Here are Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University’s secondary questions.
2023-2024
1. Why did you decide to apply to Marshall? (5000 char)
2. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you want to serve or practice medicine? (5000 char)
3. If you are not presently attending school indicate your employment or other plans for the time prior to your planned enrollment in medical school. If still in school, enter N/A. (2000 char)
2021-2022
- Why did you decide to apply to Marshall? (5000 characters)
- Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you want to serve or practice medicine? (5000 characters)
- If you are not presently attending school, indicate your employment or other plans for the time prior to your planned enrollment in medical school.
- Please share any disruptions in your academic, volunteer, work, and/or personal life related to COVID-19 that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider.
2020-2021
- Why did you decide to apply to Marshall? (5000 characters)
- Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you want to serve or practice medicine? (5000 characters)
- If you are not presently attending school, indicate your employment or other plans for the time prior to your planned enrollment in medical school.
- Please share any disruptions in your academic, volunteer, work, and/or personal life related to COVID-19 that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider.
2019-2020
- Why did you decide to apply to Marshall? (5000 characters)
- Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you want to serve or practice medicine? (5000 characters)
- If you are not presently attending school, indicate your employment or other plans for the time prior to your planned enrollment in medical school.
2018-2019
5000 character limit on each.
- Why did you decide to apply to Marshall?
- Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you want to serve or practice medicine?
- If you are not presently attending school, indicate your employment or other plans for the time prior to your planned enrollment in medical school.
- They do also ask for moving/traffic violations and give a couple boxes to explain any ties to WV, Marshall, or the School of Medicine.
- Nonresidents won’t start being reviewed till November, with interviews starting in January.
- 2017-2018
WV resident- Primary submitted two days ago (it is not verified) and secondary received today. Email stated that the secondary was automatic for WV residents.
1. Why did you decide to apply to the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine? If you have strong ties to West Virginia, please describe in detail.
2. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you want to serve or practice medicine?
3. If you are not presently attending school, indicate your employment or other plans for the time prior to your planned enrollment in medical school.
(no character limit)
Good luck to everyone applying!
2016-2017
Same as previous year.
*No indicated word limit
2015-2016
- Why did you decide to apply to the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine? If you have strong ties to West Virginia, please describe in detail.
- Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you want to serve or practice medicine?
- If you are not presently attending school, indicate your employment or other plans for the time prior to your planned enrollment in medical school.
2014-2015
- Why did you decide to apply to the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine? If you have strong ties to West Virginia, please describe in detail.
- Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you want to serve or practice medicine?
- If you are not presently attending school, indicate your employment or other plans for the time prior to your planned enrollment in medical school.
