Kansas Health Science University-Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine – KansasCOM Secondary Essay Prompts

The 2025-2026 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

   Describe your ideal setting as a practicing physician. What specialty would you pursue, and what type of setting would you want to practice in (e.g., rural, urban, academic)? What do you hope to achieve in your career, and how do you envision making an impact on your patients?

   500 words
2. 02

   What individuals and experiences have influenced your interest in Osteopathic Medicine, and why are you motivated to apply to Kansas Health Science University – Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine?

   500 words
3. 03

   Is there anything you would like the Admissions Committee to know that you didn't have the chance to explain in your AACOMAS application?

   500 wordsOptional
4. 04

   If you are a re-applicant, please describe what steps you've taken to strengthen your application since your previous application cycle.

   500 wordsOptional

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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