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Texas A&M University Secondary Application

Texas A&M University Secondary Application Prompts

Prompts have been updated November 2023

Prompts

As a physician, you never know what type of patient you will serve. From your past experiences, please describe or highlight factors or situations that demonstrate your ability to work with individuals from multicultural communities.

(3500 characters max)

The Texas A&M School of Medicine embraces the Aggie Core Values of Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity and Selfless Service. Please elaborate on personal characteristics, values, accomplishments and/or any experiences that you feel will help to demonstrate your potential to contribute to the school and to the profession of medicine.

(3500 characters max)

Describe any circumstances indicative of some hardship, such as, but not limited to, financial difficulties, personal or family illness, a medical condition, a death in the immediate family or educational disadvantage not mentioned in your primary application essays. What strategies have you used to address these circumstances?

(3500 characters max)

Optional

List the area (or areas) of medicine that appeals to you and briefly explain. Do not leave blank. If not applicable, please so indicate.

(3500 characters max)

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About Texas A&M University

Mission

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of the people of Texas through excellence in education, research and health care delivery.

Vision

Our vision is to develop the innovators and leaders in medicine and biomedical research who will transform American medicine in the 21st century.

Important details​

Secondary Deadline: Usually around Nov 1st
Secondary Deadline: Usually around Nov 1st
Secondary Fee: $60
FAP Waiver: No
Casper Required: Yes
PREview Required: No
Screens Applications: No
Accepts Application Updates: Yes

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  • Describe briefly any experiences and/or skills that have made you more sensitive or appreciative of other cultures or the human condition. (3500 characters)
  • The Texas A&M College of Medicine embraces the Aggie Core Values of Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity and Selfless Service. Briefly discuss what activities demonstrate best that you would be a good custodian of these core values. (3500 characters)
  • Describe any circumstances indicative of some hardship, such as, but not limited to, financial difficulties, personal or family illness, a medical condition, a death in the immediate family or educational disadvantage not mentioned in your primary application essays; OR describe any key academic, personal, or financial barriers that COVID-19 may have posed on you or your immediate family. (3500 characters)
  • List the area (or areas) of medicine that appeals to you and briefly explain. (Limit your explanation to 50 words or 250 characters for each area of interest you list.) Do not leave blank. If not applicable, please so indicate (250 characters)

Required only for EnMed (engineering program) applicants.

  • How did you hear about the EnMed program? (100 words)
  • Explain your interest in the EnMed medical education program. (250 words)
  • How will the EnMed medical education meet your goals and interests in ways that a traditional MD-only program would not? (150 words)
  • What creative, engineering, innovation, or entrepreneurship related activities have you participated in outside the classroom? Describe how these have prepared you to create innovative medical technologies. (150 words)
  • What knowledge, skills, and experiences have you acquired inside the classroom during your education that are most relevant to EnMed? (150 words)
  • What role do you envision yourself taking in the process of creating and translating new medical technologies during your future medical career? (150 words)

Required only for MD/PhD applicants.

  • List all other MD/PHD programs you will apply to this year.
  • List area(s) of research you are interested in studying for your Ph.D. (for example: Biochemistry and Cancer Biology)
  • List all of your research mentors including their titles and institutional affiliations.
  • Briefly describe any new research accomplishments. (Do not leave blank. If none, please indicate.)
  • Briefly discuss any other new information or experiences that you would want the MD/PhD program committee to know. (Do not leave blank. If none, please indicate.)
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