Florida State University College of Medicine

1. Why are you choosing to apply to the FSU College of Medicine?

2. Write a short statement describing how you envision using the specialty/ies you listed above to advance our unique mission and contribute to the success of the FSU College of Medicine.

3. Why are you choosing to apply to the FSU College of Medicine? Please be specific about what aspects of FSU COM you find particularly attractive. 2. What do you believe are your personal and academic qualifications for the study of medicine? (Optional) 3. If you have previously interviewed or applied to the College of Medicine, what steps have you taken to enhance your application? (Optional)

4. Why are you choosing to apply to the FSU College of Medicine? Please be specific in describing what aspects of FSU COM you find particularly attractive.

5. How do you believe you will contribute to the success of the FSU College of Medicine and its unique mission? (Optional)

6. If you have previously interviewed or applied to the College of Medicine, what steps have you taken to enhance your application? (Optional)

7. What do you consider to be your personal and academic qualifications for the study of medicine? (Optional)

8. Self-Critical Essay 8: Write a critical analysis of your personal and academic qualifications for studying medicine and achieving your professional ambitions.

9. Write a critical analysis of your personal and academic qualifications for studying medicine and achieving your professional ambitions.

1. In what field/specialty of medicine do you envision yourself working ten years from now?

2. In which field or specialty of medicine do you envision yourself working ten years from now? Please list no more than three specialties. 2. Write a brief statement describing how you plan to use the specialties you listed above to advance our mission. 3. The Admissions Committee understands that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted applicants in various ways. If you would like to inform the committee about how these events have affected you and have not already done so elsewhere in your application, please use this space to do so. (Optional)

3. In which field or specialty of medicine do you envision yourself working ten years from now? Please list no more than three specialties.

4. Practice Vision: In which field of medicine do you envision yourself working ten years from now? (Optional)

5. Practice Vision: In which field of medicine do you envision yourself working ten years from now?

6. In which field of medicine do you envision yourself working ten years from now?

7. Practice Vision 6: In which field of medicine do you envision yourself working ten years from now?

1. B. Self-Critical Analysis (500 words)

2. What is a unique trait, experience, or interest that we might not typically learn about you? (Optional)

3. What do you consider to be your personal and academic qualifications for studying medicine? (Optional)

4. Parents: For both your mother and father, please provide the following information: where they were raised, 4-5 traits that would describe each of them to a stranger, traits you have inherited from them, your relationship with each of them, and their hobbies or interests.

1. Please provide a description of your family.

2. Indicate what you do for fun and diversion (hobbies, special interests, etc.).

3. What is a unique trait, experience, or interest that we would not normally learn about you?

4. If there is an important aspect of your personal background or identity not addressed elsewhere in your application, please explain.

5. C. Additional Questions (up to 500 words)

6. E. Disclosures (500 characters)​ 1. Have you ever been charged with a violation of the law that resulted in, or is still pending and could result in, probation, community service, a jail sentence, or the revocation or suspension of your driver's license (including traffic violations that resulted in a fine of $200 or more)? If "yes," please explain. (Optional) 2. Have you ever been or are you currently under investigation for any academic or legal/conduct issues at any undergraduate or graduate institution? If "yes," please explain. (Optional)

7. Please describe your hobbies and special interests, or any activities you enjoy for fun and relaxation. (Optional)

8. Have you previously attended FSU or applied for admission (not to the College of Medicine)? This question is optional.

9. Please provide the names, ages, and a few brief comments about your siblings.

10. Travel: Please describe your significant travel experiences and the circumstances surrounding them.

11. Fun and Diversion: Please describe your hobbies and special interests, and explain what you do for fun and relaxation.

12. Miscellaneous: Identify any additional traits, habits, experiences, interests, or other aspects of yourself that a professor or adviser would not typically learn about you.

13. Siblings: Please provide the names, ages, and a few brief comments about your brothers and sisters.

1. A. Personal Background (500 words)

2. Please describe your family. (Optional)

1. Please provide a description of where you grew up (e.g. rural area, large city, etc.).

2. Please provide a description of your family. (Optional) 2. Please describe the place where you grew up (e.g., rural area, large city, etc.). (Optional) 3. What activities do you enjoy for fun and relaxation (hobbies, special interests, etc.)? (Optional) 4. What is a unique trait, experience, or interest about you that we would not typically learn from your application? (Optional) 5. If there is an important aspect of your personal background or identity that has not been addressed elsewhere in the application and that you are comfortable sharing with the Committee, we invite you to do so here. Many applicants may not need to answer this question. Examples might include significant challenges in accessing education, unusual socioeconomic factors, identification with a minority culture, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Please briefly explain how such factors have influenced your motivation for a career in medicine. (Optional)

3. D. Are you a Florida resident? (200 characters)

4. 1. The Florida State University College of Medicine accepts very few out-of-state applicants. Except under rare circumstances, out-of-state applicants are considered for admission only if their county of residence is geographically contiguous with the State of Florida or if they can demonstrate significant ties to the State of Florida. 2. Is Florida currently your legal state of residence? (Yes/No) 3. Has it ever been your legal state of residence? (Yes/No) 4. If "yes," please briefly explain: (Optional) 5. If you have never been a Florida resident or are not currently residing in Florida (answered "no" to both questions above), please briefly describe any significant ties you have to the State of Florida. (Examples of significant ties include, but are not limited to, attending college in Florida, having strong family ties to Florida, owning property in Florida, etc.) (Optional)

5. Please describe the place where you grew up (e.g., rural area, large city, etc.) (Optional).

6. Is Florida currently your legal state of residence?

7. "Has it ever been your legal state of residence?"

1. If there is an important aspect of your personal background or identity that has not been addressed elsewhere in the application and that you are comfortable sharing with the Committee, we invite you to do so here. Many applicants may not need to answer this question. Examples might include significant challenges in accessing education, unusual socioeconomic factors, identification with a minority culture, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Please briefly explain how these factors have influenced your motivation for a career in medicine. (Optional)

1. What do you feel are your personal and scholastic qualifications for the study of medicine?