Secondary Essay Prompts Database

University of California San Francisco School of Medicine (San Francisco, CA)

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Program Overview

University of California San Francisco School of Medicine (San Francisco, CA)

Secondary Deadline
October 15, 2026
Secondary Fee
$85 for US citizens and permanent residents, and applicants with DACA
FAP Waiver
Yes
Casper Required
No
Screens Applications
Yes
Accepts Application Updates
Yes
Mission
The UCSF School of Medicine strives to advance human health through a fourfold mission of education, research, patient care and public service.
Vision

The secondary application essay prompts from this medical school application cycle are the same as above.

Values

Applicants are interviewed by invitation only. Please note that we do not conduct regional interviews. Interviews are scheduled from September to February (days vary).

Application Cycles
2026-2027
Application Cycle
All questions have a 250-word limit.

1. Applicants are interviewed by invitation only. Interviews are scheduled from October to mid-February (days vary). For the 2025-26 interview season, we will conduct interviews via zoom. If you will be out of the country – provide additional info below (e.g. dates, best way to contact, etc.) (300 characters)

2. [Optional] If you wish to update or expand upon your activities, you may provide additional information below. (500 words)

3. [Optional] If you are a 2024 or earlier college graduate, please use the space below to tell us what you have done since completing your undergraduate degree. (350 words)

4. UCSF PRIDE* values serve as a guiding light for institutional life and activities. Briefly describe how you will contribute to and support our PRIDE values consistent with your goals or life experience. (500 words)

5. Candidates and current students must meet the ethical and legal standards to be licensed to practice medicine in the State of California as well as the standards of the UCSF School of Medicine. Accordingly, candidates for admission must acknowledge and provide written explanation to the School of Medicine of any felony offense, misdemeanor offense, and institutional action taken against them prior to matriculation. This disclosure is required of all charges and convictions, including expunged and diverted offenses that have not already been reported in the primary AMCAS application. Failure to disclose prior offenses can lead to disciplinary action by the school that may include dismissal.
I acknowledge this policy and have nothing additional to disclose.
I have a relevant disclosure described below.

6. Residency: Please list all states of residence including where you have had an official address within the past 10 years.

2025-2026
Application Cycle
All questions have a 250-word limit.

1. Applicants are interviewed by invitation only. Interviews are scheduled from October to mid-February (days vary). For the 2025-26 interview season, we will conduct interviews via zoom. If you will be out of the country – provide additional info below (e.g. dates, best way to contact, etc.) (300 characters)

2. [Optional] If you wish to update or expand upon your activities, you may provide additional information below. (500 words)

3. [Optional] If you are a 2024 or earlier college graduate, please use the space below to tell us what you have done since completing your undergraduate degree. (350 words)

4. UCSF PRIDE* values serve as a guiding light for institutional life and activities. Briefly describe how you will contribute to and support our PRIDE values consistent with your goals or life experience. (500 words)

5. Candidates and current students must meet the ethical and legal standards to be licensed to practice medicine in the State of California as well as the standards of the UCSF School of Medicine. Accordingly, candidates for admission must acknowledge and provide written explanation to the School of Medicine of any felony offense, misdemeanor offense, and institutional action taken against them prior to matriculation. This disclosure is required of all charges and convictions, including expunged and diverted offenses that have not already been reported in the primary AMCAS application. Failure to disclose prior offenses can lead to disciplinary action by the school that may include dismissal.
I acknowledge this policy and have nothing additional to disclose.
I have a relevant disclosure described below.

6. Residency: Please list all states of residence including where you have had an official address within the past 10 years.

2024-2025
Application Cycle
All questions have a 250-word limit.

1. If you wish to update or expand upon your activities, you may provide additional information below. (500 words)

2. If you are 2023 or earlier college graduate, please use the space below to tell us what you have done since completing your undergraduate degree. (350 words)

3. Do you identify as being part of a marginalized group socioeconomically or in terms of access to quality education or healthcare? Please describe how this inequity has impacted you and your community. (500 words)

4. UCSF PRIDE values serve as a guiding light for institutional life and activities. Briefly describe how you will contribute and support one of our PRIDE values that is consistent with your goals or life experience. (500 words)

2023-2024
Application Cycle
All questions have a 250-word limit.

1. If you wish to update or expand upon your activities, you may provide additional information below. (500 words)

2. If you are a 2023 or earlier college graduate, please use the space below to tell us what you have done since completing your undergraduate degree. (350 words)

3. Do you identify as being part of a marginalized group socioeconomically or in terms of access to quality education or healthcare? Please describe how this inequity has impacted you and your community. (350 words)

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