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Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Hofstra

2025-2026 Thread
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Dec 4, 2025
#1

Anyone have any idea when first wave of As will come out?

Dec 4, 2025
#2

based on last years data dec 15 is it

Dec 15, 2025
#3

do we think decisions are coming out today???

Dec 15, 2025
#4

anonymous:

do we think decisions are coming out today???

Eee I think so ๐Ÿ‘€ Iโ€™m so nervous LOL

Dec 15, 2025
#5

anonymous:

Eee I think so ๐Ÿ‘€ Iโ€™m so nervous LOL

Me too! Good luck to you, you got this!

Dec 15, 2025
#6

anonymous:

Me too! Good luck to you, you got this!

Thank youuu you too !

Dec 15, 2025
#7

anonymous:

Eee I think so ๐Ÿ‘€ Iโ€™m so nervous LOL

Do they typically release decisions at a certain time?

Dec 15, 2025
#8

anonymous:

Do they typically release decisions at a certain time?

Seems like last year it was around 10:30-11:00 am

Dec 15, 2025
#9

anonymous:

Seems like last year it was around 10:30-11:00 am

maybe it'll be tomorrow then, thanks for the info

Dec 15, 2025
#10

anonymous:

maybe it'll be tomorrow then, thanks for the info

In 2023 and 2024 decisions came out third Monday of December between 9 and 11 am. In 2022 they came out the third Tuesday of December. Itโ€™s giving tomorrow for us this year :(

Dec 16, 2025
#11

anonymous:

In 2023 and 2024 decisions came out third Monday of December between 9 and 11 am. In 2022 they came out the third Tuesday of December. Itโ€™s giving tomorrow for us this year :(

Well.....

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Dec 16, 2025
#12

This sucks

Dec 16, 2025
#13

anonymous:

Well.....

Theyโ€™ve gone off script ๐Ÿ’€

Dec 16, 2025
#14

"past performance isn't indicative of future results"

Dec 17, 2025
#15

so do we think it's happening today or...

Dec 17, 2025
#16

anonymous:

so do we think it's happening today or...

please the wait is agonizing

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Dec 17, 2025
#17

anyone have any (very) last minute interview tips??

Dec 17, 2025 โ€ข Edited Dec 17, 2025
#18

gigihabib:

anyone have any (very) last minute interview tips??

I'd have a notepad or piece of paper to jot down a few thing quickly during your allotted time to review each question! Doesn't have to be complete sentences or anything, just a few buzzwords/phrases you know would be good to mention. it can help you stay organized and also remember what you talked about with each interviewer for the sake of personalized thank-you emails. they also really appreciate connections to Long Island/New York as well as small-group learning, so maybe mention any connections/experiences you have related to those! Good luck!

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Dec 17, 2025
#19

anonymous:

I'd have a notepad or piece of paper to jot down a few thing quickly during your allotted time to review each question! Doesn't have to be complete sentences or anything, just a few buzzwords/phrases you know would be good to mention. it can help you stay organized and also remember what you talked about with each interviewer for the sake of personalized thank-you emails. they also really appreciate connections to Long Island/New York as well as small-group learning, so maybe mention any connections/experiences you have related to those! Good luck!

sounds good, thank you!! and last question, I don't know if you can be this specific, but was it more acting or non-acting for the scenarios?

Dec 17, 2025
#20

gigihabib:

sounds good, thank you!! and last question, I don't know if you can be this specific, but was it more acting or non-acting for the scenarios?

much more non-acting, i don't actually think i had an acting interview although that could be different for other people. It was mostly some behavioral questions and ethical scenarios where you had to explain your process of decision-making. hope this helps!

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Dec 17, 2025
#21

anonymous:

much more non-acting, i don't actually think i had an acting interview although that could be different for other people. It was mostly some behavioral questions and ethical scenarios where you had to explain your process of decision-making. hope this helps!

thank you so much for this, I think it went well :)

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Dec 18, 2025
#22

They are supposed to start in December...but seem to be running out of days before the holidays

Dec 18, 2025
#23

it's going to be tomorrow!

Dec 18, 2025
#24

anonymous:

it's going to be tomorrow!

How do you know?

Dec 18, 2025
#25

anonymous:

How do you know?

they said during interviews today :)

Dec 18, 2025
#26

Any thoughts on what time?

Dec 18, 2025
#27

anonymous:

Any thoughts on what time?

Was thinking around 10:30โ€“11 based on last year, who knows though cause of the last few days lol

Dec 18, 2025
#28

the suspense is evil

Dec 18, 2025
#29

If we interviewed early and don't get in this round are we deferred for a later round of decisions or are we waitlisted?

Dec 18, 2025
#30

anonymous:

If we interviewed early and don't get in this round are we deferred for a later round of decisions or are we waitlisted?

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Dec 18, 2025
#31

anonymous:

they said during interviews today :)

does this acceptance wave include those that interviewed recently, like if you interviewed yesterday is ur group hearing back today? I interviewed last friday.

Dec 18, 2025
#32

is the link in the portal for the affirmation statement working for everyone else? it's broken for me :/

Dec 18, 2025
#33

If we interviewed in mid novemeber and didnt get in this round are we deferred for a later round of decisions or are we waitlisted for sure?

