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Weill Medical College of Cornell University Secondary Questions

Here are the prompts for Weill Medical College of Cornell University

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2023-2024

1. Please write a brief statement giving your reasons for applying to Weill Cornell Medical College.

2. Please describe a challenge you faced and how you addressed it.

3. If applicable, please tell us about any special circumstances related to COVID-19 that could help us understand you better.

4. If you are not attending college during the upcoming (2023-2024) academic year, what are your plans?

2020-2021

All prompts have a 1500 character limit:

  • Please write a brief statement giving your reasons for applying to Weill Cornell Medical College.
  • Please describe a challenge you faced and how you addressed it.
  • If applicable, please tell us about any special circumstances related to COVID-19 that could help us understand you better. (Optional)
  • If you are not attending college during the upcoming (2020-2021) academic year, what are your plans? (Optional)

2019-2020

There are three brief essays on the M.D. Supplemental Application. Please limit each statement to no more than 1,500 characters including spaces. Note: Please do not answer question three if you are attending college during the 2019-2020 academic year.

  • Please write a brief statement giving your reasons for applying to Weill Cornell Medical College.
  • Please describe a challenge you faced and how you addressed it.
  • If you are not attending college during the upcoming (2019-2020) academic year, what are your plans? (Optional)

2018-2019 

  • If you are not attending college during the upcoming (2018-2019) academic year, what are your plans?
  • Please write a brief statement giving your reasons for applying to Weill Cornell Medical College.
  • Please describe a challenge you faced and how you addressed it.
  • For MD-PhD applicants only: Please list the names of any Tri-Institutional faculty members with whom you’d like to do research. You do not need to list reasons, names are sufficient.

All prompts have 200 word limits.

2017-2018

  • There are four brief essays on the Supplemental Application. Please limit each statement to no more than 200 words. The questions are:
  • If you are not attending college during the upcoming (2017-2018) academic year, what are your plans?
  • Please write a brief statement giving your reasons for applying to Weill Cornell Medical College.
  • Please describe a challenge you faced and how you addressed it
  • For MD-PhD applicants only: Please list the names of any Tri-Institutional faculty members with whom you’d like to do research. You do not need to list reasons, names are sufficient

Good luck to everyone applying!

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