University of South Carolina-Greenville Secondary Application

University of South Carolina-Greenville Secondary Essay Prompts

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

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

Prompts:

Primary Deadline: Usually around Nov 1st
Secondary Deadline: Usually around Dec 15th
Secondary Fee: $95
FAP Waiver: Full Fee Waived
Casper Required: No
PREview Required: No
Screens Applications: Yes
Accepts Application Updates: Yes/USCGSOM Website

University of South Carolina-Greenville School of Medicine Mission:

We prepare physicians committed to improving the health and wellness of your family and your community through creative teaching, innovative research and quality clinical care.

University of South Carolina-Greenville School of Medicine Vision:

Cultivate a culture of curiosity and commitment to others to transform the health and wellness of communities.

Older Essays:

• If you are not accepted to medical school for the upcoming year, what are your plans (2000 characters)?
• If you are currently participating in an academic program, please project intended coursework for the academic year (2000 characters).
• Describe any additional medically-related volunteering/shadowing experience not included in your AMCAS application (2000 characters).
• Describe any additional community service or volunteer activities not included in your AMCAS application (2000 characters).
• Please describe any additional research or leadership experience not included in your AMCAS application (2000 characters).
• Please provide any information regarding personal challenges/hardships that you have overcome (If not applicable, this question may be left blank) (2000 characters).
• Describe any past achievements, experiences, challenges, family or personal circumstances, interests, etc. that you believe would bring added value and diversity to the learning environment at USCSOM Greenville (2000 characters).
  How to Write About Your Obstacles, Challenges, and Problems in your Secondary Essays
• What other additional information would you like the Admissions Committee to consider that has not been previously addressed?
  If you are not a South Carolina resident, what relationships, bonds, or interests do you have in this state? (If not applicable, this question may be left blank) (2000 characters).
• One of the Guiding Principles of the USCSOM Greenville is to “produce physicians competent not only in medical knowledge, technical skills and patient care, but also in compassion, collaborative interpersonal communication, professional responsibility and ethical behavior.” Patients sometimes complain that physicians are “aloof”, “don’t seem to care” or “lack compassion”. How, especially in a busy and often hectic setting, can a physician best demonstrate his or her compassion and genuine concern for a patient? How might compassionate patient-centered care improve patient outcomes (3500 characters)? 

Academic History

• Question 1b: If you are a re-applicant, what have you engaged in and/or accomplished to strengthen your candidacy? (If not applicable, please write N/A) (3000 characters)
• Question 1c: If you applied previously to the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, please provide the year(s) of your application(s). (1000 characters)
• Question 2: If you are not accepted to medical school for the upcoming academic year, what are your plans? (5000 characters)

• Question 3: Are you currently, or have you ever been subject to disciplinary action at a college or professional school that did not result in academic probation or dismissal? (5000 characters)

  Question 3a: If you answered ‘Yes’ to Question 3, please provide a brief description. (If not applicable, please write N/A)

• Question 4: Have you ever been placed on academic probation at or dismissed from a college or professional school? (5000 characters)

  Question 4a: If you answered ‘Yes’ to Question 4, please provide an explanation of the event and final outcome. (If not applicable, please write N/A)

• Question 5: Please briefly describe circumstances regarding any courses with a grade less than a B minus, or any course withdrawals. Additionally, please describe the circumstances if you took any required courses as Pass/Fail rather than graded due to COVID-19, including if you had a choice to take as graded or pass/fail and the context of that decision. (If not applicable, please write N/A) (5000 characters)
• Question 6: If you are currently participating in an academic program, please outline intended coursework for the academic year. (If not applicable, please write N/A) (5000 characters)
• Question 7: If you do not expect to spend this academic year in school, please explain how you intend to use this time. (If not applicable, please write N/A) (5000 characters)
• Question 8: Please ensure you have completed the Prerequisite coursework section of the Applicant Gateway. If you need to explain any irregularities regarding your prerequisite courses, please indicate that here. (If not applicable, please write N/A) (5000 characters)

Activities, Service, and Research

• Question 1: Please describe any new or additional medically related employment, volunteer activities or observation experiences not included in your AMCAS application. (If not applicable, please write N/A) (5000 characters)
• Question 2: Please describe any new or additional community service or volunteer activities not included in your AMCAS application. (If not applicable, please write N/A) (5000 characters)
• Question 3: Please describe any new or additional research or leadership experiences not included in your AMCAS application. (If not applicable, please write N/A) (5000 characters)
• Question 4: Have you participated in the U of SC School of Medicine Greenville Medical Experience Academy (MedEx)? (5000 characters)

Personal Information

• Question 1: Please consider sharing experiences, challenges, family or personal circumstances, interests, etc. that you believe would bring added value and diversity of lived experience to the learning community at UofSC School of Medicine Greenville. (5000 characters)
• Question 2: If you are not a South Carolina resident, what relationships, bonds, or other interests or connections do you have to the state? (If not applicable, please write N/A) (5000 characters)
• Question 3: Is there any additional information you would like the Admissions Committee to consider that has not been previously addressed? (If not applicable, please write N/A) (5000 characters)
• Question 4: Why have you chosen to apply to U of SC School of Medicine Greenville and how do you think your education at UofSCSOM Greenville will prepare you to become a physician in the future? (5000 characters)

Essays

• Please address the following questions. Each essay should be 500 words or less (either type or copy and paste into the text box): (500 words)
  ***Essay Question 1*** How do you believe you will transform medicine as a physician?
  ***Essay Question 2*** If there were 25 hours in the day, how would you fill the additional time?