Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Secondary Application

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Secondary Essay Prompts

(If you have updated prompts, please submit them at updatesecondaries.com)

Prompts have been updated May 2023. (Older essays, if available are below)

All prompts have a 300-word limit. 

Prompts:

• Please discuss your primary interest in attending the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.
• Please describe your motivation for becoming a physician. What contributions do you feel that you could make to the medical profession in the future?
• Please list any additional clinical experiences that are not included on your AMCAS application. Please include the physician’s name OR type of experience (i.e., Nursing, PA, EMT, E.R. Scribe, etc.) in the description column below along with the location, dates and total number of hours. If no additional experiences have occurred, please select “N/A.”
• The Admissions Committee regards the diversity of an entering class as an important factor in serving the educational mission of MCG and meeting the healthcare needs of a diverse patient population. Please describe how your own personal attributes, background, or life experiences, would contribute to the diversity of the class.
• The art of medicine requires resilience on the part of its practitioners. There can be perceived failure even when the medical team has done everything right. Please describe a time when you part of something that failed. What did you learn from this experience?
• Please describe the geographical area in which you would most likely practice medicine and why. Please include the country, region, state, city and/or town in your response.
• Please explain any inconsistencies in your academic record. This may include below average course performance, grade trends, MCAT scores, etc. Enter N/A if none.
• If applicable, indicate any special experiences, unusual factors, or other information you have not already addressed in your application.
• Please discuss any disruptions to your medical school application as a result of COVID-19. This may include but is not limited to academic performance, clinical, volunteer, research and extracurricular activities.

Primary Deadline: Usually around Nov 1st
Secondary Deadline: Usually around Dec 1st
Secondary Fee: None
FAP Waiver: Does not charge a secondary application fee
CASPer Required: Yes
VITA Required: No
Screens Applications: Yes
Accepts Application Updates:

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Mission:

MCG will lead Georgia and the nation to better health through excellence in biomedical education, discovery, patient
care, and service.

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Vision:

 MCG will be a nationally recognized leader in medicine, delivering patient-centered and technologically advanced medical education, transformative research, and exceptional clinical and preventive care, leading to healthier communities.

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Values:

• Collegiality
• Excellence
• Inclusivity
• Integrity
• Leadership
• Loyalty

Older Essays:

• Please describe your motivation for becoming a physician. What contributions do you feel that you could make to the medical profession in the future?
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• Please list any additional clinical experiences that are not included on your AMCAS application. Please include the physician’s name OR type of experience (i.e., Nursing, PA, EMT, E.R. Scribe, etc.) in the description column below along with the location, dates and total number of hours. If no additional experiences have occurred, please select “N/A.”
• The Admissions Committee regards the diversity of an entering class as an important factor in serving the educational mission of the school. The Committee strongly encourages you to share unique, personally important, and/or challenging factors in your background, such as the quality of your early educational environment, socioeconomic status, region of residence with respect to its health professional needs, ties to MCG Medical College of Georgia, culture, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or life and/or work experiences. Please discuss how such factors have influenced your goals and preparation for a career in medicine.
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• Please describe the geographical area in which you would most likely practice medicine. Please include the country, region, state, city and/or town in your response. Please explain any inconsistencies in your academic record. This may include below average course performance, grade trends, MCAT scores, etc.
• If applicable, indicate any special experiences, unusual factors or other information you have not already addressed in your application.

Former Prompts (before 23-24 cycle)

• Please explain your primary interest in applying to the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. | How to Answer Secondary Prompts about “Why Us”
• Please describe your motivation for becoming a physician. What contributions do you feel that you could make to the medical profession in the future?
• Please list any additional clinical experiences that are not included on your AMCAS application. Please include the physician’s name OR type of experience (i.e., Nursing, PA, EMT, E.R. Scribe, etc.) in the description column below along with the location, dates and total number of hours. If no additional experiences have occurred, please select “N/A.”
• The Admissions Committee regards the diversity of an entering class as an important factor in serving the educational mission of our school. The Admissions Committee strongly encourages you to share unique, personally important, and/or challenging factors in your background, such as the quality of your early educational environment, socioeconomic status, region of residence with respect to its health professional needs, ties to MCG, culture, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or life and/or work experiences. Please discuss how such factors have influenced your goals and preparation for a career in medicine. | How to Write About Diversity in Your Secondary Essays
• Please describe the geographical area in which you would most likely practice medicine. Please include the country, region, state, city and/or town in your response.
• Please explain any inconsistencies in your academic record. This may include below average course performance, grade trends, MCAT scores, etc.
• If applicable, indicate any special experiences, unusual factors or other information you have not already addressed in your application.

All 400 words minus question 3 which just lets you add a name/description of the experience