What is the toughest feedback you ever received? How did you handle it, and what did you learn from it?
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY, MD, 4 prompts on file
School admissions page2025-2026 cycle(prior cycle, may not repeat)
Adversity & challenge250 words
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Ethical dilemma250 words
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?
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Administrative100 wordsOptional
If you are currently not a full time student, please briefly describe the activities you are participating in this academic year.
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Diversity & perspective150 wordsOptional
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.
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