USC Greenville

University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville Greenville, SC · Public · MD

Average MCAT: 509
Class size: 110 (4,000 applicants)
Tuition: $87,150 (per year, nonresident)
Out-of-state applicants: Welcome

Deadlines

AMCAS deadline: Nov. 1, 2026
Early Decision Program: Aug. 3, 2026
Secondary deadline: Dec. 15, 2026

Essays

Essay 1 (500 words)

At USCSOMG Greenville, Lifestyle Medicine is integrated into all four years of our curriculum. Please share how you envision lifestyle medicine affecting your time as a medical student and as a practicing physician.

Essay 2

Service is a stated value in our school's mission and is central to the USCSOM Greenville community. It can take many forms — formal or informal, sustained or brief, recognized or unseen. Share a service experience that has been significant in your journey, and reflect on what motivates your commitment to continue serving others through the field of medicine.

Personal Q1

Please consider sharing experiences, challenges, family or personal circumstances, interests, etc. that you believe would bring added value to the learning community at USC School of Medicine Greenville.

Personal Q2a (50 words)

Please briefly describe any close ties to SC and/or USCSOM Greenville that you indicated in Question 2.

Personal Q3

Why have you chosen to apply to USC School of Medicine Greenville and how do you think your education at USCSOM Greenville will prepare you to become a physician in the future?

Personal Q4

What areas of medicine are you interested in at this time or what areas do you plan to pursue, and why?

Academic Q2

If you are not accepted to medical school for the 2027 entering class, what are your plans?

Academic Q9

Sometimes the Admissions Committee has questions about an applicant's MCAT score or GPA. Please use this space to discuss any insight you have into your past performance as well as lessons learned to improve future performance.

PCAT Essay 1

How do primary care physicians improve the health of individuals and communities? Can you describe a time—whether through volunteering, shadowing, or personal experience—when you saw these principles in action and the impact they had?

PCAT Essay 2

The PCAT program accelerates training for scholars committed to the specialty of Family Medicine. Describe the specific experiences that have influenced your decision to pursue this program and demonstrate your commitment to Family Medicine. In your response, consider including clinical experiences, volunteer work, research, personal stories, or other relevant activities that have shaped your interest and dedication to this field.

Editor's notes

Your two longest answers should point at the two things this school is built around: lifestyle medicine and service. The mission line is "Educate. Innovate. Serve. Where Lifestyle is Medicine." If your file has nothing on health habits or community service, fix that before you write, not while you write.
Offers go out from Oct. 15 and you get two weeks to accept or decline. That's short. Know your ranking of schools before interview season, because a Greenville offer won't wait for your other interviews.
Think hard before you tick the PCAT box. Full tuition is real money, but it comes with a three-year M.D., a linked family medicine residency and four years with Prisma Health afterward. The PCAT essays ask you to demonstrate commitment, so apply only if your experiences already show it.
The interview is one 50-minute conversation with two people who have read your whole file. The school lists what it's judging, including ability to overcome adversity and your basis for a medical career. Know your own application cold.