2025-2026 Icahn (Mt. Sinai)

[chilly_md]

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2025-2026 Mt. Sinai Secondary Prompts

1. What is the toughest feedback you ever received? How did you handle it, and what did you learn from it? (250 words)
2. Describe a situation that you have thought to be unfair or unjust, whether towards yourself or towards others. How did you address this situation, if at all? (250 words)

And on another tab, there's the questions
1. If you are currently not a full time student, please briefly describe the activities you are participating in this academic year. (100 words)
2. If you are committed to a particular community or if there is an important aspect of your background not addressed elsewhere in the application, we invite you to do so here. Briefly explain how such factors have influenced your motivation for a career in medicine. (150 words)

Good luck to all applying!

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[blonolo]

+1 OOS MD/PhD. These are the prompts as an MD/PhD applicant, not too sure how many are also the same for MD applicants.

1. If you are currently not a full time student, please briefly describe the activities you are participating in this academic year. (100 words)
2. If you are committed to a particular community or if there is an important aspect of your background not addressed elsewhere in the application, we invite you to do so here. Briefly explain how such factors have influenced your motivation for a career in medicine. (150 words)
3. What is the toughest feedback you ever received? How did you handle it, and what did you learn from it? (250 words)
4. Describe a situation that you have thought to be unfair or unjust, whether towards yourself or towards others. How did you address this situation, if at all? (250 words)
5. Please tell us why you have chosen to apply to the MD-PhD Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. (250 words)

 

[hommefatale]

+1 OOS MD These are the prompts:

1. What is the toughest feedback you ever received? How did you handle it, and what did you learn from it? (250 words)
2. Describe a situation that you have thought to be unfair or unjust, whether towards yourself or towards others. How did you address this situation, if at all? (250 words)

And on another tab, there's the questions
1. If you are currently not a full time student, please briefly describe the activities you are participating in this academic year. (100 words)
2. If you are committed to a particular community or if there is an important aspect of your background not addressed elsewhere in the application, we invite you to do so here. Briefly explain how such factors have influenced your motivation for a career in medicine. (150 words)

@wysdoc @chilly_md

 

[samplam]

+1 OOS MD, prompts same as last year

 

[schildkröte]

+1 OOS MD

 

[Darth_Waiter]

+1 OOS MD

 

[SilentCavalier]

+1 OOS MD

 

[Kendo(c)]

+1 OOS MD

 

[ihavetwobraincells]

+1 OOS MD

 

[ellobear2026]

+1 OOS II (MD only)

Interview Invite this early?
If you don't mind sharing LM and cmopletion date?

 

[mallcat]

Interview Invite this early?
If you don't mind sharing LM and cmopletion date?

i assume they probably meant secondary?

 

[ambitg]

For the gap year essay, how would you define academic year? Would it be this upcoming fall '25 to spring '26?

 

[ihavetwobraincells]

For the gap year essay, how would you define academic year? Would it be this upcoming fall '25 to spring '26?

probably. at least that's how i'm responding to it

 

[FuturePediatricNeurosurge]

Thoughts on using being called creepy by a patient as a "toughest feedback" topic? lol

 

[moltmannfanboi]

Thoughts on using being called creepy by a patient as a "toughest feedback" topic? lol

Lol this is missing an /s right?

 

[FuturePediatricNeurosurge]

Lol this is missing an /s right?

Nope. Guessing I should not use that.

 

[moltmannfanboi]

Nope. Guessing I should not use that.

You should find feedback from a peer or a supervisor that was specific and actionable. Ideally, you would have examples of how you applied that feedback to your work.

The problem with the "creepy" line is that 1) fair or not, it raises questions about you and 2) it sounds like this was directly from the patient, so I don't see how it is actionable in a way that you could recover with the person in question and show improvement.

 

[FuturePediatricNeurosurge]

You should find feedback from a peer or a supervisor that was specific and actionable. Ideally, you would have examples of how you applied that feedback to your work.

The problem with the "creepy" line is that 1) fair or not, it raises questions about you and 2) it sounds like this was directly from the patient, so I don't see how it is actionable in a way that you could recover with the person in question and show improvement.

Thank you for the actionable advice

 

[targetdreamart]

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[annabethchase]

Turned this in and realized I chose not to answer the optional prompt bc I interpreted it as having a disadvantaged background, past adversity, etc. but i've been reading around and some people say optional doesn't really mean optional. am i cooked?

