University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine Secondary Essay Prompts
Avg GPA
3.6
Avg MCAT
503
Class size
162
SJT required
None
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.
- 01
Explain your understanding of the UIWSOM curriculum and why you are interested in it.
200 words - 02
Words like "holistic" and phrases such as "mind, body, and spirit" are often associated with Osteopathic Medicine. Briefly discuss your understanding of this.
200 words - 03
Describe your "Mission Fit" with the UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine.
200 words - 04
Describe your preparation for the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). Include any tools you used and how much time you prepared for the exam.
200 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.
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