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Could someone please provide a list of schools that are really strong but possibly overshadowed by the big-name schools like Harvard and Stanford and Hopkins? I'm trying to choose schools that I want to apply to, and although I know there's no such thing as a safety school, there are schools that are easier to get into than the popular big-name ones, and I'd like to find several of those that I could be excited about going to.
So far, I've got Penn State and UPitt because I'm from Pennsylvania, as well as UMich. Others?
Thanks for your help.
Background: 4.0 GPA, 41R MCAT, successful experience with Teach For America in the worst middle school in the state, summer doing medical work in Bolivia, two years of biweekly clinic volunteering, three years as a TA while holding other jobs, study abroad in a Medical Practice & Policy program, from a medically underserved area and federally-designated low-income community, gay, high on compassion, yada yada yada.
So far, I've got Penn State and UPitt because I'm from Pennsylvania, as well as UMich. Others?
Thanks for your help.