I was raised in Tehran, but moved to Canada in 1998, when I was 10 years old. Doctors have been my heroes since my childhood. An avid daydreamer as a child, I would often spend hours each day conjuring up fantasy visions of myself as an important doctor, working alongside my colleagues and arriving …
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Immigrant to Canada from Iran, Economic Hardship
African, Nigerian Applicant to Medical School
I’m a 24 year old woman from Nigeria, I have been in the USA for the past 5 years and I am a permanent resident. The strongest part of my application to Medical School is my love for my people back home in Africa. Home is where the heart is and my heart is in Nigeria. I want to spend most of my life…
MD Application, Disparities, Missions
A little boy in a rural town in Mozambique is competing with 100,000 patients for the attention of the only three doctors available to him. Meanwhile, in Nicaragua a mother is torn between spending money to put food on the table or tending to her son's illness as they survive on only one dollar a da…
MD, Underserved, Serving Minorities
Sweat profusely ran down his face and dizziness clouded his world. Though he was not feeling well, he ignored these signs and the repetitive, “Daddy, are you okay?” for the fear that he would display any sign of weakness in front of his children. After several hours of denial, his body gave the fina…
African American Admission Essay Sample
I energetically clap my hands as we chant in unison, "Ooh, I feel so good, like, I knew I would... Ooh, I feel SO GOOD!" This has been our weekly ritual for the last three years: me in a circle of women prisoners at the Rhode Island Correctional Facility, all of us yelling at the top of our lungs wh…
Military Experience Medical School Admission Letter
The litter bearers burst through the triage area doors from the dusty Afghanistan night carrying three soldiers injured in an IED blast. The tent that housed the trauma bay hummed intensely yet somberly as the medical staff began evaluating the casualties. My trauma shears ripped through the soldier…
MD Admission, Volunteer Medical Worker
Too young to volunteer in a hospital yet too old for summer camp, I was determined not to idle away my first summer as a high school student. Undaunted and striving to help my community, I inquired about our local nursing home. My grandmother refused to enter the brown building with me, unable to in…
Africa, Inequality of Access to Medical Care
On Wednesdays, I was the only visitor for Jorge, an elderly patient in the AIDS and Tropical Disease Ward at Carlos III Hospital in Madrid. A native of Equatorial Guinea, Jorge had full blown AIDS and had been living in Spain illegally because, according to Jorge, his country lacked enough resources…
Religious Studies Major, Underserved in Africa
In the sweating discomfort of the summertime heat, I walked through Philadelphia International Airport with several overweight bags, tired eyes, and a bad case of Shigella. Approaching Customs, I noticed the intensity and seriousness on the faces of the customs officers whose responsibility were to …
Med School, American, Raised on a Farm
I heard the familiar sound of the back door closing gently. My father was returning from driving his dirty, green John Deere tractor in one of our fields. Although he begins his day at 5:00 a.m. every morning, he usually returns at around 7:00 p.m. I never really questioned his schedule when I was a…
Medical School Admission: Explaining Low Grades
Pounding, rushing footsteps started to close in on me. The roar of the crowd echoed, as I extended my hand to receive the baton that signaled my turn to run. As I tightly wrapped my fingers around it, I felt the wind rush around me, and my tired legs started to carry me faster than I ever dreamed po…
Bilingual Spanish, Urban Hispanic Community
"Call 911!" I shouted to my friend as I sprinted down the street. The young Caucasian male had been thrown fifteen yards from the site of impact and surprisingly was still conscious upon my arrival. "My name is Michael. Can you tell me your name?" In his late twenties, he gasped in response as his e…
MD Medical School, Athlete
Experiences and defining moments shape who we are to become. Moments in time, like when a small-town medical doctor diagnosed my little brother with bacterial meningitis, catching the disease just in time and saving his life, have left me in awe of the medical profession and what it is capable o…
MD Medical School, Fluent in Spanish, Jewish, Russian
I am young Jewish-Russian man who has known for many years that his calling is that of a physician, and medicine has been the center of my interests for several years. Since I am fluent in Spanish (as well as Russian), I feel especially attracted to the idea of living and studying in the Caribbe…
Medical School, Caribbean, Canada, Military
Still only 21 years old, I have worked towards the goal of becoming a doctor for the last several years. As soon as I became serious about this decision, I began volunteering a few hours a week at the East York General Hospital near my home: feeding patients, assisting nurses and other staff, an…
Sample Caribbean Medical School Admission Essay
XXXX University is my first choice for medical school because I am very attracted to the idea of taking a break from mainstream America and living on a beautiful Caribbean island, some where with low stress levels, achieving and sustaining optimal focus on my studies. I seek a medical education …
Medical School, Emergency Medical Technician, EMT
I want very much to attend the XXXX Medical School at XXXX University because I have always imagined that I would have the privilege of spending my working life as a medical doctor, saving lives, curing ailments, alleviating pain, and contributing to making life better for everyone with whom I e…
MD, MS Degree in Biomedical Science, Iranian
I am a 24-year-old Iranian man, born in Miami, where I lived before moving to Iran with my family at the age of 11. My parents had almost always spoken to me in English, and of great challenges build determination and strength of character. This is perhaps one of the I am a 24-year-old Iranian m…
Pre-Medical Certificate, Indian-American Woman
I am a young Asian-Indian woman 21 years old who lives in Texas and very much wants to study towards being a doctor in your program at the XXXX University. I have already enjoyed extensive professional exposure to the healthcare setting, diseases, symptoms, and, most importantly, patient care an…
Pre-Medical Studies Certificate, Woman from Tajikistan
Civil war, suffering, poverty and death are things that most Americans, will thankfully never personally experience. Before I was fourteen, I had endured all four. I was born in Dushanbe, Tajikistan and lived through half of a civil war, coming to America with my family as the devastation contin…
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