523, 3.98 GPA, low ECs - WAMC?

[mddadca]

Hi! I'm looking for ideas on what OOS schools (non-Californian) I'd have a shot at for this cycle. I'm a bit worried about my EC's but I still want to give it a try this year. Would really appreciate any help!!

Stats:
MCAT: 523 (C/P 131, CARS 129, B/B 131, P/S 132)
GPA: 3.98
Residency: CA
East Asian

ECs:
EMT: 400 hours
Research: 300 hours (2nd author on an abstract)
Shadowing: 20 hours (ongoing, will be up to ~100 by next year)
Non-medical Volunteering: 200 hours

Current School List:
Harvard
Stanford
WUSTL
NYU
Emory
Rochester
Iowa
Kansas
All Texas schools

I'm also considering:
Cincinnati
Nebraska
Stony Brook
VCU
Wayne State
UNC
UVA
USF
Penn
Brown
Duke
Chicago
Northwestern
Vanderbilt
Case
Hofstra
Yale
Mayo
Cornell
Pittsburgh
Colorado

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[Mr.Smile12]

What's your purpose to become a physician? How is this shown on your activities? What ARE your activities?

 

[Faha]

What does the 200 hours of non medical volunteering involve ?

 

[candbgirl]

You don’t need 100 hours of shadowing but you do need 50, including some with a primary care doc. You should have those now. What are your nonclinical volunteering activities? It’s very hard to give you good advice without more information.

 

[lacrossegirl420]

how did you come up with that school list (eg why Kansas)? it seems a bit random
your stats are fantastic but I would personally recommend a gap year to beef up on your EC’s. if you want to apply this year though, I would apply very broadly

 

[Goro]

how did you come up with that school list (eg why Kansas)? it seems a bit random
your stats are fantastic but I would personally recommend a gap year to beef up on your EC’s. if you want to apply this year though, I would apply very broadly

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