2025-2026 Quinnipiac

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2025-2026 Quinnipiac Secondary Prompts

1. If you will not be enrolled as a full-time student, how will you be spending/intend to spend your time during your application year? If you are a re-applicant, please address steps taken to improve your application for medical school. (200 words)

2. Although your interests may change, how do you currently envision your specialty interests and future career in medicine and why? (200 words)

3. Tell us about your lived experiences that will enable you to provide quality care to all patients. (200 words)

4. As a medical student and future physician, you will be faced with many uncertain situations. Please describe a situation when you were asked to do something that was beyond your capabilities. How did you handle the situation? Please provide a specific example. (400 words)

5. At Netter SOM, we value service to each other and others in the community. Please share how you have made efforts to work with people from a different background than you. What did you learn from these efforts? (400 words)

6. If applicable, please address any withdrawals, repeated courses, leaves of absence or breaks in your undergraduate education that are not explained in your application.
(250 words)

Good luck to all applying!

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hey all, i graduated a couple years ago, lemme know if you general questions
Hi! I would love to ask a few questions if you don't mind. Do you prefer if I send a message? Just curious what you liked/disliked about the school, why you might have picked it, anything unique etc.

Thanks for your time 🙂
 
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Hi! Has anyone received a secondary invite for Quinnipiac? I am attempting to pre-write and want to ensure that there haven't been any changes to the prompts since last year.
 
+1 OOS secondary received
1. If you will not be enrolled as a full-time student, how will you be spending/intend to spend your time during your application year? If you are a re-applicant, please address steps taken to improve your application for medical school.
2. Although your interests may change, how do you currently envision your specialty interests and future career in medicine and why?
3. Tell us about your lived experiences that will enable you to provide quality care to all patients.
4. As a medical student and future physician, you will be faced with many uncertain situations. Please describe a situation when you were asked to do something that was beyond your capabilities. How did you handle the situation? Please provide a specific example.
5. At Netter SOM, we value service to each other and others in the community. Please share how you have made efforts to work with people from a different background than you. What did you learn from these efforts?
6. If applicable, please address any withdrawals, repeated courses, leaves of absence or breaks in your undergraduate education that are not explained in your application.
 
+1 OOS secondary received

1. If you will not be enrolled as a full-time student, how will you be spending/intend to spend your time during your application year? If you are a re-applicant, please address steps taken to improve your application for medical school.
2. Although your interests may change, how do you currently envision your specialty interests and future career in medicine and why?
3. Tell us about your lived experiences that will enable you to provide quality care to all patients.
4. As a medical student and future physician, you will be faced with many uncertain situations. Please describe a situation when you were asked to do something that was beyond your capabilities. How did you handle the situation? Please provide a specific example.
5. At Netter SOM, we value service to each other and others in the community. Please share how you have made efforts to work with people from a different background than you. What did you learn from these efforts?
6. If applicable, please address any withdrawals, repeated courses, leaves of absence or breaks in your undergraduate education that are not explained in your application.
Word count?
 
I think I'm confusing myself, but does anybody understand this fully?

LAB INFORMATION: Please check the lab box for any stand-alone lab course as well as lab work that is combined with lecture into one course number.

For one lecture course that includes two courses worth of material, please enter the lecture course number twice and divide the credits equally for each entry.
If there is a lab component associated with this lecture, please repeat the prior instructions and be sure to check the lab box for each entry.

So does this mean if all my courses were combined lab/lecture, I'd have to enter them twice, and only check "Yes" to the lab once? I was on a quarter system, so I feel like if I divide the credits by 2, it won't add up right.
 
for the first question (1. If you will not be enrolled as a full-time student, how will you be spending...) Would I leave this blank if I am going to be a full time student, or just expand on my continued activities?
 
for the first question (1. If you will not be enrolled as a full-time student, how will you be spending...) Would I leave this blank if I am going to be a full time student, or just expand on my continued activities?
Hi! Write "NA" if you will be a full-time student.
 
As a medical student and future physician, you will be faced with many uncertain situations. Please describe a situation when you were asked to do something that was beyond your capabilities. How did you handle the situation? Please provide a specific example. (400 words)

Hey I need some help. For this prompt, if I write about a situation where a supervisor wanted me to do something "unethical," would that still fit the prompt? It was beyond my capabilities in the sense that as the person responsible for making a decision I could not morally do so
I think that could work if you frame it correctly. Walk them through the situation and what you did. Focus on your growth.
 
This school asks if you have received an IA on the background section. I have received one, but it was expunged, so I clicked no and submitted my secondary like 2 weeks ago. On another secondary I am working on today, the same question was asked and now am I rethinking if I should just click yes anyway and explain that it has been expunged. I have been very confused with answering these questions since I expunged my IA so I need help please. Should I reach out to the school and let them know that I actually have an expunged IA? Should I only wait to do that if I get an interview invite? Or should I just never mention it at all? Feeling lost, thank you
 
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This school asks if you have received an IA on the background section. I have received one, but it was expunged, so I clicked no and submitted my secondary like 2 weeks ago. On another secondary I am working on today, the same question was asked and now am I rethinking if I should just click yes anyway and explain that it has been expunged. I have been very confused with answering these questions since I expunged my IA so I need help please. Should I reach out to the school and let them know that I actually have an expunged IA? Should I only wait to do that if I get an interview invite? Or should I just never mention it at all? Feeling lost, thank you
My two cents but I would’ve admitted to it. You were still given one and you minimize risk by admitting it up front.
 
hey everyone, current M1 here happy to answer any questions about netter! 🙂
 
Thanks for your help, whats the interview format here and how many students in your class?
unless they've changed it, it should be two 30-min one-on-one interviews in the middle of your interview day. very casual, pleasant, and conversational. i had one with an M2 and one with a faculty member! and i believe there are 96 people in my class (it's usually right around 95)
 
Any tips for standing out on interview day?
do not stress AT ALL. it is incredibly abnormal for anyone to have a bad interview day here (as you'll see in past years' threads). i know it's easier said than done, but seriously your nerves will dissipate within a few mins of talking. everyone is soooo so kind here. the main thing i'd recommend is to show your passion! they love to hear about what makes you unique and what type of person you are. share openly, be positive, smile, and you'll be golden
 
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another thing is the post-II acceptance rate is super high here (particularly in the earlier stages of the app cycle like it is now). i have many many classmates from my interview day last september
 
another thing is the post-II acceptance rate is super high here (particularly in the earlier stages of the app cycle like it is now). i have many many classmates from my interview day last september
I saw you in the threads last year. So glad you ended up at QU. This school is amazing and would be on my shortlist immedietly. Hopefully they’ll look at me a bit closer as a reapp.
 
I saw you in the threads last year. So glad you ended up at QU. This school is amazing and would be on my shortlist immedietly. Hopefully they’ll look at me a bit closer as a reapp.
AWWWWW YESSS im so glad i ended up here <3 and i wish you the best of luck with your reapp!!!
 
Any advice for the interview? I have one coming up towards the end of this month and I'm so nervous!!
just be yourself and don't stress! this will likely be the chillest interview out of all the ones you receive lol. we are a super nice + chill school and the faculty are amazing
 
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