"Medical school admissions officers say an admissions essay is often a pivotal factor in their admissions decisions.
‘The essay really can cause me to look more deeply at the entire application,’ says Dr. Stephen Nicholas, associate dean of admissions with the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. ‘So I do think it’s pretty important.’
A compelling medical school admissions essay can address nearly any topic the applicant is interested in, so long as it conveys the applicant’s personality, says Dr. Barbara Kazmierczak, director of the MD-PhD Program and an associate professor of medicine and microbial pathogenesis with the Yale School of Medicine." …