3.83 cGPA, 3.75 sGPA, 37 MCAT School List

[Die_Umarmung]

Ethnicity: Asian, non-URM
Resident: CA

cGPA: 3.8
sGPA: 3.75
MCAT: 12 PS / 13 VR / 12 BS

Clinical Volunteering:

-Clinical volunteer for one year (helped guide patients, made small talk/conversation, brought them blankets, water, etc.), 150 hours​

Shadowing:

-Anesthesiology, 25 hours
-Transplant surgery, 25 hours​

Research:

-Research lab for past two years (no pubs or presentations, currently working on independent honors project for presentation next academic year), 1000 hours​

Non-clinical Volunteering:

-Board member in public service club for underserved populations (organized health fairs with screenings, info booths, etc.), 200 hours​

Teaching/Tutoring:

-Currently a part of an organization that mentors children in underserved populations, 120 hours​

Hobbies, Artistic Endeavours:

-Leader in school orchestral group (perform multiple concerts along with practicing for rehearsals), 1000 hours
-Music review columnist for school newspaper, 100 hours
​

School List:

All of the UC's (UCSD, UCI, UCLA, UCR, UCD, UCSF)
USC
Albert Einstein
Boston University
Case Western
Columbia
Creighton
Duke
Emory
Geisel (Dartmouth)
Georgetown
Harvard
Hofstra
Mt. Sinai
Loyola (Stritch)
Medical College of Wisconsin
NYU
Northwestern
St. Louis University
Jefferson
Tufts
Tulane
University of Miami
University of Pittsburgh
University of Vermont
Vanderbilt
Wake Forest
Cornell
​

I know it's a lot, but I'm really trying to apply broadly here. Any I should remove? Any to add?

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[625233]

Replace Gtown (low yield) with a top 40, and you should be good, imo.

 

[gyngyn]

UCR is a mission-based school. Have you shown evidence of a lifetime commitment to the IE?

 

[Die_Umarmung]

UCR is a mission-based school. Have you shown evidence of a lifetime commitment to the IE?

Hmm I lived kind of close to the IE in high school, but can't really say I have evidence of a lifetime commitment to that area. One to take off the list then.

 

[Goro]

You're a rock star; aim high.

All of the UC's (UCSD, UCI, UCLA, UCR, UCD, UCSF)
USC
Albert Einstein
Boston University
Case Western
Columbia
Creighton
Duke
Emory
Harvard
Hofstra
Mt. Sinai
Loyola (Stritch)
NYU
Northwestern
Jefferson
Tulane
University of Miami
University of Pittsburgh
University of Vermont
U AZ
U VA
U WI
U MI
SUNY SB
SUNY DS
U CO
U NV
Vanderbilt
Cornell
Baylor
Hofstra
Yale
JHU
Wash U​