Preparation & MCAT Stage
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Today: Jun 15
May 4, 2026
AACOMAS Opens
AACOMAS application opens for entry & submission.
May 4, 2026
AMCAS Opens
AMCAS application opens for data entry.
May 28, 2026
AMCAS Submissions
AMCAS submission opens (earliest submission for verification).
Jun 26, 2026
First Batch Transmission
AMCAS transmits first batch of verified applications to medical schools.
Jun 15, 2026
AACOMAS Releases
AACOMAS releases verified applications to osteopathic schools.
Aug 3, 2026
EDP Submission
AMCAS Early Decision Program submission deadline.
Oct 15, 2026
MD Releases Begin
Medical schools begin releasing first-wave acceptance offers.

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY•Private, Urban
ChanceHigh
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2025
2024
2023
2022
Max 250 words
1.What is the toughest feedback you ever received? How did you handle it, and what did you learn from it?
Growth & Reflection
ChanceNew
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2025
2024
2023
2022
Max 250 words
2.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?
Social Justice & InequitiesAdversity / Challenge
ChanceHigh
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2025
2024
2023
2022
Max 100 words
3.If you are currently not a full-time student, please briefly describe the activities you are participating in this academic year.
Academic Hardship
ChanceNew
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2025
2024
2023
2022
Max 150 words
4.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.
Diversity
ChanceNew
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2025
2024
2023
2022
Max 250 words
5.Please tell us why you have chosen to apply to the MD-PhD Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Why Us