University of Kentucky College of Medicine Secondary Essay Prompts
Avg GPA
3.87
Avg MCAT
507
Class size
208
SJT required
None
University of Kentucky College of Medicine is a public school, so KY residents have a meaningful admissions advantage here.
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
Why have you chosen to apply to the University of Kentucky College of Medicine?
No stated limit - 02
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine's (UKCOM) mission statement promotes an environment that encourages excellence in education, access to high-quality health care, and transformative research to improve the health and wellness of Kentuckians and beyond. Please describe how your past experiences or future plans contribute to enriching and enhancing the learning environment at UKCOM.
No stated limit - 03
If you are a non Kentucky resident, you are required to elaborate on your Kentucky ties if applicable (personal, familial e.g.)
No stated limit - 04
Your combination of life experiences make you uniquely you. Talk about one such experience and how it has helped you prepare to be a physician.
No stated limit - 05
Describe an experience or situation which made you feel grateful?
No stated limit - 06
Please share unique, personally important, and/or challenging facts in your life and/or work experiences. Please discuss how such factors have influenced your goals and preparation for a career in medicine.
No stated limit - 07
Describe a situation where you were not in the majority.
No stated limit - 08
Please elaborate on why this is your preferred campus.
No stated limit
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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