Essay Topics (2024 - 2025)
1. Please write a brief statement giving your reasons for applying to Weill Cornell Medical College. (1525 characters)
2. Please describe a challenge you faced and how you addressed it. (1525 characters)
3. (Optional) If applicable, please tell us about any special circumstances related to COVID-19 that could help us understand you better.
4. (Optional) If you are not attending college full time during the upcoming (2024-2025) academic year, what are your plans?
Essay Topics ('23-'24)
1. Please write a brief statement giving your reasons for applying to Weill Cornell Medical College. (1525 characters)
2. Please describe a challenge you faced and how you addressed it. (1525 characters)
3. If applicable, please tell us about any special circumstances related to COVID-19 that could help us understand you better. (1525 characters)
4. If you are not attending college during the upcoming (2022-2023) academic year, what are your plans? (1525 characters)
Essay Topics '22-'23
1. Please write a brief statement giving your reasons for applying to Weill Cornell Medical College. (1525 characters)
2. Please describe a challenge you faced and how you addressed it. (1525 characters)
3. If applicable, please tell us about any special circumstances related to COVID-19 that could help us understand you better. (1525 characters)
4. (Optional) If you are not attending college during the upcoming (2022-2023) academic year, what are your plans? (1525 characters)
Essay Topics ('21 – '22)
1. Please write a brief statement giving your reasons for applying to Weill Cornell Medical College. (1525 characters)
2. Please write a brief statement giving your reasons for applying to Weill Cornell Medical College. (1525 characters)
3. Please describe a challenge you faced and how you addressed it. (1525 characters)
OPTIONAL ESSAYS:
1. If applicable, please tell us about any special circumstances related to COVID-19 that could help us understand you better. (1525 characters)
Essay Topics (’20 – ’21)
1. Please write a brief statement giving your reasons for applying to Weill Cornell Medical College. (1500 character limit)
2. Please describe a challenge you faced and how you addressed it. (1500 character limit)
OPTIONAL QUESTIONS:
1. If applicable, please tell us about any special circumstances related to COVID-19 that could help us understand you better. (1500 character limit)
2. If you are not attending college during the upcoming (2020-2021) academic year, what are your plans? (1500 character limit)
Essay Topics ('19 – '20)
1. Please write a brief statement giving your reasons for applying to Weill Cornell Medical College. (1500 character limit)
2. Please describe a challenge you faced and how you addressed it. (1500 character limit)
OPTIONAL QUESTION:
1. If you are not attending college during the upcoming (2019-2020) academic year, what are your plans? (1500 character limit)
Essay Topics ('18 – '19)
1. If you are not attending college during the upcoming (2018-2019) academic year, what are your plans? (200 word limit)
2. Please write a brief statement giving your reasons for applying to Weill Cornell Medical College. (200 word limit)
3. Please describe a challenge you faced and how you addressed it. (200 word limit)
OPTIONAL QUESTION:
1. 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.
Essay Topics ('17 – '18)
1. If you are not attending college during the upcoming (2017-2018) academic year, what are your plans? (200 word limit)
2. Please write a brief statement giving your reasons for applying to Weill Cornell Medical College. (200 word limit)
3. Please describe a challenge you faced and how you addressed it. (200 word limit)
OPTIONAL QUESTION:
1. 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.
Essay Topics ('16 – '17)
1. If you are not attending college during the upcoming (2016-17) academic year, what are your plans? (200 word limit)
2. Please write a brief statement giving your reasons for applying to Weill Cornell Medical College. (200 word limit)
3. Please describe a challenge you faced and how you addressed it. (200 word limit)
OPTIONAL QUESTION:
1. 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.
Essay Topics ('15 – '16)
1. If you are not attending college during the coming academic year, what are your plans? (200 words)
2. Please write a brief statement giving your reasons for applying to Weill Cornell Medical College. (200 words)
3. Please describe a challenge you faced and how you addressed it. (200 words)
OPTIONAL QUESTION:
1. 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. (200 words)
Essay Topics ('14 – '15)
1. If you are not attending college during the upcoming academic year, what are your plans Please limit your statement to less than 200 words.
2. Please write a brief statement giving your reasons for applying to Weill Cornell Medical College. Please limit your statement to less than 200 words.
3. Please describe a challenge you faced and how you addressed it. Please limit your statement to less than 200 words.
Essay Topics ('13 – '14)
1. If you are not attending college during the upcoming academic year, what are your plans? (200 word limit)
2. Please write a brief statement giving your reasons for applying to Weill Cornell Medical College. (200 word limit)
3. Please describe a challenge you faced and how you addressed it. (200 word limit)
OPTIONAL QUESTION:
1. 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.
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