low gpa high mcat these are my schools

[thenotoriousbig]

albert einstein
BU
ucla
drexel
GW
georgetown
USC
mount sinai
NYMC
NYU
Penn
Rosalind Franklin
Stanford
SUNY downstate
SUNY upstate
temple
UMiami
UCSD
UCD
UCI
UCSF
UCR
Rochester
Vanderbilt
Wake Forest
Cornell

My stats:

3.3
40

1500 hrs clinical research
1000 hrs research, poster, pending pub, leadership position in lab
100 hrs hospital volunteer
Played musical instrument in college, performed concert
hobbies

GPA is low because i took ~18 units regularly, worked a lot/did research a lot but also lost focus sometimes

Is everything a crapshoot for me? should i even bother with the top 20 programs?

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[Mornhavon]

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[deleted407021]

I don't know enough about admissions to suggest your stats are good or bad, but your volunteering looks a bit skinny. Great research though! Good luck!

 

[sector9]

Moving to "What are my chances"

 

[thenotoriousbig]

Moving to "What are my chances"

thanks alec baldwin

 

[Burla]

with an mcat that big you should do porn

+10,000

 

[thenotoriousbig]

with an mcat that big you should do porn

is porn another way of saying i should apply to top 20s and it would not be a waste of my money?

 

[thenotoriousbig]

Bump..can I get some more advice on my school list please?

 

[Goro]

With a GPA that's well below avg, I don't think you'll have much luck with any MD program, except perhaps the lowest of the low tiers. You definitely will not get into the top or medium 20. Unfortunately, MD programs get so many quality applicants that they can afford to ignore applicants like you.




These are the only hopefuls I can see.

GW
georgetown
NYMC
Rosalind Franklin
temple

 

[gyngyn]

Bump..can I get some more advice on my school list please?

You are a high risk applicant. It is very difficult to predict which of the schools on your list might have a screener willing to take a chance on you. A lot will depend on how the non-quantitative aspects of your application are received.