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Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine Secondary Application Essay Tips [2022 – 2023]

Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine Secondary Application Essay Tips [2022 – 2023]

Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine 2022-23 secondary application essay questions

Mayo Clinic secondary essay #1

Why are you specifically interested in pursuing your medical education at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine? Please tell us in a few sentences why you are interested in the top choice track you indicated. (500 words)

First, one needs to answer this prompt with clear knowledge of the mission and focus of the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. Mayo strives to be the best medical school in the nation. They want to know how an applicant fits their mission. And, they want to know why you are specifically interested in their program. Stay very specific.

Mayo Clinic secondary essay #2

We are all differentiated from or connected to one another by individual inflections that constitute our diversity. Explain how your relationship with your own diversity and to the diversities of others manifests in your personal and professional activities. (500 words)

The first sentence of this prompt is a dictum, a statement that asserts a general truth or principle, often authoritatively. Therefore, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine is letting you know how they frame and define diversity as a core value of their schools of medicine. (The word “inflections” in this prompt likely means “variations.”)

Who are you? What makes you “you?” How is diversity a core value in your life? How do you demonstrate diversity as a core value in your life? Have you benefitted from, been challenged by, excluded or denied access from an opportunity because of a distinctive background, identity, or lifestyle? How did you handle this problem? What did you do to gain access to opportunity? Have you helped someone else gain access to opportunity? Since there is plenty of room to answer this prompt well, definitely answer this prompt in two ways: personally and professionally.

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Mayo Clinic secondary essay #3

Share with us your thoughts about the relevance – or not – of diverse learning environments in which you wish to learn medicine. (500 words)

Diversity is a universal value among U.S. medical schools. How are diverse learning environments in medical school germane? What learning happens there? Applicants need to explain how diverse medical school experiences promote diversity, inclusion and equity in patient care, or how diverse learning environments in medicine shed light on health care inequities that are race-based, gender-based, and socioeconomically based – therefore highlighting the leadership work for current and future doctors – to rectify inequities – and to begin doing so structurally and systemically. How do Mayo’s diverse learning environments enrich medical education? Pick one and write about it. 

Applying to Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine? Here are some stats:

Mayo Clinic School of Medicine median MCAT score: 520

Mayo Clinic School of Medicine median GPA: 3.92

Mayo Clinic School of Medicine acceptance rate: 4%

U.S. News ranks Mayo Clinic #14 for research and #36 for primary care.

Check out the Med School Selectivity Index for more stats.

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Mary Mahoney Admissions Expert

Dr. Mary Mahoney, PhD, is the medical humanities director at Elmira College and has more than 20 years of experience as an advisor and essay reviewer for med school applicants. She is a tenured English professor with an MFA in creative writing from Sarah Lawrence College and a PhD in literature and writing from the University of Houston. For the past 20 years, Mary has served as a grad school advisor and essay reviewer for med school applicants. Want Mary to help you get Accepted? Click here to get in touch!

Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine 2022-23 application timeline

AMCAS application deadlineOctober 1
Deadline to post MCAT scores to AMCAS applicationOctober 15
Deadline to submit transcriptsOctober 15
Deadline to submit secondary application and feeNovember 1
Deadline to submit letters of recommendationNovember 1

Source: Mayo Clinic website

***Disclaimer: Information is subject to change. Please check with individual programs to verify the essay questions, instructions and deadlines.***

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Related Resources:

  • The Ultimate Guide to Secondary Essay Questions from Top Med Schools
  • Different Dimensions of Diversity, a podcast episode
  • 5 Dont’s for Your Medical School Personal Statement

Article by Mary Mahoney / Medical School Admissions / 2023 Med School Applications, mayo clinic

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