Medical College of Wisconsin Secondary Application

Medical College of Wisconsin Secondary Essay Prompts

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

These prompts are from the 2020 Application Cycle. (Older essays, if available are below)

All prompts have a 2,000 character limit. 

Prompts:

• Explain how your unique background, identity, interests, or talents will contribute to the MCW learning community and how MCW will uniquely prepare you for your future goals. (2000 characters)
• Recount a time when you failed or made a decision you regret. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience? (2000 characters)
• MCW values the unique backgrounds and identities of our incoming students. Please indicate if any of the following apply to you. Check all that apply.
  I belong to a race or ethnicity considered underrepresented in medicine.
  I identify as part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, or asexual (LGBTQIA) community.
  I am the first person in my immediate family to attend college (excluding siblings).
  I was born or grew up in a rural community.
  I come from an economically disadvantaged background.
  I attended an underperforming elementary, middle, or high school.
  My primary language is NOT English.
  I have overcome a significant hardship.
• Checking any of the above boxes creates a text box titled “Please provide additional details.” 2000 characters. | How to Write About Diversity in Your Secondary Essays

Primary Deadline: November 1, 2021
Secondary Deadline: Unknown (Try to turn your secondaries around within two weeks after receiving)
Secondary Fee: $100
FAP Waiver: Full Fee Waived
CASPer Required: Yes
VITA Required: No
Screens Applications: No
Accepts Application Updates: Yes Post Interview/Portal

Medical College of Wisconsin Mission:

We are a distinguished leader and innovator in the education and development of the next generation of physicians, scientists, pharmacists and health professionals; we discover and translate new knowledge in the biomedical and health sciences; we provide cutting-edge, collaborative patient care of the highest quality; and we improve the health of the communities we serve.

Older Essays:

• Explain how your unique background, identity, interests, or talents will contribute to the MCW learning community and how MCW will uniquely prepare you for your future goals.
• Recount a time when you failed or made a decision you regret. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
  How to Write About Your Obstacles, Challenges, and Problems in your Secondary Essays
• Describe your motivation for pursuing a primary care focused, community-based medical education program. Focus on how a MCW regional campus educational experience will prepare you for your unique future career in medicine. Include the influence of key experiences with rural or medically underserved communities.
• MCW values the unique backgrounds and identities of our incoming students. Please indicate if any of the following apply to you. Check all that apply and please provide additional details.
  • I belong to a race or ethnicity considered underrepresented in medicine.
  • I identify as part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, or asexual (LGBTQIA) community.
  • I am the first person in my immediate family to attend college (excluding siblings).
  • I was born or grew up in a rural community.
  • I come from an economically disadvantaged background.
  • I attended an underperforming elementary, middle, or high school.
  • My primary language is NOT English.
  • I have overcome a significant hardship.
    How to Write About Diversity in Your Secondary Essays