Help narrowing down school list?

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Short blurb of qualifications:

Non-URM
School: large public university in the southeast
Major: B.S. Biochemistry
B.B.A Finance
cGPA/sGPA: 3.99/3.97
MCAT: 34 (11PS,10VR,13BS) -- Aug 15
Research: 4 semesters...1 publication...poster presentation...paid assistantship through honors program...honors thesis
Internship: Paid internship to NY through honors program (health care administration focus) ~2 months
Volunteering/Shadowing:
Clinical/hospital volunteering: 200 hours
Primary care physician shadowing: 150 hours
Non-clinic volunteering: 3x Alternative Spring Break (environmental awareness focus) ~100 hours?
Clubs/EC:
-One of the founders/treasurer (now President) of a Photography club that supports fine arts in local schools: 2 years
-Founder/president of an organization that organizes bi-monthly clinics for the underserved community.
Jobs: Dining commons for 1 year: promoted to higher position mid-year

**Very interested in MD/MBA joint program

School list:
Columbia University College of P&S
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Northwestern University
Duke University
Vanderbilt University
Emory University
NYU
Dartmouth
UVA
University of Pitts.
Tufts
Medical College of Georgia
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Boston University Medical School

Should I add or take out any schools??
**I'd really appreciate any insight with my chances at Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Vandy, and Dartmouth in particular.

I feel like my MCAT is a bit lacking when applying to these schools. I took out Hopkins and Stanford because I felt that my MCAT was too low to be competitive, but I really like Stanfords MD/MBA program :(

Thanks a bunch in advance!

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Short blurb of qualifications:

Non-URM
School: large public university in the southeast
Major: B.S. Biochemistry
B.B.A Finance
cGPA/sGPA: 3.99/3.97
MCAT: 34 (11PS,10VR,13BS) -- Aug 15
Research: 4 semesters...1 publication...poster presentation...paid assistantship through honors program::
Internship: Paid internship to NY through honors program (health care administration focus) ~2 months
Volunteering/Shadowing:
Clinical/hospital volunteering: 200 hours
Primary care physician shadowing: 150 hours
Non-clinic volunteering: 3x Alternative Spring Break (environmental awareness focus) ~100 hours?
Clubs/EC:
-One of the founders/treasurer (now President) of a Photography club that supports fine arts in local schools: 2 years
-Founder/president of an organization that organizes bi-monthly clinics for the underserved community.
Jobs: Dining commons for 1 year: promoted to higher position mid-year

**Very interested in MD/MBA joint program

School list:
Columbia University College of P&S
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Northwestern University
Duke University
Vanderbilt University
Emory University
NYU
Dartmouth
UVA
University of Pitts.
Tufts
Medical College of Georgia
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Boston University Medical School

Should I add or take out any schools??
**I'm most concerned with my chances at Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Vandy, and Dartmouth. I feel like my MCAT is a bit lacking when applying to these schools. I took out Hopkins and Stanford because I felt that my MCAT was too low to be competitive, but I really like Stanfords MD/MBA program :(

Thanks a bunch in advance!
I count 9 schools where you have a fair to good chance of an interview. That's usually enough for a GA resident.
 
I count 9 schools where you have a fair to good chance of an interview. That's usually enough for a GA resident.

Thanks for you input, gyngyn!
I was wondering if you could provide some insight on how competitive I would be for Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Vandy, and Dartmouth. Should I remove any if they are too out of reach?
 
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Thanks for you input, gyngyn!
I was wondering if you could provide some insight on how competitive I would be for Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Vandy, and Dartmouth. Should I remove any if they are too out of reach?
If you have not paid for a secondary, I would only complete Vanderbilt and Dartmouth.
 
Goro suggests

In striking distance
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Northwestern University
Vanderbilt University
Duke University
NYU
University of Pitts.

Chances much better for:

Emory University
Dartmouth
Tufts
Medical College of Georgia
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Boston University Medical School
Mercer
Einstein
Loyola
GWU
Hofstra
Va Tech
USC
Tulane
U Miami
U So FL
U Toledo
U CO
U AZ
 
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