Creighton University School of Medicine Secondary Essay Prompts

The 2026-2027 prompts

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Collected from public applicant reports. Prompts occasionally change mid cycle, so confirm against your own secondary portal before you submit.

1. 01

   Please state your reasons for applying to Creighton University School of Medicine.

   2000 characters
2. 02

   Using an example or examples, describe the effect that your experience(s) engaging with disadvantaged and/or underserved populations have had on you own growth and development. Reflect on how this/these experience(s) will impact your career as a future physician.

   2000 characters
3. 03

   Describe how you have dealt with a personal challenge or major obstacle that you have overcome. Focus on what you learned about yourself and how it will help you during the challenges you might face in medical school.

   2000 characters
4. 04

   Medicine requires individuals to uphold professional standards even in difficult situations. Describe a personal experience that influenced your understanding of professionalism and explain how it will guide your conduct in medical school.

   2000 characters
5. 05

   Please reflect on your entire application, is there anything you would like to further share with the Admissions Committee? Gap(s) in your education, personal and/or academic challenges, etc.

   2000 charactersOptional
6. 06

   Please describe your current activities/employment if you are not currently enrolled as a fulltime student.

   No stated limit
7. 07

   "Women and Men for and with Others" is a fundamental Jesuit value and an important part of the Creighton University School of Medicine mission. Reflect on a meaningful service experience or community engagement activity that shaped your understanding of serving others. What did you learn about yourself, others, and your role in the community through this experience?

   2000 characters

How to write these well

• Turn secondaries around within 7 to 14 days of receiving them. Schools read speed as interest, and slow essays land in a bigger pile.
• Pre-write the universal question types (diversity, challenge, why us) once, then adapt per school. Adapting is rewriting the school specific half, not swapping the name.
• Name real programs. A why us answer that cites a specific clinic, track, or community partnership reads ten times stronger than praise for reputation or location.
• Stay under the limit without padding to reach it. Readers are working through thousands of these; a tight answer is a kindness they remember.

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