• Boston University Essay Prompt

Here are Boston University School of Medicine’s secondary questions. 2018-2019 “Educational History”: ● Did you go on to college directly after high school?. Yes/No. If no, explain (1400 characters) ● Are you expecting to go on to medical school directly after completing your undergraduate degree?. (Post bac work is NOT considered undergraduate.

If attending a post bac program prior to entering medical school, the answer is NO and should be explained.) If you took gap year(s), please use this space to explain what you have been doing prior to applying to medical school. If no, explain: For example, attending post bac or other graduate program, working, traveling, etc.

(1400 characters) ● If you have spent more than 4 years as an undergraduate, please explain below. (You may skip this question if you have graduated within 4 years.) (1400 characters) ● Please provide a narrative or timeline to describe any features of your educational history that you think may be of particular interest to us. For example, have you lived in another country or experienced a culture unlike your own, or worked in a field that contributed to your understanding of people unlike yourself?

Boston University Essay Prompt

Or, have you experienced advanced training in any area, including the fields of art, music, or sports? This is an opportunity to describe learning experiences that may not be covered in other areas of this application or your AMCAS application.

It is not necessary to write anything in this section. (2000 Characters) “Optional Section”: ● Optional Essay: Use the space below to provide additional information you feel will provide us with a comprehensive understanding of your strengths as a candidate for a career in medicine. This should include only information NOT already included in your AMCAS or other sections of the BUSM Supplemental Application. Most applicants leave this blank.

(3000 characters) ● Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center Connection: List any personal connection(s) you have at Boston University School of Medicine or Boston Medical Center, or any other part of Boston University. Please provide Name, Department, and Relationship below (2-3 sentences, 200 characters) 2017-2018 Did you go on to college directly after high school? If no, explain (1400 char) Are you expecting to go on to medical school directly after completing your undergraduate degree? If no, explain (1400 char) Optional: If you have spent more than 4 years as an undergraduate, please explain below. (1400 char) Please provide a narrative or timeline to describe any features of your educational history that you think may be of particular interest to us.

(2000 char) Use the space below to provide additional information you feel will provide us with a comprehensive understanding of your strengths as a candidate for a career in medicine. (3000 char) This section may be used by re-applicants who wish to highlight specific areas of their application or to outline specific changes since their last application. (3000 char) There are also boxes to explain lack of committee letter or substitute letters (2000 char each) 2016-2017 1) Did you go on to college directly after high school?

(1400 characters) 2) Are you expecting to go on to medical school directly after completing your undergraduate degree? If no, explain: (1400 characters) 3) If you have spent more than 4 years as an undergraduate, please explain below (You may skip this question if you have graduated within 4 years.). (1400 characters) 4) Please provide a narrative or timeline to describe any features of your educational history that you think may be of particular interest to us.

For example, have you lived in another country or experienced a culture unlike your own, or worked in a field that contributed to your understanding of people unlike yourself? Or, have you experienced advanced training in any area, including the fields of art, music, or sports? This is an opportunity to describe learning experiences that may not be covered in other areas of this application or your AMCAS application.

It is not necessary to write anything in this section. (2000 Characters) 5) Optional: Use the space below to provide additional information you feel will provide us with a comprehensive understanding of your strengths as a candidate for a career in medicine.This should include only information NOT already included in your AMCAS or other sections of the BUSM Supplemental Application. Most applicants leave this blank. (3000 characters) 2015 – 2016 There were no essay prompts in the secondary application for the 2015-2016 cycle. 2014 – 2015 If you did not go to college directly after high school, please explain. (1400 char) If you are not expecting to go directly to medical school after completing your undergraduate work, please explain. (1400 char) If you have spent more than 4 years as an undergraduate, please explain below.

(You may skip this question if you have graduated within 4 years.) Please provide a narrative or timeline to describe any features of your educational history that you think may be of particular interest to us. For example, have you lived in another country or experienced a culture unlike your own, or worked in a field that contributed to your understanding of people unlike yourself? Or, have you experienced advanced training in any area, including the fields of art, music, or sports? This is an opportunity to describe learning experiences that may not be covered in other areas of this application. It is not necessary to write anything in this section. (2000 char) We have found that for most applicants, an extra essay written expressly for Boston University adds little to the information content of the portfolio.

While we no longer require an essay, some applicants feel that additional information is necessary in order to provide us with a comprehensive understanding of their strengths as a candidate for a career in medicine. If you wish, use the space below to offer an essay or any other information, addressing any issue you feel is of importance. If you choose to use the space, please do not duplicate information provided elsewhere in this Supplemental Application or in material you have submitted to AMCAS. (3000 char) (For most applicants, no supplementary essay will be necessary and this space can be left blank.) 2013 – 2014 If you did not go to college directly after high school, please explain.

(1400 char) If you are not expecting to go directly to medical school after completing your undergraduate work, please explain. (1400 char) If you have spent more than 4 years as an undergraduate, please explain below. (You may skip this question if you have graduated within 4 years.) Please provide a narrative or timeline to describe any features of your educational history that you think may be of particular interest to us.

For example, have you lived in another country or experienced a culture unlike your own, or worked in a field that contributed to your understanding of people unlike yourself? Or, have you experienced advanced training in any area, including the fields of art, music, or sports? This is an opportunity to describe learning experiences that may not be covered in other areas of this application. It is not necessary to write anything in this section. (2000 char) We have found that for most applicants, an extra essay written expressly for Boston University adds little to the information content of the portfolio.

While we no longer require an essay, some applicants feel that additional information is necessary in order to provide us with a comprehensive understanding of their strengths as a candidate for a career in medicine. If you wish, use the space below to offer an essay or any other information, addressing any issue you feel is of importance. If you choose to use the space, please do not duplicate information provided elsewhere in this Supplemental Application or in material you have submitted to AMCAS. (3000 char) (For most applicants, no supplementary essay will be necessary and this space can be left blank.).

Below you will find the Class of 2019 essay prompts for the Common App and Coalition App as well as specific colleges. Scroll down to see the specific college supplemental essay prompts. We will add more college essay prompts as they are released. Yale University Stanford University Brown University Caltech Harvard College Princeton University Harvard Business School University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School Washington University St.