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CA Resident, ~3.94 sGPA, 3.95 cGPA, 37 MCAT. Looking for advice about my school list.
High stats, very average application otherwise.
Research:
~800 hr research (1 poster)
Volunteering:
~250 hr volunteer hospital
~40 hr tutoring/mentoring kids in underprivileged elementary school
Tutoring:
~300 hr peer tutoring
Shadowing
~40 hr shadowing (family practice, neurologist, ophthalmologist)
Work Experience:
Have worked at a dentist's office during the summers for 25 hr/week (Around 300 hours per summer)
Awards:
Achieved highest combined score in a series of prereq classes at my undergrad
Leadership:
Helped start a club at my school within the last few months, but haven't accomplished much yet. Plans are in the works - hopefully before interviews come around.
School List (Total 25 schools)
California (7):
UCSF
Stanford
UCLA
UCSD
UC Davis
UCI
USC
Extreme Tier (5):
Harvard
JHU
Wash U St. Louis
University of Chicago Pritzker
University of Pennsylvania
Still High Tier (13):
NYU
Mt. Sinai
Pitt
Vanderbilt
Cornell
Emory
Duke
Columbia
Michigan
Northwestern
Ohio State
Wake Forest
Case Western
Not sure if I'm too "top-heavy" or what. Let me know. Highly appreciated.
High stats, very average application otherwise.
Research:
~800 hr research (1 poster)
Volunteering:
~250 hr volunteer hospital
~40 hr tutoring/mentoring kids in underprivileged elementary school
Tutoring:
~300 hr peer tutoring
Shadowing
~40 hr shadowing (family practice, neurologist, ophthalmologist)
Work Experience:
Have worked at a dentist's office during the summers for 25 hr/week (Around 300 hours per summer)
Awards:
Achieved highest combined score in a series of prereq classes at my undergrad
Leadership:
Helped start a club at my school within the last few months, but haven't accomplished much yet. Plans are in the works - hopefully before interviews come around.
School List (Total 25 schools)
California (7):
UCSF
Stanford
UCLA
UCSD
UC Davis
UCI
USC
Extreme Tier (5):
Harvard
JHU
Wash U St. Louis
University of Chicago Pritzker
University of Pennsylvania
Still High Tier (13):
NYU
Mt. Sinai
Pitt
Vanderbilt
Cornell
Emory
Duke
Columbia
Michigan
Northwestern
Ohio State
Wake Forest
Case Western
Not sure if I'm too "top-heavy" or what. Let me know. Highly appreciated.