Refining my Medical School List! GPA: 3.96, MCAT: 514

[kitkatkirs]

Please help me finalize my school list! Any suggestions? What are my chances of getting into these medical schools?

Georgetown University
SLU
Creighton
Kaiser Permanente
Loyola University Chicago
Tulane University
John A Burns School of Medicine
Penn State College of Medicine
Rush University
Tufts
TU & UNTHSC
Albany Medial College
Loma LInda
Drexel
George Washington U
Quinnipiac
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Emory University

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Do you have any physician shadowing hours or any clinical or non clinical volunteering hours ?

 

[kitkatkirs]

Do you have any physician shadowing hours or any clinical or non clinical volunteering hours ?

Yes I have 100+ hours of shadowing. I shadowed in the ER and got to touch and talk to patients. I have also volunteered at a clinic for the homeless population and did COVID-19 screening.

 

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Where is your state of residence ?

 

[kitkatkirs]

Where is your state of residence ?

I am from Hawaii.

 

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You should receive several interviews from your list. You could add any of these schools:
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Temple
Jefferson
Seton Hall
Hofstra
Einstein
New York Medical College

 

[kitkatkirs]

You should receive several interviews from your list. You could add any of these schools:
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Temple
Jefferson
Seton Hall
Hofstra
Einstein
New York Medical College

Thank you! How many medical schools is a good number to apply to?
Is Emory a reach school for me?

 

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No more than 30 schools. Emory is a slight reach.

 

[kitkatkirs]

No more than 30 schools. Emory is a slight reach.

Do you know which schools on the list you think I will most likely get an interview?

 

[kitkatkirs]

Do you know which schools on the list you think I will most likely get an interview?

If I had to narrow down to 15 which 15 schools would I have the highest chance of receiving an interview?

 

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If I had to narrow down to 15 which 15 schools would I have the highest chance of receiving an interview?

That is difficult to determine but if you want to remove schools delete Emory, Rush, Tufts, Kaiser.