University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Secondary Essay Prompts
Avg GPA
3.95
Avg MCAT
517
Class size
229
SJT required
CASPer
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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 a group project or collaborative experience that you are most proud of. What was your role, and how did you contribute to the group's success? Reflect on how you navigated challenges or differing perspectives.
2500 characters - 02
Describe a time that you have witnessed someone acting unethically or dishonestly, or experienced a behavior of harassment or discrimination. What did you do? Describe your reaction. Is there anything you might do differently now in retrospect?
2500 characters - 03
Describe an experience that deepened your understanding of people whose backgrounds or life experiences differ from your own. How did this experience shape your perspective?
2500 characters - 04
Tell us about a community service experience that had a significant impact on you. What made it meaningful, and what did you learn through your involvement?
2500 charactersOptional - 05
Please explain any academic discrepancies or extenuating circumstances that you feel the Admissions Committee should know.
2500 charactersOptional
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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