Icahn Mount Sinai

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY · Private · MD

Median MCAT: 520 (516–523)
Median GPA: 3.95
Class size: 130 (8,300 applicants)
Tuition: $78,738 (per year)
Out-of-state applicants: Welcome

Deadlines

AMCAS deadline: Oct. 1, 2026
Secondary deadline: Nov. 1, 2026

Essays

Toughest feedback (250 words)

What is the toughest feedback you ever received? How did you handle it, and what did you learn from it?

Unfair or unjust (250 words)

Describe a situation that you have thought to be unfair or unjust, whether towards yourself or others. How did you address the situation, if at all?

Community or background (150 words)

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.

Current activities (100 words)

If you are currently not a full-time student, please briefly describe the activities you are participating in this academic year.

Adverse circumstances (100 words)

Were there any adverse circumstances in your premedical preparatory journey? Yes/No If yes, please explain

Gaps (100 words)

Are there significant gaps in time that are unaccounted for in your application? Yes/No If yes, please explain

Editor's notes

Icahn's AMCAS deadline is Oct. 1, and secondary invitations go out from July to October while the committee screens files. Don't treat Oct. 1 as the target. Decisions roll from January, and the interview calendar fills from August.
The two required essays both ask how you behave when things go wrong: tough feedback, and something unfair. Choose two different stories and make sure at least one shows you changing, not just coping. Together they're 500 words about your judgment. Don't spend them on résumé material.
Take the AI rule seriously. The FAQ calls using AI to outline or draft your essays unethical and bans it in interviews. Your two interviewers will have read every word of your file, so your written voice and your spoken voice should sound like the same person.
FlexMed is a real alternative if you're a college sophomore. It skips the MCAT and takes students from any major, but you can't sit the MCAT once accepted, and the application closes Jan. 14, 2027.