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Vanderbilty University Secondary Application

Vanderbilt University Secondary Application Prompts

Prompts have been updated June 2023

Prompts

If applicable, please describe how the COVID-19 pandemic affected your pathway to medical school. You may discuss any academic, personal, financial, or professional alterations to your plans. NOTE: Disclosing certain hardships or obstacles that have been faced during this time will not negatively affect an application.

(500)

If you have completed your undergraduate education, please comment on what you have done or have been doing since graduation.

(200)

Please reflect on the upbringing, background, and experiences in your life that have shaped who you are as a person and will help define the person you want to be in the future. In other words, what makes you who you are?

(800)

Tell us about a time when you interacted with someone who is different than you. What did you learn? What would you do differently?

(600)

Everyone needs help at various times in their lives. Describe a time you asked for help and what you gained from that experience that has influenced your approach to asking for help.

(600)

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Mission

The mission of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is to improve human health. To achieve this goal, we will:

  • Prepare physicians, scientists and educators for positions of worldwide leadership.
  • Discover and disseminate new knowledge that advances understanding of health and disease.
  • Provide compassionate, personalized patient care of the highest quality in service to our local, national and global communities.
  • Embrace a culture of lifelong learning, innovation and continuous improvement.
  • Create a diverse and broadly inclusive community of faculty, staff and students that enriches our learning environment and ensures excellence in research and patient care.
  • Nurture and protect Vanderbilt’s unique legacy of cooperation, collegiality, and mutual respect.
  • Foster the personal and professional growth of all members of the Vanderbilt community, as we continuously strive to realize full potential.

Important details​

Primary Deadline: Usually around Nov 1st
Secondary Deadline: Usually around Nov 21st
Secondary Fee: $95
FAP Waiver: Full Fee Waived
Casper Required: No
PREview Required: No
Screens Applications: Yes
Accepts Application Updates: Yes/Email

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