Secondary Questions
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Question 1
Medical school demands significant personal sacrifices, including long hours and emotional stress. Can you describe how you have prepared yourself for these sacrifices and how you plan to maintain a healthy work-life balance?
Reported cycle: 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.
Question 2
Can you recount an experience from your academic or personal life where you actively collaborated with others to achieve a common goal?
Reported cycle: 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.
Question 3
We often hear that students want to pursue medicine to help people. Why did you choose medicine and not another field where you can help others?
Reported cycle: 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.
Question 4
Were you required to work during your college years? If yes, please provide a brief description and the estimated weekly hours.
Reported cycle: 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.
Question 5
Tell us about something integral to understanding who you are as a person that we wouldn’t automatically know from your application.
Reported cycle: 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.
Question 6
Please share with the Admissions Committee why you are specifically interested in UCF COM.
Reported cycle: 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.
Question 7
Please answer the following yes or no questions, providing explanations where necessary. There is no limit to your responses. 1. Are you currently enrolled in an academic program? (Y/N) If you do not expect to spend the academic year enrolled in an academic program, please explain how you will use this time. 2. Have you experienced academic difficulties, received any grades below a "B minus," or withdrawn from any courses while in college? (Y/N) 3. Are you currently or have you ever been subject to disciplinary action at a college or professional school that did not result in academic probation or dismissal? (Y/N) 4. Have you ever been placed on academic probation, dismissed, or withdrawn from a college or professional program? (Y/N) 5. Do you have any criminal charges pending or expected to be brought against you? (Y/N)
Reported cycle: 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.
Question 8
Medical school requires significant personal sacrifices, including long hours, emotional stress, and sometimes compromising personal time. Can you describe how you have prepared for these sacrifices and how you plan to maintain a healthy work-life balance while managing the responsibilities of a medical student? (Limit 750 characters)
Reported cycle: 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.
Question 9
Can you recount an experience from your academic or personal life in which you actively collaborated with others to achieve a common goal? How do you anticipate applying this collaborative approach in your future medical education and practice, considering the diverse perspectives and expertise within healthcare teams? (Limit: 750 characters)
Reported cycle: 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.
Question 10
We often hear that students choose to pursue medicine to help others. Why did you select medicine over other fields where you can also make a difference, such as nursing, physical therapy, pharmacology, psychology, education, or social work? (Limit 750 characters)
Reported cycle: 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.
Question 11
Were you required to work during your college years? (Y/N) If yes, please provide a brief description of why employment was necessary and include the estimated number of hours you worked each week. (no limit)
Reported cycle: 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.
Question 12
Tell us about something that is essential for understanding who you are as a person, which we would not automatically know from reading your application. This may include qualities, characteristics, or events that you feel are unique to your life experience. You could discuss personally significant and/or challenging experiences in your background that have influenced your goals and preparation for a career in medicine and service to others. These experiences may encompass aspects such as the quality of your early educational environment, socioeconomic status, cultural background, or other significant events or circumstances that you believe have shaped your character and defined you as an individual. (Limit 4000 characters)
Reported cycle: 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.
Question 13
Please explain to the Admissions Committee why you are specifically interested in UCF COM. (no limit)
Reported cycle: 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.
Question 14
Are you currently enrolled in an academic program? (Y/N) If you do not expect to be enrolled in an academic program for the upcoming academic year, please explain how you plan to use this time.
Reported cycle: 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.
Question 15
Have you experienced academic difficulties, received any grades below a "B minus," or withdrawn from any courses while in college? (Y/N)
Reported cycle: 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.
Question 16
Are you currently, or have you ever been, subject to disciplinary action at a college or professional school that did not result in academic probation or dismissal? (Y/N)
Reported cycle: 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.
Question 17
Have you ever been placed on academic probation, dismissed, or withdrawn from a college or professional program? (Yes/No)
Reported cycle: 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.
Question 18
Do you have any pending criminal charges or charges that you expect to be brought against you? (Y/N)
Reported cycle: 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.