My chances for the following Schools

[NNM]

Hello,
I was curious, can people evaluate my chances for any of the following schools:-
1. Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
2. Loma Linda University School of Medicine
3. Stanford University School of Medicine
4. UC San Diego School of Medicine
5. UC Davis School of Medicine
6. UC Irvine School of Medicine
7. UC Los Angles School of Medicine
8. UC San Francisco School of Medicine
9. Hopkins
10. Yale or Duke Medical School

11. University of Maryland Medical School
12. Mount Sinai School of Medicine

13. University of Washington School of Medicine
14. University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
15. Creighton University School of Medicine

16. Georgetown University School of Medicine


I have taken the MCAT, however, most likely did horribly on it.
I have a 3.67 GPA and the following Extracurricular activities-
Research and Conferences I have attended-
1. Researched during my Sophomore year in college, alongside CHORI, for hemoglobin disorders.
2. Conducted independent research, on preparation of a proper protocol for diagnosing severe Huntington's disorder in Lab.
--> Presented this research at my school's Biological Symposium.
3. Edited a lab Study guide, which helped numerous new applicants understand basic lab protocols.
4. Have attended two Medical Conferences:-
1. Neurological Symposium at Washington Hospital
2.Advances in Oncologicaly related surgeries
Academic Honors-
1. Will graduate cum laude
--> Also have multiple Degrees
2. Awarded Deans List (Multiple Times)
3. Awarded Honors List
4. Part of University Honors Society
--> Have completed many honors projects, for many professors
Volunteer/Shadowing-
1. I have about 350-370 hours of volunteering overall from Washington Hospital
---> Volunteered since high school
2. Shadowed a General Physician for 37 hours
Extracurricular Activities and Awards-
1. Member of Alchemist Club Junior Year
--> Treasury Secretary of the Club Senior Year
2. President's Volunteer Service Award
3. Award Certificates from Washington Hospital

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[shinbeats]

If you did horrible on the MCAT < 28 then most likely no chance.

 

[sector9]

Come back and bump this thread when you have your MCAT score. It's pretty useless to comment on a school list without MCAT. It looks like you're a CA resident so you might as well cross off UW. A rough guess on my part would say that if you don't get 34+ then you have some serious work to do to get some more realistic schools picked out. Even if you get a great score then you need to add more "safeties".

Your EC list looks like maybe 6 good entries for your Work/Activities section.
1. Hemoglobin research
2. Huntington's research
3. Honors/Awards
4. Hospital volunteer
5. Shadowing
6. Leadership of club

Most people also will have a space for other hobbies which you probably didn't include in your list.

It would be nice to see some additional volunteer work in a nonmedical setting. Also, maybe some shadowing in another specialty or two and some tutoring/teaching.

When are you applying?

 

[1TB4RKSB4CK]

If MCAT is around 30+ then I think you have a good chance. Your EC's are solid. If MCAT is <29-27 ish then wait the cycle and retake.

 

[Catalystik]

A cGPA of 3.67 is precisely the average for all those accepted to MD schools last fall. If you are applying to more-selective med schools, you'd want to aim for an MCAT score higher than the average of 31.1. For med schools less-selective than average, a lower MCAT score might do.

To get an idea of your relative competitiveness for various schools, depending on the MCAT score you get, you might download this grid so you can enter your own stats: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmKVGWwobG5GdEx2MjlBTDE0bXFXNGFZczZqYTZKb2c&hl=en_US#gid=0