Life and death medical school essay

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Admission essay excerpt

I didn’t take any special interest in medical school until I came face to face with a life and death situation.  During a senior class picnic, one of my high school classmates called out for help.  Even at a distance, I can see that he’s already drowning in the lake.  So without wasting any second, I dived into the cold water to save him, until I later figured out that I don’t even have a floatation device to help us make it back.  Halfway through, I throw caution to the wind and tried my best to save him.  I then learned the value of saving lives as I cling to hope while inching our way back with labored breathing and tired body.  Growing up in a small community, I also saw how our town could benefit from having a full-time doctor.  Currently, our small town with more than 1,200 residents only has one part-time physician, and I want to change that.  I’d like to be trained in a prestigious med school so I can save more lives and take good care of many families in our community.

Sample outline:

I.  Introduction

A.  Saving a life
i.  rescuing a friend who’s about to drown
ii.  realizing that there’s no floatation device for the rescue
iii.  trying my best to make it back and save my classmate’s and my life
B.  Wanting to serve the community
i.  our community only has one part-time doctor, not enough for a population of 1,2000
ii.  passion for saving lives and helping others
iii.  taking good care of families in my small town

II.  About me

A.  Struggles and experiences
i.   parent’s divorce at 12
ii.  having to move to a rural village from the suburbs
iii.  having trouble with financing my college education (had to hold jobs to pay for rent and tuition and help the family)

B.  What I’ve learned

i.  coping with the separation and living in a small community
ii.  learning to love the community
v.  becoming more responsible and mature

III.  Selecting the field of medicine

A.  Applying to med school
i.  wanting to be of service to others
ii.  knowing the value of life
iii.  growing up in a town that lacks medical staff
iv.  the need for professional and complete training
v.  conducted community outreach programs (such as screening for long-term risk factors)
vi.  did volunteer work in clinics

B. Goals
i.  hone my leadership potential
ii.  also be a teacher like my mom and relatives, but through a different profession
iii.  make difference in the community
iv.  go into private practice someday

C.  What I can offer to the institution
i.  intangible skills such as the ability to think critically and rally/coordinate with peers
ii.  sense of responsibility
iii.  commitment to excellence
iv. passion for public service

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