University of Maryland School of Medicine Secondary Essay Prompts
Avg GPA
3.9
Avg MCAT
515
Class size
171
SJT required
None
University of Maryland School of Medicine is a public school, so MD 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
Describe here the reason why you are specifically interested in attending the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
1000 characters - 02
Please describe what you will be doing during the 2026-2027 academic year. If you graduated/will graduate in 2026, what are your plans for the coming year until you matriculate to medical school?
1000 characters - 03
If you've experienced academic challenges while in college and/or graduate or professional school, please describe and explain below. Please be sure to include withdrawals, incompletes, poor grades, etc.
1000 charactersOptional - 04
Briefly describe your most meaningful exposure to clinical medicine.
1500 characters - 05
Please share any relevant characteristic about your background and/or experiences not already described in AMCAS you feel may positively impact how you practice medicine in the future.
400 charactersOptional - 06
Briefly describe your most satisfying experience related to community service.
1500 characters - 07
How does our School of Medicine mission, vision, and values align with your vision for your future career as a physician?
1500 characters - 08
What does it mean to you to enter into a profession?
1500 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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