3.76 O-- 3.64 S-- 36Q, is this list right for me? Waddaya think?

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My stats are 3.76 overall GPA, 3.64 science, 36Q (13v, 12p, 11b) mcat. What do you guys think about this list? Too many reach? Too few schools? More safeties?

My gpa has been in an upward trend every semester since my first in freshman year. EDIT: I am not trying to troll. I know I'll get in hopefully but am just looking for list feedback.

My EC's:

1. 5 Years translator interacting with patients and doctor in clinic (strong suite, strong LO)
2. 1.5 yrs research (no pubs but 1 poster) (not too deep of a research experience)
3. Residential assistant
4. Chemistry TA
5. Trip to africa in clinic with patients and in villages for 3-4 weeks, did alot of interacting
6. .... I do karate or as some say kay-rah-tay lol

Gimme your best advice!

1. Albert Einstein: 3.79 O, 3.78 S, 33 mcat

2. Columbia: 3.81 O, 3.81 S, 36 mcat

3. Drexel: 3.66 O, 3.62 S, 31 mcat

4. Emory: 3.75 O, 3.71 S, 35 mcat

5. Mount Sinai: 3.83 O, 3.81 S, 36 mcat

6. New York Medical College: 3.64 O, 3.58 S, 32 mcat

7. New York University: 3.8 O, 3.8 S, 35 mcat

8. Northwestern: 3.85 O, 3.83 S, 36 mcat

9. Rush: 3.69 O, 3.61 S, 31 mcat

10. SUNY downstate: 3.74 O, 3.73 S, 33 mcat

11. Temple: 3.72 O, 3.67 S, 32 mcat

12. Tufts: 3.75 O, 3.74 S, 34 mcat

13. U. Chicago Pritzker: 3.87 O, 3.87 S, 37 mcat

14. Cornell: 3.83 O, 3.83 S, 36 mcat

15. SUNY stony: 3.74 O, 3.73 S, 33 mcat

16. Tulane: 3.55 O, 3.47 S, 32 mcat

17. Yale: 3.87 O, 3.86 S, 37 mcat

18. Stanford: 3.88 O, 3.88 O, 36 mcat

Originally Posted by AntiKarateKid

My stats are 3.76 overall GPA, 3.64 science, 36Q (13v, 12p, 11b) mcat. What do you guys think about this list? Too many reach? Too few schools? More safeties?

Gimme your best advice!

1. Albert Einstein: 3.79 O, 3.78 S, 33 mcat

2. Columbia: 3.81 O, 3.81 S, 36 mcat

3. Drexel: 3.66 O, 3.62 S, 31 mcat

4. Emory: 3.75 O, 3.71 S, 35 mcat

5. Mount Sinai: 3.83 O, 3.81 S, 36 mcat

6. New York Medical College: 3.64 O, 3.58 S, 32 mcat

7. New York University: 3.8 O, 3.8 S, 35 mcat

8. Northwestern: 3.85 O, 3.83 S, 36 mcat

9. Rush: 3.69 O, 3.61 S, 31 mcat

10. SUNY downstate: 3.74 O, 3.73 S, 33 mcat

11. Temple: 3.72 O, 3.67 S, 32 mcat

12. Tufts: 3.75 O, 3.74 S, 34 mcat

13. U. Chicago Pritzker: 3.87 O, 3.87 S, 37 mcat

14. Cornell: 3.83 O, 3.83 S, 36 mcat

15. SUNY stony: 3.74 O, 3.73 S, 33 mcat

16. Tulane: 3.55 O, 3.47 S, 32 mcat

17. Yale: 3.87 O, 3.86 S, 37 mcat

18. Stanford: 3.88 O, 3.88 O, 36 mcat

Apply DO.

Definitely top-heavy. Columbia/Cornell/Sinai/Stanford/Yale/Chicago (not NYU) are rather big stretches. Need more info, what are your EC's? GPA trend?

Good schools on the list are: Rush, Stony Brook, NYMC, Tufts, and Temple. You nailed Einstein right on the head.

P.S. This is the wrong forum, it should be in "What are my Chances?" so just keep that in mind for next time!

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Originally Posted by Thego2guy

Definitely top-heavy. Columbia/Cornell/Sinai/Stanford/Yale/Chicago (not NYU) are rather big stretches. Need more info, what are your EC's? GPA trend?

Good schools on the list are: Rush, Stony Brook, NYMC, Tufts, and Temple. You nailed Einstein right on the head.

P.S. This is the wrong forum, it should be in "What are my Chances?" so just keep that in mind for next time!

Thanks for the heads up and the nice reply! Though I know those are a bunch of reach schools I was surprised by my mcat so started thinking a bit bigger than I was planning. I figure if they don't like me I'd just be rejected outright correct? I tried including a few safeties like downstate, NYMC, and Tulane.

I picked them (except for the reaches lol) based on the cities I would consider going, which is the most important factor for me honestly.

Maybe add Jefferson and Albany as safeties/matches?

Antikaratekid, can I just say that your MCAT ROCKS! I am jealous! If you don't mind me asking, how did you prep for it?

Also, for the list, I was thinking about Tulane but you already have that! It's a great school. Seeing your list has a bunch of NY/PA/MA schools, are you a NY resident? You should apply for U Rochester too!

Also, I wouldn't worry too much about research experience. 1.5 years is a pretty decent time to do research. Even if you didn't get any pubs out of it, you have done a poster presentation which shows that you must know what you're talking about. That's a big plus, because unfortunately there are a bunch of people out there who do research, get pubs, but can't talk about it to save their lives.

Originally Posted by serendipity007

Antikaratekid, can I just say that your MCAT ROCKS! I am jealous! If you don't mind me asking, how did you prep for it?

Also, for the list, I was thinking about Tulane but you already have that! It's a great school. Seeing your list has a bunch of NY/PA/MA schools, are you a NY resident? You should apply for U Rochester too!

Thanks man. It feels weird having people say that to me since I was on the other side of the fence for so long. I studied during my year off and I got a 30 the first time (literally only because I couldn't sleep the night before). Used Berkley Review, the 101 passages and the hyperlearning verbal book (the one you can't buy online). Did all the aamc and Berkeley tests. When I was reviewing what I got wrong I went and did all of the discreet and passage based questions from the hyperlearning science workbook that were relevant. If I was still shaky I went through the 1001 examcracker books for extra help. That's the plan I used and it worked. Though for verbal I was always a good reader so that made it easier. A great advantage was being able to finish Berkeley and aamc tests with 15 minutes or so left for each section so I could check it over. I got to check over my work during the mcat as well. So timing is important. That and don't let it freak you out. By the time I was done studying a second time I didn't really care anymore haha.