3.96/510/IL/ORM. WAMC + Help with picking last few schools

[freshdoe]

1. 3.96 cGPA and 3.9 sGPA (not sure about this, just an estimate since AMCAS hasn't calculated mine yet)
2. 510
3. Illinois resident
4. Asian ORM
5. Attended state school
6. Volunteered at a hospital for 250 hours (clinical)
7. Research experience in 2 different labs; Had around 80 hours of experience in the 1st lab, where I did my senior capstone; Had around 510 hours in 2nd lab (4 summers) which resulted in a Co-first author publication in a national conference proceeding (SPIE); the 1st lab was microbiological research, and the 2nd was ENT research.
8. 80 hours of shadowing in the US with a Neurosurgeon (surgical consults) and Sleep specialist; 160 hours of shadowing abroad in CT surgery, EM, Neurosurgery, Gastro, Surgical Gastro, Ortho, and Nephro (all both surgical and outpatient)
9. Activities Volunteer at an Alzheimer's/Dementia Care facility for 280 hours and ongoing (non-clinical).
10. Started a service organization at my school to allow commuters to get more involved in their community (I go to a commuter school). Some activities I led include organizing clothing drives for homeless shelters and passing these clothes out in the city, as well as fundraising supplies for underfunded schools in the city. (Categorized these as 60 hours leadership)
11. Summa cum laude, Dean's list, PBK, highest departmental distinction in neuroscience, 3rd-degree black belt TKD
12. I know I'm not very competitive for top schools, but I'd be more than happy attending my state school or another mid-tier. I will be applying all MD, with possibly a few DO later in the cycle depending on the circumstances. I need help picking 8 more schools for my school list below. I have a WARS score of 65, and a LizzyM of 70. Please do not suggest Indiana or MCW, as I do not want to attend these schools. I also prefer schools with a P/F curriculum at least preclinically, as well as those who do not have extremely long secondaries to your knowledge. Like I said, I'm hoping for some suggestions for the last 8 schools in my list as well as my chances in general for MD schools. FWIW, I know my chances at Feinberg are extremely low, but I have a LOR writer associated with the school, so I'm applying just to not have any what-if's in the future. I also have a physician LOR associated with UIC. Thanks in advance for all your help!

Dream
1. Case western/Cleveland clinic



2. Feinberg



3. Maybe: Emory, baylor



Reach


4. University of Virginia



5. Hofstra



6. UNC



7. Ohio state University



8. USC- Keck



Target (24)


9. UIC



10. Loyola



11. SIU



12. Cincinnati



13. Iowa



14. Tulane



15. Wisconsin madison



16. USF Morsani



17. Rosalind Franklin



18. Minnesota



19. George Washington University



20. Pennsylvania State



21. University of Maryland



22. Stony Brook



23. University of Vermont


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Your Dream and Reach schools are unrealistic with a MCAT of 510. Also Stony Brook, Maryland, Minnesota are state public schools that accept few non residents with a MCAT of 510 and no connection to the state. You could add these schools:
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
St. Louis
Creighton
TCU-UNT
NOVA MD
Virginia Commonwealth
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Seton Hall
New York Medical College
Albany
Quinnipiac

 

[freshdoe]

Thank you for your advice! I'll definitely rethink my dream, and reach schools, but saving those, would you say I have a fair shot based on my school list? I want to apply broadly and to the right schools the first time around, so I can minimize my chances of having to do this all over again. And just to confirm, all the schools you've listed are pretty out-of-state friendly, correct?

 

[Faha]

Thank you for your advice! I'll definitely rethink my dream, and reach schools, but saving those, would you say I have a fair shot based on my school list? I want to apply broadly and to the right schools the first time around, so I can minimize my chances of having to do this all over again. And just to confirm, all the schools you've listed are pretty out-of-state friendly, correct?

The schools I listed are OOS friendly. You could receive interviews at some of the schools on your initial list.

 

[freshdoe]

Got it, thanks again for your help!