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Dec 18, 2025
#34

anonymous:

does this acceptance wave include those that interviewed recently, like if you interviewed yesterday is ur group hearing back today? I interviewed last friday.

they said those of us who interviewed yesterday wouldn't hear back until January so I assume it's the same for most December interviews

Dec 20, 2025
#35

LMAOO yโ€™all see that email they accidentally sent out with a template of what to say to admitted students ๐Ÿ˜ญ

Dec 20, 2025
#36

anonymous:

is the link in the portal for the affirmation statement working for everyone else? it's broken for me :/

Try another browser! Worked for me in Safari but not on Chrome

Dec 23, 2025
#37

Does anyone know if Hofstra offers many full tuition (or close to it) merit scholarships or grant financial aid offers?ย 

Jan 6, 2026 โ€ข Edited Jan 6, 2026
#38

Has anyone gotten the email about How to Apply for Financial Aid at ZSOM yet?

Jan 7, 2026
#39

If we didnt get in the inital round after our interview is it an automatic waitlist?

Jan 10, 2026
#40

What did you guys do for thank you letters? The person in the closing session specifically said you should do individual thank you letters, not one thank you letter to all the interviewers. The thing is, I don't think I'm able to pull things from the conversations at every station. In fact, I don't remember the name of every interviewer.

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Jan 10, 2026
#41

anonymous:

What did you guys do for thank you letters? The person in the closing session specifically said you should do individual thank you letters, not one thank you letter to all the interviewers. The thing is, I don't think I'm able to pull things from the conversations at every station. In fact, I don't remember the name of every interviewer.

I did not write any thank you letters - but also no decision so....

Jan 10, 2026
#42

I could've sworn on interview day that they said they'd be sending us a list with contact info of our interviewers so that we could send thank you notes. It's been a little over 3 weeks and I still haven't gotten anything. Should I just submit a general thank you to the adcom?

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Jan 10, 2026
#43

anonymous:

I could've sworn on interview day that they said they'd be sending us a list with contact info of our interviewers so that we could send thank you notes. It's been a little over 3 weeks and I still haven't gotten anything. Should I just submit a general thank you to the adcom?

I interviewed on 12/17 and got an email with the list of interviewers the next day. I'm assuming we can just look them up and find emails but I think they prefer if you submit letters through the portal and specify which one's to who

Jan 11, 2026 โ€ข Edited Jan 11, 2026
#44

Hey everyone! I have an upcoming interview for this school. To prepare, is it solid to just practice ethical MMI scenarios, know traditional questions like why xyz, practice behavioral questions like "describe to me a time where you....," and know my application inside out

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Jan 11, 2026
#45

anonymous:

Hey everyone! I have an upcoming interview for this school. To prepare, is it solid to just practice ethical MMI scenarios, know traditional questions like why xyz, practice behavioral questions like "describe to me a time where you....," and know my application inside out

I'd say so. I mean take my advice w a grain of salt bc I haven't heard back yet but I found it pretty chill even without a whole lot of prep. I'd practiced a few ethics scenarios and had behavioral questions down from previous intrerviews and just prepared for why zucker/Long Island. aside from that, for me it was mostly 4-5 minutes of answering the actual prompt ( (that took the full time for 2-3 stations) and then just chatting for the rest of the time. there were also some fun questions that seemed like they were just vibe checks

Jan 11, 2026 โ€ข Edited Jan 17, 2026
#46

gigihabib:

I'd say so. I mean take my advice w a grain of salt bc I haven't heard back yet but I found it pretty chill even without a whole lot of prep. I'd practiced a few ethics scenarios and had behavioral questions down from previous intrerviews and just prepared for why zucker/Long Island. aside from that, for me it was mostly 4-5 minutes of answering the actual prompt ( (that took the full time for 2-3 stations) and then just chatting for the rest of the time. there were also some fun questions that seemed like they were just vibe checks

Thanks, I appreciate it! I hope you get the A!!!

Jan 11, 2026
#47

does anyone know if the december interviews have gotten decisions yet

Jan 12, 2026
#48

anonymous:

I could've sworn on interview day that they said they'd be sending us a list with contact info of our interviewers so that we could send thank you notes. It's been a little over 3 weeks and I still haven't gotten anything. Should I just submit a general thank you to the adcom?

Like gigihabib I also just received (2 days after interview) the email with the interviewer names. But this email also says that updates can be uploaded, "including thank you notes although these are unnecessary". Because of that wording I think I probably won't bother sending anything. Tbh I wouldn't send anything after 3 weeks even if they didn't say that

Jan 12, 2026
#49

anonymous:

Like gigihabib I also just received (2 days after interview) the email with the interviewer names. But this email also says that updates can be uploaded, "including thank you notes although these are unnecessary". Because of that wording I think I probably won't bother sending anything. Tbh I wouldn't send anything after 3 weeks even if they didn't say that

I ended up emailing admissions and they let me know that there was a delay due to the holidays and that I should be getting the email this week. I interviewed 12/10 in case anyone else is in the same boat.

Jan 18, 2026
#50

Does anyone have any speculation as to when the next batch of acceptances will come out? I guess sometime in the next 3 weeks but I wonder if anyone has a better estimate

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