University of Central Florida College of Medicine

1. 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?

2. Please share with the Admissions Committee why you are specifically interested in UCF COM.

3. 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)

4. 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)

5. Please explain to the Admissions Committee why you are specifically interested in UCF COM. (no limit)

6. 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?

7. Please explain to the Admissions Committee why you are particularly interested in UCF COM.

8. Do you have any information you would like to share with the UCF COM Medical Student Admissions Committee that has not already been addressed in your AMCAS application? You may also use this section to include details about your family, hobbies, travels, personal interests, your interest in UCF COM, or your relationship to Florida that have not already been discussed in your AMCAS application.

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?

2. Can you recount an experience from your academic or personal life where you actively collaborated with others to achieve a common goal?

3. What breakthrough in clinical or research medicine would you like to see occur during your career in medicine, and why?

4. What breakthrough in clinical or research medicine would you like to see happen during your career in medicine, and why?

5. If you do not expect to spend the academic year enrolled in an academic program, please explain how you plan to use this time. (2000 character limit)

1. Were you required to work during your college years? If yes, please provide a brief description and the estimated weekly hours.

2. Tell us about something integral to understanding who you are as a person that we wouldn’t automatically know from your application.

3. 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)

4. 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.

5. 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)

6. Have you ever been placed on academic probation, dismissed, or withdrawn from a college or professional program? (Yes/No)

7. Do you have any pending criminal charges or charges that you expect to be brought against you? (Y/N)

8. If you do not plan to spend the academic year enrolled in an academic program, please explain how you intend to use this time.

9. Please list all the courses you have taken or are projected to take in an online format.

10. Please indicate, as a percentage, how you prepared for the MCAT examination using the following three methods. Your total should add up to 100%. (1) A commercial test preparation service (e.g., Kaplan, Princeton Review); (2) A review course offered by an undergraduate institution; (3) Self-study using books and/or online resources (e.g., Khan Academy, AAMC). Your response should be formatted like this: 30/30/40 = 100%.

11. What profession would you choose if you were not a medical doctor? Please explain your reasoning.

12. What profession would you choose if you were not pursuing medicine?

13. Do you have any information you would like to share with the UCF COM Medical Student Admissions Committee that has not already been addressed in your AMCAS application? You may also use this section to include details about your family, personal interests, hobbies, and travels that have not been discussed in your AMCAS application. Please provide new information for the Committee to consider, including any relevant details about your family, personal interests, hobbies, and travels. (2000 character limit)

1. 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)

2. 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)

3. Have you experienced academic difficulties, received any grades below a "B minus," or withdrawn from any courses while in college? (Y/N)

4. Please use the space below to discuss anything related to the COVID-19 public health crisis. Possible topics may include, for example, your biggest lessons and insights from the pandemic; creative ways you served your community during the crisis; or academic and personal hardships you faced as a result of the virus or quarantine. In what ways have you grown from these experiences?

5. Were you required to work while you were in college?

6. In this space, please provide a brief description of why employment was necessary, along with the estimated number of hours per week you were required to work.

7. Please provide a short essay to help us understand who you are. This essay should be distinct from your AMCAS Personal Statement. UCF COM places great value on the broad diversity of our students within the classroom. We believe that the diverse characteristics of each individual in the class are important factors in fulfilling the educational missions of this school and our community. Please discuss any unique, 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 may include experiences such as the quality of your early educational environment, socioeconomic status, cultural background, or other significant events or circumstances that you feel have shaped your character and defined you as an individual. We are also interested in your thoughts about what you can contribute to your class and the medical profession in general. (4000 Characters)

8. Have you experienced academic difficulties, received any grades below a "B minus," or withdrawn from any courses while in college?

1. If you are not a Florida resident, please describe any connections you have to UCF COM, UCF, or Florida.

1. In this space, please provide brief details about any academic difficulties, grades below a "B minus," or course withdrawals.

2. In this section, please provide brief details about any academic difficulties, grades below a "B minus," or course withdrawals.

3. Please provide details about any academic difficulties, grades below a "B minus," or course withdrawals. (2000 character limit)

1. 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)

2. The complexity of healthcare delivery increasingly requires interdisciplinary teamwork. What lessons have you learned from sports, music, business, or other experiences that have prepared you to succeed in this environment?