2025-2026 Mayo Clinic - Minnesota

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2025-2026 Mayo MN Secondary Prompts

1. At Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, we seek students whose values align with our mission to put the needs of the patient first. Please share why you are drawn to our school and the top track you selected. What unique strengths do you bring to our community to advance our commitment to excellence, compassion, and innovation? (500 words)

2. At Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, we value the vast lived experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds of our students as they contribute to a vibrant learning environment and enhance how we care for our diverse patient population. Reflect on how your personal, cultural, or professional experiences have shaped your identity, and how they may help you contribute to a collaborative learning environment and advocate for your future patients. (500 words)

Good luck to all applying!

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[samplam]

+1 IS MD @chilly_md

1. At Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, we seek students whose values align with our mission to put the needs of the patient first. Please share why you are drawn to our school and the top track you selected. What unique strengths do you bring to our community to advance our commitment to excellence, compassion, and innovation? (500 words)

2. At Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, we value the vast lived experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds of our students as they contribute to a vibrant learning environment and enhance how we care for our diverse patient population. Reflect on how your personal, cultural, or professional experiences have shaped your identity, and how they may help you contribute to a collaborative learning environment and advocate for your future patients. (500 words)

 

[hommefatale]

+1 OOS MD

 

[protistfan]

+1 OOS MD

 

[sardinetoast]

+1 OOS MD

 

[Mpsll]

+1 IS MD @chilly_md

1. At Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, we seek students whose values align with our mission to put the needs of the patient first. Please share why you are drawn to our school and the top track you selected. What unique strengths do you bring to our community to advance our commitment to excellence, compassion, and innovation? (500 words)

2. At Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, we value the vast lived experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds of our students as they contribute to a vibrant learning environment and enhance how we care for our diverse patient population. Reflect on how your personal, cultural, or professional experiences have shaped your identity, and how they may help you contribute to a collaborative learning environment and advocate for your future patients. (500 words)

The two prompts sound the same to me, am I wrong? First ask what makes you unique, and second asks how your uniqueness can contribute?

 

[hommefatale]

The two prompts sound the same to me, am I wrong? First ask what makes you unique, and second asks how your uniqueness can contribute?

I personally am treating the second one like a diversity prompt, and the first one more about why Mayo / what I want my career to look like

 

[sardinetoast]

The two prompts sound the same to me, am I wrong? First ask what makes you unique, and second asks how your uniqueness can contribute?

Yeah they definitely feel more similar than last years prompts. I had pre-written but probably going to have to tweak a bit. A little confused about how to approach them to be honest!

 

[Mpsll]

I personally am treating the second one like a diversity prompt, and the first one more about why Mayo / what I want my career to look like

Actually this makes sense. I re-read the prompts and what you said and I think this is how they want us to answer it. Thank you!

 

[TheWarmMinnesotan]

As a 2025M applicant, I thought I would hop on and mention that Mayo has a lot of very helpful "med-fluencers" that are medical students of all years as well as residents. Some that I have messaged with over the years are:

@evolvingmedic (ortho resident)
@nick.baumel (M3 or M4?)
@the_catholic_med_student (Incoming M1?)
@medstudentsdoingthings (M3?)

There are plenty more as well. I do not know any of them personally so do not message me asking me to get them to answer you 😆, these are just the ones I know of and have talked to at times. Like all people, they vary in how active they are on their pages and if they answer DMs depending on how life is going.

Hope this is helpful to someone on here! Have a great day!

 

[bunsglazing4]

Anyone know if they do batches of secondaries? I was verified early June, but haven't heard back.

 

[dahquinnz]

Same here

 

[finch1234]

+1 OOS secondary

 

[bunnylittlep]

I submitted my primary on the day it opened and was verified on 5/28. I'm an IS applicant, but have not heard back from Mayo. On older forums, others mentioned that there is a 508 cutoff, which my score is above. Is all hope lost for receiving a secondary at this point, considering that I was one of the first few applicants to be verified?

 

[dahquinnz]

OOS SEC

 

[JakAttk]

I submitted my primary on the day it opened and was verified on 5/28. I'm an IS applicant, but have not heard back from Mayo. On older forums, others mentioned that there is a 508 cutoff, which my score is above. Is all hope lost for receiving a secondary at this point, considering that I was one of the first few applicants to be verified?

I was verified early June and haven't gotten a secondary. I think they're just sending in batches or something, I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[mfan11]

I wish they'd at least send e-mails that they received our primary from AMCAS

 

[shortienova]

+1 OOS

 

[blonolo]

+1 OOS MD/PhD

Essay prompt is
In the space below, write a brief paragraph (max. 500 characters) explaining why you are specifically applying to the Mayo Clinic M.D.-Ph.D. Program.

 

[next_md]

+1 OOS Secondary

 

[TK1121]

+1 OOS

 

[mfan11]

+1 OOS MD

 

[SilentCavalier]

+1 OOS MD

 

[SilentCavalier]

What do they mean by the "top choice track" you have selected?

There are options to do 4 years in MN, 4 years in AZ, 2 years each in AZ and FL, or 2 years each in MN and FL.

 

[vex10]

submitted yesterday!