Need help compiling a school list for next application cycle

[KMS0732]

I'm going to be applying to MD schools next cycle and I wanted some help figuring out which schools I should apply to. I'm having trouble with estimating which schools are reaches and which ones are realistic goals. I feel like my stats are low when you look at the data for Asian applicants, but then again I don't want to underestimate my application so much that I miss out on applying to some higher tier schools that I could have gotten in to.

Ethnicity: Asian
Residency: PA
cGPA: 3.7
sGPA: 3.4
MCAT: 520
Major: Biology
Volunteering experience: hospital volunteer, 150 hours, about 1 year

1 semester volunteering at a clinic for underserved populations
1 summer volunteering at a physical rehabilitation center​

Shadowing experience: close to 100 hours shadowing different specialties like pediatrics and oncology
Research experience: 1 summer doing research at a school close to home, 3 semesters at my current university
Other:
Tutor for physics and statistics for 4 semesters
Peer mentor for freshmen at my university for 3 semesters
An engineering based club for 2 semesters

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[WedgeDawg]

Moving to WAMC

 

[Faha]

Apply to all your PA schools:
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Penn State
Commonwealth
Pitt
You could add other schools such as:
Boston University
Tufts
Einstein
Mount Sinai
Rochester
Hofstra
Case Western
Georgetown

 

[GrapesofRath]

Apply to the schools in PA

Go through MSAR and pick another solid handful of OOS friendly schools that get <11k apps with an MCAT median roughly around 34-35(ie Miami Emory Ohio St etc). Those OOS schools where your MCAT is significantly above their 90th percentile likely aren't good choices for you