriculum. What excites you about their school? Do you have a connection to their location? Do they offer any special programs or specialties that you are interested in? In what ways are the school’s goals similar to your own? How will their faculty, curriculum, or special programs better prepare you for a career in medicine?
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Last updated on October 23, 2012.