University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine 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

   UNE COM's curriculum is built on a foundation of collaborative, team-based education. Provide an example of a time when you worked in an effective academic or professional group. Explain why a team-based approach is the ideal model for your medical education.

   No stated limit
2. 02

   Have you previously applied to the University of New England for undergraduate, graduate, or professional programs?

   No stated limit
3. 03

   Are you related to any alumni of the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNE COM)?

   No stated limit
4. 04

   a) If you previously applied only to allopathic medical schools, why are you now applying to osteopathic medical schools? Please be concise and specific. b) If this is not your first round of applications to medical schools, what have you done to enhance your preparedness? Please be concise and specific.

   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.