Essay Topics (2024 - 2025)

250 words limit each

1. Have you or any member of your family ever been employed by or on staff at either Hofstra University or any entity of the Northwell Health System? Y/N - If yes, please explain

2. Would you like your application to be considered in tandem with another applicant who is in this current cycle (i.e., spouse, significant other)? Y/N - If yes: Please provide their First name, Last Name, AAMC ID number and an explanation of the connection.

3. Are you currently matriculated in a full-time program. (Undergraduate, Masters or PhD)? Y/N - If no: Please indicate what you have been doing since the time of graduation until now.

4. Was your undergraduate education interrupted for any reason and you were not enrolled in classes? Y/N - If yes: Please indicate the reasons, the duration of the interruption, and how you spent your time. This does not include time between programs post-graduation.

5. Excluding BS-BA/MD programs, have you previously applied to an allopathic medical school, even if not ours? Y/N - If yes, what year(s)? and what was the outcome?

6. A pipeline/pathway program is a program designed to provide students with a structured series of courses, activities, and support services to help them achieve academic and career success. Have you taken part in a STEM/medicine pipeline/pathway program, either at the high school or college level (ours or elsewhere)? Y/N - If yes, how do you feel this experience helped prepare you for success in medical school?

7. Have you ever been subject to any investigations, actions, or convictions (either institutional or legal)? Y/N - If yes, please explain

8. Explain why the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell is a good fit for your medical education journey?

9. “The School of Medicine, in a culture of community, scholarship and innovation, is dedicated to inspiring diverse, promising students to lead and transform medicine for the betterment of humanity.” How do you feel you would contribute to the Zucker School of Medicine’s mission and values and where do you see this taking you in the future?

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Essay Topics ('23 - '24)

1. Explain why the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell is a good fit for your medical education journey? 250 words

2. “The School of Medicine, in a culture of community, scholarship and innovation, is dedicated to inspiring diverse, promising students to lead and transform medicine for the betterment of humanity.” How do you feel you would contribute to the Zucker School of Medicine’s mission and values and where do you see this taking you in the future? 250 words

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Essay Topics ('22-'23)

1. Please indicate what you have been doing since the time of graduation until now. (1500 Characters)

2. Please use this space to describe any challenge or obstacle you have faced prior to your application to medical school and how you addressed that challenge. (1500 Characters)

3. Optional: Given the COVID-19 pandemic, we are aware that there may be certain challenges you have encountered during the application process. Please use this space to describe any of those challenges. (1500 Characters)

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Essay Topics ('21 – '22)

1. Has any member of your family ever been employed by or on staff at either Hofstra University or any entity of the Northwell Health System? If yes, please explain.

2. If you are currently not a matriculated student, please indicate what you have been doing since the time of graduation until now. (1500 characters)

3. If your undergraduate education was interrupted for any reason and you were not enrolled in classes, please indicate the reasons, the duration of the interruption, and how you spent your time. This does not include time between programs post-graduation. (1500 characters)

4. Have you ever been subject to any investigations, actions, or convictions (either institutional or legal)?

5. Please use this space to describe any challenge or obstacle you have faced prior to your application to medical school and how you addressed that challenge. (1500 characters)

OPTIONAL QUESTION:

1. Given the COVID-19 pandemic, we are aware that there may be certain challenges you have encountered during the application process. Please use this space to describe any of those challenges. (1500 characters)

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Essay Topics (’20 – ’21)

1. Please use this space to describe any challenge or obstacle you have faced prior to your application to medical school and how you addressed that challenge.

OPTIONAL QUESTION:

1. Given the COVID-19 pandemic, we are aware that there may be certain challenges you have encountered during the application process. Please use this space to describe any of those challenges.

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Essay Topics ('19 – '20)‍

1. Has any member of your family ever been employed by or on staff at either Hofstra University or any entity of the Northwell Health System? If yes, please explain.

2. If you are currently not a matriculated student, please indicate what you have been doing since the time of graduation until now. (1500 char)

3. If your undergraduate education was interrupted for any reason and you were not enrolled in classes, please indicate the reasons, the duration of the interruption, and how you spent your time. This does not include time between programs post-graduation. (1500 char)

4. Have you ever been subject to any investigations, actions, or convictions (either institutional or legal)?

5. Please use this space to describe any challenge or obstacle you have faced prior to your application to medical school and how you addressed that challenge. (1500 char)

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‍Essay Topics ('18 – '19)‍

1. If you are currently not a matriculated student, please indicate what you have been doing since the time of graduation until now. (1500 characters)

2. If your undergraduate education was interrupted for any reason and you were not enrolled in classes, please indicate the reasons, the duration of the interruption, and how you spent your time. This does not include time between programs post-graduation. (1500 characters)

3. Please use this space to describe any challenge or obstacle you have faced prior to your application to medical school and how you addressed that challenge. (1500 characters)

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‍Essay Topics ('17 – '18)‍

1. If you are currently not a matriculated student, please indicate what you have been doing since the time of graduation until now. (1500 characters)

2. If your undergraduate education was interrupted for any reason and you were not enrolled in classes, please indicate the reasons, the duration of the interruption, and how you spent your time. This does not include time between programs post-graduation. (1500 characters)

3. Please use this space to describe any challenge or obstacle you have faced prior to your application to medical school and how you addressed that challenge. (1500 characters)

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‍Essay Topics ('16 – '17)‍

1. If you are currently not a matriculated student, please indicate what you have been doing since the time of graduation until now. (1,500 characters)

2. Please use this space to describe any challenge or obstacle you have faced prior to your application to medical school and how you addressed that challenge. (1500 Characters)

3. If your undergraduate education was interrupted for any reason and you were not enrolled in classes, please indicate the reasons, the duration of the interruption, and how you spent your time. This does not include time between programs post-graduation. (i think 1500 characters)

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‍Essay Topics ('15 – '16)‍

1. If you are currently not a matriculated student, please indicate what you have been doing since the time of graduation until now. (All 1500 characters)

2. If your undergraduate education was interrupted for any reason and you were not enrolled in classes, please indicate the reasons, the duration of the interruption, and how you spent your time. This does not include time between programs post-graduation.

3. Please use this space to describe any challenge or obstacle you have faced prior to your application to medical school and how you addressed that challenge.

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‍Essay Topics ('14 – '15)‍

1. If you are currently not a matriculated student, please indicate what you have been doing since the time of graduation until now.

2. If your undergraduate education was interrupted for any reason, please indicate the reasons, the duration of the interruption, and how you spent your time.

3. Please share anything your application does not include, but that you would like to bring to our attention. For example, is there anything special you would add to our School?(1500 Characters)

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‍Essay Topics ('13 – '14)‍

1. If you are currently not a matriculated student, please indicate what you have been doing since the time of graduation until now.

2. If your undergraduate education was interrupted for any reason, please indicate the reasons, the duration of the interruption, and how you spent your time.

3. Please share anything your application does not include, but that you would like to bring to our attention.

All character limits are 1500. They also ask you to upload a photo.