Suggestions on where to apply

[nnolan]

Hi, I posted, last week, in the Pre-Med allopathic forum about early decision. I think I am going to forgo that and enter into the regular application cycle this coming year. Can you guys suggest schools for me to apply to? I am a Missouri resident, which will be obvious by my list of schools below.

Major: Cell and Molecular Biology
Non traditional: Worked as a computer programmer for a couple of years before coming back to school.
MCAT: 33 O VR:12 BS:11 PS:10
cGPA: 3.93 sGPA: 4.00
Extra curriculars: lots of volunteering at a free medical clinic, local discovery center (place for kids to learn about science) and a group home for the mentally challenged. I also worked as a patient sitter at a local hospital for a year and a half. I have done research in Alzheimer's disease and RNase quantification (both at my state university). I also have a lot of teaching experience in the anatomy lab (I will have a paid position this fall) and through the supplemental instruction program. I was president of the pre-med society this year and organized a campus wide symposium on the future of health care. As far as shadowing I have close to 200 hours and will most likely be getting plenty more this summer. I am also traveling to Costa Rica at the end of this month to work at a under served medical clinic.


Here is the list I am working on:
Mizzou
SLU
UAMS (Arkansas)
Tulane (a school I am interested because of their public health program)

These are the only for sures. I am also looking at a bunch of Chicago schools. Location really isn't an issue for me, I am not tied down to anywhere. I am, however, interested in getting an MD/MPH, but if it comes down to it I will go where ever will let me in. Any suggestions are appreciated.

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[Catalystik]

Can you guys suggest schools for me to apply to? I am a Missouri resident, which will be obvious by my list of schools below.

Major: Cell and Molecular Biology
Non traditional: Worked as a computer programmer for a couple of years before coming back to school.
MCAT: 33 O VR:12 BS:11 PS:10
cGPA: 3.93 sGPA: 4.00
Extra curriculars: lots of volunteering at a free medical clinic, local discovery center (place for kids to learn about science) and a group home for the mentally challenged. I also worked as a patient sitter at a local hospital for a year and a half. I have done research in Alzheimer's disease and RNase quantification (both at my state university). I also have a lot of teaching experience in the anatomy lab (I will have a paid position this fall) and through the supplemental instruction program. As far as shadowing I have close to 200 hours and will most likely be getting plenty more this summer.


Here is the list I am working on:
Mizzou
SLU
UAMS (Arkansas)
Tulane (a school I am interested because of their public health program)

These are the only for sures. I am also looking at a bunch of Chicago schools. Location really isn't an issue for me, I am not tied down to anywhere. I am, however, interested in getting an MD/MPH, but if it comes down to it I will go where ever will let me in. Any suggestions are appreciated.

With a 3.93/33, additional schools to consider for "fit" (and assuming a substantive research experience) that have a good OOS matricualtion rate might be:

Mayo, Case, UVirginia, UTSW, UPennsylvania,
Emory, Dartmouth, NYU, Ohio State, UCSF,
UCF, USCal, Boston, Tufts, Einstein, Rochester,
UConn, Georgetown, Miami, Iowa, Maryland, UMinn, Stony Brook, Wake, Cincinnati, Penn State, UWisconsin,

 

[nnolan]

With a 3.93/33, additional schools to consider for "fit" (and assuming a substantive research experience) that have a good OOS matricualtion rate might be:

Mayo, Case, UVirginia, UTSW, UPennsylvania,
Emory, Dartmouth, NYU, Ohio State, UCSF,
UCF, USCal, Boston, Tufts, Einstein, Rochester,
UConn, Georgetown, Miami, Iowa, Maryland, UMinn, Stony Brook, Wake, Cincinnati, Penn State, UWisconsin,

Really? I had assumed a lot of those schools (namely Case, Mayo, etc.) would be out of my reach....

 

[Catalystik]

An excellent cGPA can compensate for having an MCAT lower than their medians.

And recall that the MSAR (on which SDN predictive models tend to be based) gives median acceptance statistics, not matriculant stats, which tend to be lower.