Essay Topics ('23 – '24)‍

1. What do you like or dislike most about the area you are from (your hometown or where you graduated high school)? [800 character limit]

2. Describe a moment when you failed to accomplish a task or let yourself down. How did you grow from this experience? [800 character limit]

3. What do you consider the role of physicians in medically underserved Texas communities? [800 character limit]

4. Sam Houston State University's Motto is "The Measure of a Life is its Service." What is the most significant service contribution that you have made? [800 character limit]

5. As a DO physician, how would you plan to incorporate the tenets of osteopathic medicine into your future practice? [800 character limit]

6. Are you a Texas resident? [Yes or No]

7. Please share anything you would like to mention to the SHSU-COM Admissions Committee about yourself to strengthen your application. [500 character limit)

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Essay Topics ('22 – '23)‍

1. What do you like or dislike most about the area you are from (your hometown or where you graduated high school)? (800 characters)

2. Describe a moment when you failed to accomplish a task or let yourself down. How did this experience change you? (800 characters)

3. What do you consider the most important thing you have done to date? (500 characters)

4. What do you consider the role of physicians in medically underserved Texas communities? (800 characters)

5. Sam Houston State University's Motto is "The Measure of a Life is its Service." What does this mean to you and how do you embody this idea? (800 characters)

6. As a DO physician, how would you plan to incorporate the tenets of osteopathic medicine into your future practice? (800 characters)

7. Are you a Texas resident? Yes or No

8. Please share anything you would like to mention to the SHSU-COM Admissions Committee about yourself to strengthen your application.(500 characters)

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Essay Topics ('21 – '22)‍

1. What do you like or dislike most about the area you are from (your hometown or where you graduated high school)? (800 characters)

2. Describe a moment when you failed to accomplish a task or let yourself down. How did this experience change you? (800 characters)

3. What do you consider the most important thing you have done to date? (500 characters)

4. What do you consider the role of physicians in medically underserved Texas communities? (800 characters)

5. Sam Houston State University's Motto is "The Measure of a Life is its Service." What does this mean to you and how do you embody this idea? (800 characters)

6. Please share anything you would like to mention to the SHSU-COM Admissions Committee about yourself to strengthen your application. (500 characters)

7. As a DO physician, how would you plan to incorporate the tenets of osteopathic medicine into your future practice? (800 characters)

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Essay Topics ('20 – '21) ‍

1. What do you like or dislike most about the area you are from (your hometown or where you graduated high school)? (800 characters)

2. Describe a moment when you failed to accomplish a task or let yourself down. How did this experience change you? (800 characters)

3. What do you consider the most important thing you have done to date? (500 characters)

4. What do you consider the role of physicians in medically underserved Texas communities? (800 characters)

5. Sam Houston State University's Motto is "The Measure of a Life is its Service." What does this mean to you and how do you embody this idea? (800 characters)

6. Please share anything you would like to mention to the SHSU-COM Admissions Committee about yourself to strengthen your application. (500 characters)

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Essay Topics ('19 – '20)‍

1. What do you like or dislike most about the area you are from (your hometown or where you graduated high school)? (800 characters)

2. Describe a moment when you failed to accomplish a task or let yourself down. How did this experience change you? (800 characters)

3. What do you consider your most important activity? (500 characters)

4. What do you consider the role of physicians in East Texas Communities? (800 characters)

5. Sam Houston State University's Motto is "The Measure of a Life is its Service." What does this mean to you and how do you embody this idea? (800 characters)

6. Please share any other relevant information that you would like the SHUS-COM Admissions Committee to know about you. (optional, 500 characters)