I have a family member who attends here. He didn't fill out this option and has said that it really is truly optional. If you had something to say great! Otherwise, Icahn answers are purposely kept short, they probably don't want someone to ramble, rather see someone who packed a punch elsewhere. But just my opinion!

 

[redrevenant4]

Anyone else just get an “application complete” email weeks after submission? It started with “Congrats!” and my heart skipped a beat lol

 

[jgoestoschool]

Anyone else just get an “application complete” email weeks after submission? It started with “Congrats!” and my heart skipped a beat lol

Yes, same exact thing and submitted weeks ago. They've gotta stop writing congrats for that kind of thing 😆

 

[mattpk]

Anyone else just get an “application complete” email weeks after submission? It started with “Congrats!” and my heart skipped a beat lol

exact same thing here lol

 

[eric141]

Is there anything on their secondary portal that gives more info about what might qualify for their requirement of "One academic year of English intensive writing courses"? I was thinking of sending my primary here but don't want to pay for it if I obviously won't qualify. When I emailed them, they wouldn't say much and said they'd have to review the courses.

 

[FuturePediatricNeurosurge]

Is there anything on their secondary portal that gives more info about what might qualify for their requirement of "One academic year of English intensive writing courses"? I was thinking of sending my primary here but don't want to pay for it if I obviously won't qualify. When I emailed them, they wouldn't say much and said they'd have to review the courses.

What English/writing courses have you taken thus far?

 

[eric141]

What English/writing courses have you taken thus far?

I have 2 English courses, but neither were classified as writing-intensive, since my undergrad has a pretty strict definition of writing-intensive. Over 50% of the grade for both were writing-based, but one of them was creative writing.

The only class I took that was classified as writing-intensive was in the Humanities. But I have a bunch of Humanities/Social Science classes where over 50% of the grade was writing-based, & several where I turned in over 10 pages of essays.

What Icahn told me (stipulating that they'd have to review the courses) was that the requirement "may be fulfilled with courses in other departments such as Humanities or other course departments with writing intensive in the course description" (bolding mine). I asked for some more clarification and they wouldn't say anything else. With only this to go off of, that makes me think my courses wouldn't qualify, since my undergrad wouldn't put "writing intensive" in the description unless they labeled it a writing intensive course.

 

[FuturePediatricNeurosurge]

I don't know what your financial situation is like, but if I were in your position I would apply anyway. I would like to think they would see the two English courses, as well as the writing intensive course, and check that box before moving on to the rest of your app.

I have 2 English courses, but neither were classified as writing-intensive, since my undergrad has a pretty strict definition of writing-intensive. Over 50% of the grade for both were writing-based, but one of them was creative writing.

The only class I took that was classified as writing-intensive was in the Humanities. But I have a bunch of Humanities/Social Science classes where over 50% of the grade was writing-based, & several where I turned in over 10 pages of essays.

What Icahn told me (stipulating that they'd have to review the courses) was that the requirement "may be fulfilled with courses in other departments such as Humanities or other course departments with writing intensive in the course description" (bolding mine). I asked for some more clarification and they wouldn't say anything else. With only this to go off of, that makes me think my courses wouldn't qualify, since my undergrad wouldn't put "writing intensive" in the description unless they labeled it a writing intensive course.

 

[monkey.d.luffy]

i forgot to submit a primary to mt sinai...but i could lowkey get the secondary done today or by tomorrow. is it still worth to submit? would they not think it's sus that i was transmitted July 9th but took until August 10th to submit a primary? do they even see that?

 

[FuturePediatricNeurosurge]

i forgot to submit a primary to mt sinai...but i could lowkey get the secondary done today or by tomorrow. is it still worth to submit? would they not think it's sus that i was transmitted July 9th but took until August 10th to submit a primary? do they even see that?

You'll still be submitting the secondary before people who applied earlier. Shoot your shot

 

[flykidfrombk]

i forgot to submit a primary to mt sinai...but i could lowkey get the secondary done today or by tomorrow. is it still worth to submit? would they not think it's sus that i was transmitted July 9th but took until August 10th to submit a primary? do they even see that?

wdym like you forgot to add them to your list?

