Emory University

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Emory University School of Medicine / 100 Woodruff Circle, Suite 231 / Atlanta, Georgia USA 30322

Overview

Savvy Rank
The Savvy Rank is a combination of admissions selectivity (MCAT, GPA, acceptance rate), research ranking, and primary care ranking.
23
School Type
Whether the school confers an MD or DO degree, is an international (Intl) school for Americans or is a Canadian (CA) school
MD
Public/Private
Private
Year Founded
1854
US News Rank - Research
24
US News Rank - Primary Care
25
Cost
Out-of-state tuition, from cheap ($) to obscenely expensive ($$$$$)
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Weather Rating
How nice is the weather, from crappy () to excellent ()
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City Size
< 9M

Getting In

Median GPA
3.82
Median MCAT
515
Research Rating
A combination of factors to show the school's research ranking and research opportunities, from very little research () to lots ()
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Out-of-State Rating
Whether the school is very out-of-state friendly (), somewhat friendly (), not friendly (), or in-state only ()
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International Friendly
How friendly the school is toward international applicants
Yes
Med School Class Size
Class sizes range from 40 students to 400
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Application
AMCAS
Letters of Rec Required
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Secondary Essays

Secondary Essay Difficulty
How many essays, how long, and how unusual the prompts, from easy () to brutal ()
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Screen Before Secondaries
Does the school read your primary before sending a secondary?
No
Typical Secondary Release Date
When does a school usually release its secondary relative to other med schools (though it may vary from year to year)?
Early
Secondary Fee
$120
Other Tests

Interviews

Interview Type
Interview Invites Begin
Interview Format
MMI - Multiple Mini Interview; Traditional - two-way conversation
Traditional
Accepts Updates?
Does the school accept update letters?
Yes

Secondary Essay Prompts

Essay Topics ('23 - '24)

All have 200 word limits.

1. List your entire curriculum plan for the 2023-2024 academic year. If you are not in school, please briefly describe your plans for the coming year.

2. Briefly describe your health-related experiences. Be sure to include important experiences that are in your AMCAS application, as well as any recent experiences.

3. Briefly describe your interest in Emory and the Emory degree program you have selected.

4. Emory School of Medicine is committed to recruiting and educating medical students who will help deliver quality health care and will promote the health of our patients. In our community, this includes learning about and addressing the health care needs of our most under-served populations. Please describe any of your activities that have been in service to under-served communities.

5. If you have any updates or new information to report since you have submitted your AMCAS primary application, please briefly describe below.

Essay Topics ('22-'23)

1. List your entire curriculum plan for the current academic year. If you are not currently in school, please briefly describe your plans for the coming year. (200 words)

2. Briefly describe your health-related experiences. Be sure to include important experiences that are in your AMCAS application, as well as any recent experiences. (200 words)

3. Briefly describe your interest in Emory and the Emory degree program you have selected. (200 words)

4. What do you consider to be the role of the physician in the community? (200 words)

5. If you have any updates or new information to report since you have submitted your AMCAS primary application, please briefly describe below. (200 words)

Essay Topics ('21-'22)

1. List your entire curriculum plan for the current academic year. If you are not currently in school, please briefly describe your plans for the coming year. (200 words).

2. Briefly describe your health-related experiences. Be sure to include important experiences that are in your AMCAS application, as well as any recent experiences. (200 words).

3. Briefly describe your interest in Emory and the Emory degree program you have selected. (200 words).

4. What do you consider to be the role of the physician in the community? (200 words).

5. If you have any updates or new information to report since you have submitted your AMCAS primary application, please briefly describe below. (200 words).

Extra Dual-Degree Questions: (Optional)

1. Please describe your interest in public health and how you wish to combine this interest with a career in medicine (500 words or less).

2. Please describe your interest in bioethics and how you wish to combine this interest with a career in medicine (500 words or less).

Essay Topics (’20 – ’21)

1. List your entire curriculum plan for the current academic year. If you are not currently in school, please briefly describe your plans for the coming year.

2. Briefly describe your health-related experiences. Be sure to include important experiences that are in your AMCAS application, as well as any recent experiences.

