TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine Secondary Essay Prompts
Avg GPA
3.82
Avg MCAT
512
Class size
200
SJT required
CASPer
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.
- 01
The Burnett School of Medicine defines empathetic scholars with these eight traits: Compassion, Teachability, Altruism, Insight, Humility, Collaboration, Integrity, and Respect. Which trait do you think you embody most and how will that be valuable to patient care? Which trait might you need to improve upon? How will you improve in this area and how will this be of value in your role as a physician?
250 to 300 words (both parts combined) - 02
Describe any personal qualities and/or lived experiences that add context to your application that shape who you are as an individual and aspiring healthcare leader.
250 to 300 words
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.
- Heads up: this school also requires CASPer, so build that into your timeline alongside the essays.
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