cGPA:3.96, sGPA: 3.96 MCAT: 10PS/11V/11BS

[neurokid2013]

I just got my MCAT score, 32 overall, 10PS/11V/11BS. I'm still thinking planning on applying this cycle.

I attend a small liberal arts school.
-near perfect gpa, phi beta kappa, deans list etc.
-neuroscience research for 3 semesters (and continuing)
- Clinical research internship at Johns Hopkins, clinical research internship at Boston Children's hospital
- 200 hrs Hospice volunteering
- 20 hrs shadowing
- variety of non-clinical com. serv - 50 hrs.
- president of sorority
- Lab assistant and tutor
- Part time job
- Good LORs

I made this list before the MCAT. What do you guys think I can change/get rid of/ add? I'm from massachusetts so that kind of limits me in state wise.

California
1. University of California – San Francisco School of Medicine
Colorado
2.University of Colorado Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Illinois
3.Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
4. Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
5. Rush Medical College of Rush University
Louisiana
6. Tulane University School of Medicine
Maryland
7. John’s Hopkins University School of Medicine
Massachusetts
8. Boston University School of Medicine
9. Tufts University School of Medicine
10. University of Massachusetts Medical School
New Hampshire
11. Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
New York
12. Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
13. Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University
14. New York Medical College
15. New York University School of Medicine
16. University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
North Carolina
17. Wake Forest School of Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Pennsylvania
18. Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
19. Temple University School of Medicine
Vermont
20. University of Vermont College of Medicine

Thanks so much!

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[neuronerd24]

Take out non-Mass. public schools. They barely accept any OOS

 

[pachewisc]

I just got my MCAT score, 32 overall, 10PS/11V/11BS. I'm still thinking planning on applying this cycle.

California
1. University of California – San Francisco School of Medicine
Colorado
2.University of Colorado Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Illinois
3.Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
4. Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
5. Rush Medical College of Rush University
Louisiana
6. Tulane University School of Medicine
Maryland
7. John’s Hopkins University School of Medicine
Massachusetts
8. Boston University School of Medicine
9. Tufts University School of Medicine
10. University of Massachusetts Medical School
New Hampshire
11. Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
New York
12. Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
13. Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University
14. New York Medical College
15. New York University School of Medicine
16. University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
North Carolina
17. Wake Forest School of Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Pennsylvania
18. Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
19. Temple University School of Medicine
Vermont
20. University of Vermont College of Medicine

You should DEFINITELY apply this cycle. Unless you'll only be happy at one of the "top" schools, I think you'll have an excellent chance at being accepted. Great GPA (though I don't know much about your school, but that's hopefully beside the point), solid ECs, and an above average matriculant MCAT.

That being said, the MCAT will probably hold you back from a lot of those. I would suggest dropping UCSF, any publics that aren't IS, Hopkins, and Cornell. Add more schools that have MCAT averages around 33-34, regardless of their GPA. Your ECs are okay, but not excellent enough to compensate for your (reactive to your GPA) low MCAT. Sorry

 

[Aerus]

I just got my MCAT score, 32 overall, 10PS/11V/11BS. I'm still thinking planning on applying this cycle.

I attend a small liberal arts school.
-near perfect gpa, phi beta kappa, deans list etc.
-neuroscience research for 3 semesters (and continuing)
- Clinical research internship at Johns Hopkins, clinical research internship at Boston Children's hospital
- 200 hrs Hospice volunteering
- 20 hrs shadowing
- variety of non-clinical com. serv - 50 hrs.
- president of sorority
- Lab assistant and tutor
- Part time job
- Good LORs

I made this list before the MCAT. What do you guys think I can change/get rid of/ add? I'm from massachusetts so that kind of limits me in state wise.

California
1. University of California – San Francisco School of Medicine
Colorado
2.University of Colorado Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Illinois
3.Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
4. Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
5. Rush Medical College of Rush University
Louisiana
6. Tulane University School of Medicine
Maryland
7. John’s Hopkins University School of Medicine
Massachusetts
8. Boston University School of Medicine
9. Tufts University School of Medicine
10. University of Massachusetts Medical School
New Hampshire
11. Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
New York
12. Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
13. Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University
14. New York Medical College
15. New York University School of Medicine
16. University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
North Carolina
17. Wake Forest School of Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Pennsylvania
18. Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
19. Temple University School of Medicine
Vermont
20. University of Vermont College of Medicine

Thanks so much!

Unless there's something significant about your app that you're not telling us, you're not getting into UCSF. Your MCAT isn't competitive and you're OOS.

 

[October88]

I would replace some of those higher tier schools with even other reaches that are not ridiculous reaches. That is unless you have like 10 publications you forgot to mention.

 

[Goro]

Concur that your MCAT is well below avg for the UC system, but definitely go for state schools adjacent to MA. Suggest forgoing other OOS public schools except for 1-2 you really are interested in, and have a track record of taking OOS students.

My list:

3.Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
4. Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
5. Rush Medical College of Rush University
Louisiana
6. Tulane University School of Medicine
Maryland
7. John’s Hopkins University School of Medicine
Massachusetts
8. Boston University School of Medicine
9. Tufts University School of Medicine
10. University of Massachusetts Medical School
New Hampshire
11. Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
New York
12. Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
14. New York Medical College
16. University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
North Carolina
17. Wake Forest School of Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Pennsylvania
18. Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
19. Temple University School of Medicine
Vermont
20. University of Vermont College of Medicine
Add Duke, Drexel, Quinnipac,

 

[neurokid2013]

Thanks guys!
I know UCSF is ridiculous, it's been my dream school for a long time that's mostly why it's there. I love the west coast it's hard to give up on all of the schools out there being OOS, do you think any of them are in reach?

I definitely think it's too top heavy. I'll take out colorado, UCSF, and NYU (?) and add quinnipiac and Uconn, I have a strong aversion to Drexel. Maybe add Maryland (I don't know how they are with OOS?) and Duke?

Thanks for all the help.

 

[gyngyn]

Thanks guys!
I know UCSF is ridiculous, it's been my dream school for a long time that's mostly why it's there. I love the west coast it's hard to give up on all of the schools out there being OOS, do you think any of them are in reach?

I definitely think it's too top heavy. I'll take out colorado, UCSF, and NYU (?) and add quinnipiac and Uconn, I have a strong aversion to Drexel. Maybe add Maryland (I don't know how they are with OOS?) and Duke?

Thanks for all the help.

Loma Linda is a long way from the bay but that's the one MD school that might work for you in CA. You do have to be religious. Duke, Hopkins, Darthmouth, Cornell!?

 

[neurokid2013]

One of my LORs is coming from a well-known MD/clinical researcher at Hopkins. Duke was Goro's suggestion. I know that Dartmouth and Cornell are reaches obviously but are they a waste of money?

 

[October88]

One of my LORs is coming from a well-known MD/clinical researcher at Hopkins. Duke was Goro's suggestion. I know that Dartmouth and Cornell are reaches obviously but are they a waste of money?

I don't think Dartmouth would be but Cornell probably.