3. Briefly describe your interest in Emory and the Emory degree program you have selected.

4. What do you consider to be the role of the physician in the community?

5. If you have any updates or new information to report since you have submitted your AMCAS primary application, please briefly describe below.

Essay Topics ('19-'20)

1. List your entire curriculum plan for the current academic year. If you are not currently in school, please briefly describe your plans for the coming year. (200 words)

2. Briefly describe your health-related experiences. Be sure to include important experiences that are in your AMCAS application, as well as any recent experiences. (200 words)

3. Briefly describe your interest in Emory and the Emory degree program you have selected. (200 words)

4. What do you consider to be the role of the physician in the community? (200 words)

5. If you have any updates or new information to report since you have submitted your AMCAS primary application, please briefly describe below. (200 words)



Essay Topics ('18-'19)

1. List your entire curriculum plan for the 2018-2019 academic year. If you are not currently in school, please briefly describe your plans for the coming year. (200 Words)

2. Briefly describe your health-related experiences. Be sure to include important experiences that are in your AMCAS application, as well as any recent experiences. (200 Words)

3. Briefly describe your interest in Emory and the Emory degree program you have selected. (200 Words)

4. What do you consider to be the role of the physician in the community? (200 Words)

5. If you have any updates or new information to report since you have submitted your AMCAS primary application, please briefly describe below. (200 Words)

Essay Topics ('17 - '18)

1. List your entire curriculum plan for the current academic year. If you are not currently in school, please briefly describe your plans for the coming year. (200 words)

2. Briefly describe your health-related experiences. Be sure to include important experiences that are in your AMCAS application, as well as any recent experiences. (200 words)

3. Briefly describe your interest in Emory and the Emory degree program you have selected. (200 words)

4. What do you consider to be the role of the physician in the community? (200 words)

5. If you have any updates or new information to report since you have submitted your AMCAS primary application, please briefly describe below. (200 words)



Essay Topics ('16 - '17)

1. List your entire curriculum plan for the 2015-2016 academic year. If you are not currently in school, please briefly describe your plans for the coming year. (200 Words)

2. Briefly describe your health-related experiences. Be sure to include important experiences that are in your AMCAS application, as well as any recent experiences. (200 Words)

3. Briefly describe your interest in Emory and the Emory degree program you have selected. (200 Words)

4. What do you consider to be the role of the physician in the community? (200 Words)

5. If you have any updates or new information to report since you have submitted your AMCAS primary application, please briefly describe below. (200 Words)


Essay Topics ('15 - '16)

1. List your entire curriculum plan for the 2014-2015 academic year. If you are not currently in school, please briefly describe your plans for the coming year. (200 Words)

2. Briefly describe your health-related experiences. Be sure to include important experiences that are in your AMCAS application, as well as any recent experiences. (200 Words)

3. Briefly describe your interest in Emory and the Emory degree program you have selected. (200 Words)

4. What do you consider to be the role of the physician in the community? (200 Words)

5. If you have any updates or new information to report since you have submitted your AMCAS primary application, please briefly describe below. (200 Words)

Essay Topics ('14 - '15)

1. List your entire curriculum plan for the 2014-2015 academic year. If you are not currently in school, please briefly describe your plans for the coming year. (200 Words)

2. Briefly describe your health-related experiences. Be sure to include important experiences that are in your AMCAS application, as well as any recent experiences. (200 Words)

3. Briefly describe your interest in Emory and the Emory degree program you have selected. (200 Words)

4. What do you consider to be the role of the physician in the community? (200 Words)

5. If you have any updates or new information to report since you have submitted your AMCAS primary application, please briefly describe below. (200 Words)

Essay Topics ('13 - '14)

1. If it was not included on your AMCAS application, please list your entire curriculum plan for the 2013-2014 academic year. If you are not currently in school, please briefly describe what you are doing now. (100 words)

2. Briefly describe your health-related experiences. Be sure to include important experiences that are in your AMCAS application, as well as any recent experiences. (100 words)

3. Briefly describe your interest in Emory. (100 words)

4. What do you consider to be the role of the physician in the community? (100 words)

5. Do you have any updates or new information to report since you have submitted your AMCAS primary application? If so, please describe below. (100 words)

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