2025-2026 Buffalo (Jacobs)

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2025-2026 Buffalo Secondary Essay Prompts:

1. The Jacobs School of Medicine recognizes the many options you have in choosing medical schools in which to apply. Using personal experiences or connections, in 300 words or less, explain how Western New York and/or the Jacobs School align with your values, making it a place you feel would be a good fit for you to not only complete your medical education but continue your career.

2. In 300 words or less, please explain how you would respond to a fellow student who muttered a racist or homophobic statement under their breath in your presence and that of other peers?

3. In 300 words or less, please share an example of when you received feedback and how you used that information for self-improvement or asked someone for help.

Miscellaneous short questions about NY residency or connections

Good luck to all applying!

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[notEinstein]

IS Secondary.

1. The Jacobs School of Medicine recognizes the many options you have in choosing medical schools in which to apply. Using personal experiences or connections, in 300 words or less, explain how Western New York and/or the Jacobs School align with your values, making it a place you feel would be a good fit for you to not only complete your medical education but continue your career.

2. In 300 words or less, please explain how you would respond to a fellow student who muttered a racist or homophobic statement under their breath in your presence and that of other peers?

3. In 300 words or less, please share an example of when you received feedback and how you used that information for self-improvement or asked someone for help.

Also many questions about whether you live in NY, own a home in NY, have a drivers license in NY, went to high school in NY, filed your taxes in NY, have a bank account in NY, etc. They really want NY citizens I believe.

@wysdoc

 

[rosegold123]

+1 IS secondary

 

[wysdoc]

IS Secondary.

1. The Jacobs School of Medicine recognizes the many options you have in choosing medical schools in which to apply. Using personal experiences or connections, in 300 words or less, explain how Western New York and/or the Jacobs School align with your values, making it a place you feel would be a good fit for you to not only complete your medical education but continue your career.

2. In 300 words or less, please explain how you would respond to a fellow student who muttered a racist or homophobic statement under their breath in your presence and that of other peers?

3. In 300 words or less, please share an example of when you received feedback and how you used that information for self-improvement or asked someone for help.

Also many questions about whether you own a home in NY, have a drivers license in NY, went to high school in NY, etc. They really want NY citizens I believe.

@wysdoc

All the SUNYs do favor NY residents.

 

[procedurallysedated]

+1 OOS

 

[JoeSchmoe25]

+1 IS secondary (yesterday)

 

[deleted1214788]

+1 OOS (Saturday)

 

[ihavetwobraincells]

+1 OOS secondary

 

[9_rin]

how are you guys approaching the racism prompt? It feels tempting to just treat it like a casper prompt

 

[deleted1214788]

how are you guys approaching the racism prompt? It feels tempting to just treat it like a casper prompt

I pretty much wrote down step by step how I would confront and respond to the person. I would assume you would treat it like a casper prompt lol

 

[deleted1214788]

I pretty much wrote down step by step how I would confront and respond to the person. I would assume you would treat it like a casper prompt lol

Also taking into account if other people heard the comments.

 

[ihavetwobraincells]

+1 OOS

 

[deleted1214788]

for the part where we need to assign pre-reqs, do we assign all relevant classes? or can we choose what we want to that fulfils their requirement? For example, in total I took about 8 biology classes. Can i choose only the first 3 for the bio pre-req?

also why are there two different sections per category (Bio is one, then bio lab is a second, then i see a third and fourth bio section (bio and bio lab again))?

Hi! Are you referring to the Jacobs secondary or the UConn secondary because I don't see a selection to pick pre-reqs in the Jacobs one? If you're actually talking about the latter, then yeah I was also confused. I was thinking to put only one course per section that I have but it says we can put more than one course per pre-req so I put more than the minimum. So for the first Bio section, for example, I put all my bio classes from undergrad and the respective labs in the lab section. But in the next bio section, I inputted biochemistry and my other biology related classes. Same with the chemistry ones.

 

[deleted1214788]

Wait, I'm talking about the Jacobs secondary. I see two parts, one is "Required Prerequisite Courses" and the second is the essay portion.

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Really? I'm looking at the Jacob's secondary I submitted and I do not see a section for putting in pre-reqs. Can anyone else here verify this?

 

[9_rin]

Really? I'm looking at the Jacob's secondary I submitted and I do not see a section for putting in pre-reqs. Can anyone else here verify this?

It's in the portal but not in the exact same section as the secondary application

 

[deleted1214788]

This is what I see in my applicant gateway portal. Is there another link somewhere that I didn't check?

