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University of Rochester Secondary Application

University of Rochester Secondary Application Prompts

Prompts have been updated November 2023

Prompts

If you previously applied to medical school, briefly describe any experiences you have been part of since your previous application.

(200 words)

Tell us about a community you identify with and how you’re involved with it?

(200 words)

Optional

Please share any challenges and/or special circumstances that impacted your application.

(200 words)

About University of Rochester

Mission

The University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry is dedicated to training future physicians who excel and become leaders in their profession. This goal is met by fostering the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors of the physician/scientist/humanist by combining cutting-edge, evidence-based medical science with the relationship-centered art that is Rochester medicine’s distinctive trademark.

Important details​

Primary Deadline: Usually around Oct 15th
Secondary Deadline
: Usually around Nov 15th
Secondary Fee: $100
FAP Waiver: Full Fee Waived
Casper Required: No
PREview Required: No
Screens Applications: No
Accepts Application Updates: Yes/Email

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Required  for MSTP applicants

  • Please briefly describe your research interests, and describe how the opportunities at the University of Rochester fit with your goals for graduate training. Please include names of up to five investigators whose research programs interest you.

Optional

  • Please share any challenges and/or special circumstances that impacted your application. (200 words)
  • If you previously applied to medical school, briefly describe any experiences you have been part of since your previous application. (200 words)

Advisor Preference

Thank you for the info! Knowing if you have advisor preferences and who they are helps us make sure we have the proper resources to take care of every student who wants to work with us! This is not your official selection. After you sign up, you'll be sent a form to fill out!

Every one of our advisors were hand-picked by Dr. Gray and are all experts dedicated to helping you get into medical school. When you sign up, you'll receive an email to complete your official request about who you prefer and who might be a good fit. After you fill out that form, we'll get you set up!

Right now, Carlos Tapia, former Director of Admissions at TCU and former Director of Student Affairs at Icahn Mount Sinai, and Courtney Lewis, former Director of Admissions at Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine are the two advisor who have remaining availability. Both are experts at helping their students get into great medical schools across the country, both MD and DO! Dr. Crispen and Deana Golini are available on a case-by-case basis for 20-hour package students. Remember, we're a small team and everyone on the team has amazing admissions experience and a proven track record of getting students into med schools across the country!