MD [517, 3.9, ORM] WAMC and School List Help

[syx0157893]

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Hi everyone,

I would appreciate any help or advice in making my school list! I believe I have a competitive application but with how this process goes, you never know.

1. cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS:
   3.90 cGPA, 3.88 sGPA (BME Major)
2. MCAT score(s) and breakdown:
   - [2020] 501 (126/124/127/124)
   - [2023] 517 (130/127/131/129)
3. State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US): VA
4. Ethnicity and/or race: Asian ORM
5. Undergraduate institution or category: State school in VA
6. Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
   - Medical Assistant (1 yr full time, 2070 hrs)
   - Hospital Volunteer (~3 yrs during school, 175 hrs)
7. Research experience and productivity
   - NIH Postbac (2 yrs at time of app, 5360 hrs, 1 yr anticipated, 2370 hrs)
   - Summer Research Fellowship (3 months, 570 hrs)
   - Engineering Research (280 hrs)
   - 2 pubs (1 is 1st author), expect maybe 2-3 more pubs during app season, and more afterwards
   - 2 international conferences, 4 local conferences
8. Shadowing experience and specialties represented
   - Dermatology
   - Colorectal Surgeon
   - Hospitalist
   - Physiatrist
   - Pediatrician
   - Labor/Delivery
9. Non-clinical volunteering (~1000hr total)
   - Harm reduction outreach (2.5 yrs at time of app, 1 yr anticipated)
   - Another volunteering activity involving helping people with memory issues (3 yrs)
   - Food Pantry volunteer, helping students (4 yrs)
   -Helping people with poor living conditions and delivering supplies (4 yrs)
10. Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
    - Math TA,
    - Secretary/VP/President of Student org (climbed up the ranks throughout the years),
    - Asian Culture Club
11. Relevant honors or awards
    n/a no room for this section on AMCAS
12. Anything else not listed you think might be important
    In total would have 4 Gap years (3 gap years before app + app year)

Currently, here is the school list admit.org recommended me:

Reach (8):

• UVA
• Harvard
• Duke
• Stanford
• UCSF
• Vanderbilt
• WashU
• Weill Cornell

Target (8):

• Pitt
• Sinai
• Case Western
• Rochester
• Iowa
• USF
• Einstein
• Cincinnati

Baseline (16):

• VCU
• VT
• EVMS
• Colorado
• Temple
• Wayne State
• SLU
• Drexel
• Western Michigan
• Nova Southeastern
• Rosalind Franklin
• Vermont
• George Washington
• Penn State
• Albany
• Georgetown

Is this a good amount of “safety” schools? Should I add more? Should I add more top schools? I’m of the mindset that I’ll be happy with wherever accepts me , but would of course go to the best school that takes me.

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[Mr.Smile12]

Did you grow up in Virginia? As shown on your list, all your in-state schools should be in play. Do you want to use your engineering knowledge and background for "good" (haha)? If so, look at Carle and Texas A&M EnMed.

If you are happy with any school that takes you, what's your argument that a school should interview you?

 

[AJS59]

What's your total count on shadowing hours?

Regardless, I think you're in pretty good shape...no obvious holes. How do you feel about your writing? LORs? Your mission fit?