 

[notEinstein]

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This is what I see in my applicant gateway portal. Is there another link somewhere that I didn't check?

Same

 

[deleted1214788]

No idea, I only clicked the link I got in my email.

Well I got an email from them today saying that my file is complete and ready for review so maybe I don't need to worry about that. They probably added the section for the pre-reqs way later since I got my secondary a couple of days after my primary got verified but I'm not 100% certain.

 

[actual789]

did anyone not receive a secondary yet from this school?

 

[mmssjj]

When does this school start sending II?

 

[premeddyy]

Im kind of confused on the portal while assigning my classes to pre-reqs.. when it says biology for example are we supposed to chose all of our bio courses or just one?

 

[notEinstein]

Im kind of confused on the portal while assigning my classes to pre-reqs.. when it says biology for example are we supposed to chose all of our bio courses or just one?

I never had to do that (assign courses).

 

[CurledAlarmist]

Forgot to add to this thread that I got an IS II.

1. For data collection: interview for virtual is 14th - 20th of Aug. In person is only on the 20th

Those were my options

 

[mets05]

Forgot to add to this thread that I got an IS II.

1. For data collection: interview for virtual is 14th - 20th of Aug. In person is only on the 20th

Those were my options

Congrats! What’s your LM score and when was your application complete?

 

[CurledAlarmist]

July 1, 72 LM score, and received interview on the 23rd of July

 

[Emotional-Energy6580]

Has the application tracker been working for anyone? When I put my AMCAS ID in it just says no information found.

 

[Yoshi&Cookies]

Has the application tracker been working for anyone? When I put my AMCAS ID in it just says no information found.

My app was completed yesterday and it works for me

 

[notEinstein]

July 1, 72 LM score, and received interview on the 23rd of July

Did you apply early decision?

I only ask because July 23 is extremely early for Buffalo. Like, the earliest I have ever seen a Buffalo applicant receive an interview in the last 5 cycles combined.

 

[mmssjj]

Did you apply early decision?

I only ask because July 23 is extremely early for Buffalo. Like, the earliest I have ever seen a Buffalo applicant receive an interview in the last 5 cycles combined.

When does buffalo usually start sending out IIs?

 

[notEinstein]

When does buffalo usually start sending out IIs?

Average is around July 28-30.

A couple of cycles they did July 26.

 

[CurledAlarmist]

No. I did regular decision

 

[notEinstein]

No. I did regular decision

interesting

 

[premeddyy]

I'm kind of confused on why the prompt says 300 words or less, then in the portal you have a 5000 character limit ?

 

[mmssjj]

So quiet here

 

[CurledAlarmist]

Has really no one gotten an ii except me?? This is a bit odd.

 

[mmssjj]

cycletrack also shows one II so far

 

[notEinstein]

cycletrack also shows one II so far

It’s @CurledAlarmist who had the II on the 23rd.

3 more people got II’s today (according to Cycle Track).

 

[CurledAlarmist]

Wave of invites incoming

 

[mets05]

Wave of invites incoming

How do you know?

 

[CurledAlarmist]

I got that feeling. Inside my bones.

I saw cycletrack

 

[mets05]

I got that feeling. Inside my bones.

I saw cycletrack

Haha makes sense 😂

 

[mets05]

I got that feeling. Inside my bones.

I saw cycletrack

CycleTrack says they were reported yesterday. So maybe not?

 

[CurledAlarmist]

I'm dumb. Sorry.

 

[mets05]

I'm dumb. Sorry.

Haha you’re the only person confirmed to have an II here so clearly not 😭

 

[marathoner_15]

I got an OOS II yesterday! My interview week is august 21-27.

**I have strong ties (parents went there)

 

[CurledAlarmist]

CONGRATS!

I got an OOS II yesterday! My interview week is august 21-27.

**I have strong ties (parents went there)

 

[mets05]

I got an OOS II yesterday! My interview week is august 21-27.

**I have strong ties (parents went there)

what’s your LM if you don’t mind sharing?

 

[marathoner_15]

what’s your LM if you don’t mind sharing?

78. I'm new to this lol so I don't have any of the other things like WARS but I just did LM quick

 

[mets05]

78. I'm new to this lol so I don't have any of the other things like WARS but I just did LM quick

Haha yea it’s definitely confusing at first. Congrats on the interview offer! Best of luck!

 

[marathoner_15]

78. I'm new to this lol so I don't have any of the other things like WARS but I just did LM quick

Haha yea it’s definitely confusing at first. Congrats on the interview offer! Best of luck!

Thank you!!