University of Utah School of Medicine Secondary Essay Prompts
Avg GPA
3.84
Avg MCAT
514
Class size
125
SJT required
None
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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
The Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine's mission guides our work and community. What aspect of our mission stands out most to you, and how have you demonstrated alignment with this mission through your experiences and preparation for medical school?
No stated limit - 02
The University of Utah's "Impact 2030" vision emphasizes collaboration to address society's most pressing challenges. What healthcare-related "big problem" in your community or in communities you have served concerns you most? How do you see yourself contributing to a solution to this issue in your role as a future physician?
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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