 

[monkey.d.luffy]

wdym like you forgot to add them to your list?

yeah lmao slipped thru the cracks somehow...and i was wondering why a secondary wasnt coming in

 

[asdfgabjkl]

i submitted my secondary on 7/18 and got email confirming it was complete that day. i just checked the status and it says this. does this just mean they have done a pre-review of my application ? curious if anyone else has seen this

 

[noeliejelly]

i submitted my secondary on 7/18 and got email confirming it was complete that day. i just checked the status and it says this. does this just mean they have done a pre-review of my application ? curious if anyone else has seen thisView attachment 407803

weird... i submitted mine + got the app completed email on 7/29 but it also says mine became complete on 8/11. not sure why

 

[schildkröte]

i submitted my secondary on 7/18 and got email confirming it was complete that day. i just checked the status and it says this. does this just mean they have done a pre-review of my application ? curious if anyone else has seen thisView attachment 407803

Mine also looks like this.

 

[purrkinje]

weird... i submitted mine + got the app completed email on 7/29 but it also says mine became complete on 8/11. not sure why

Odd, I submitted mine on 7/16 and it also says became complete on 7/16

 

[deleted1221182]

i submitted my secondary on 7/18 and got email confirming it was complete that day. i just checked the status and it says this. does this just mean they have done a pre-review of my application ? curious if anyone else has seen thisView attachment 407803

mine also says this, i submitted around the same time as you and confirmed it was complete that day

 

[asdfgabjkl]

i’m forgetting if it said that it was complete the day i submitted my secondary or just “application complete” until it changed to this. can anyone confirm?

 

[manifestingmdacceptance]

i just checked mine, it says "Your application became complete on 8/12/2025." but i received an application complete email on 7/18 (same day i submitted my secondary). maybe a glitch? idk

 

[Mr.Pinecone]

i just checked mine, it says "Your application became complete on 8/12/2025." but i received an application complete email on 7/18 (same day i submitted my secondary). maybe a glitch? idk

Same here, super weird

 

[RoundaboutWay]

+1 OOS II LM 75 secondary complete 07/15

 

[meowsentry]

+ OOS II.
LM 75-76.
Completed early July

 

[TibiaOrNotTibia]

+1 OOS II!
Submitted early July

One of my favorite schools I’m gonna cry

 

[InterviewHarvesterReborn]

+1 IS II
Submitted 7/1
MD only
LM 83

 

[TibiaOrNotTibia]

for those with IIs, what date do you have for "your application became complete?"

I never received a separate email besides the secondary invite, however in my portal it says that my application was "Complete on 7/8/2025." Is that what you're referring to?

Edit: I now see the email! It was sent on 7/8/2025.

 

[TibiaOrNotTibia]

Referring specifically to the line next to "Application Complete" in the status portal from post #32 ("Your application became complete on...). Thanks for checking!

"Your application became complete on 7/8/2025" is what mine says in the portal!

 

[choppedunc67]

OOS II on 8/20, complete on 7/6

 

[TibiaOrNotTibia]

I might be reading the complete wrong thing, but does anyone know what Icahn’s website means when they say “Entering Class (2024-25 academic year): 531 MD students; 95 MD/PhD students?”

This is under the “Medical Education” portion of their website. I don’t know much about class sizes, but that seems super big for one entering class, no?

 

[purrkinje]

I might be reading the complete wrong thing, but does anyone know what Icahn’s website means when they say “Entering Class (2024-25 academic year): 531 MD students; 95 MD/PhD students?”

This is under the “Medical Education” portion of their website. I don’t know much about class sizes, but that seems super big for one entering class, no?

i believe that is how many total students were in the each program that year as there are ~10-15 students in each MD/PhD class which is an 8 year program

 

[TMDSASSY]

I might be reading the complete wrong thing, but does anyone know what Icahn’s website means when they say “Entering Class (2024-25 academic year): 531 MD students; 95 MD/PhD students?”

This is under the “Medical Education” portion of their website. I don’t know much about class sizes, but that seems super big for one entering class, no?

This is information for Icahn from MSARS. So not sure where those other numbers came from but their class size is no where near that large. Maybe across MS1-MS4?

Categories	In-state	Out-of-state	International	Total
Verified Applications​	1424​	6926​	540​	8890​
Interviewed​	215​	627​	15​	857​
Deferred​	0​	4​	0​	4​
Matriculated​	32​	85​	2​	119​

 

[TibiaOrNotTibia]

This is information for Icahn from MSARS. So not sure where those other numbers came from but their class size is no where near that large. Maybe across MS1-MS4?

Categories	In-state	Out-of-state	International	Total
Verified Applications​	1424​	6926​	540​	8890​
Interviewed​	215​	627​	15​	857​
Deferred​	0​	4​	0​	4​
Matriculated​	32​	85​	2​	119​

Ah, okay, I figured that the numbers had to be off! A ~120-person class size sounds much more reasonable and normal. Thanks for the info!