Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine Secondary Essay Prompts
Avg GPA
3.73
Avg MCAT
511
Class size
80
SJT required
None
Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine is a public school, so WA 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
How will you contribute to the mission and vision of the Elson S. Floyd college of medicine? Support your response with your experiences and/or attributes.
300 words - 02
What experiences have you had with communities facing significant barriers (eg, social, cultural, access)? What have you learned from these experiences?
300 words - 03
Describe your connections to Washington communities and your interests in practicing medicine in Washington
300 words - 04
How have you built your resilience?
300 words - 05
Learning from others is enhanced in educational settings that include individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Please describe your personal characteristics or experiences that would add to the learning environment of your classmates.
300 words - 06
If you are a reapplicant to WSU, describe what you have done since last applying to strengthen your candidacy for our medical school.
300 wordsOptional
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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