WAMC/School List Help 3.779 GPA, 506 MCAT

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jade_1217

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State/Country of Residence: NJ
Ties to other States/Regions: I work in NY now and did undergrad in FL (have a lot of family living there)
URM? (Y/N): N (don’t think so but confused since I’m mixed, half white and half Caribbean (indo and afro ancestry)
Year in School: graduated 2021
Undergraduate Major(s)/Minor(s): Major: Biochemistry Minor: Psychology and Chemistry
Graduate Degrees (if applicable): n/a
Cumulative GPA: 3.779
MCAT Score: 506
Research Experience: 4280+ hours (second gap year as RA)
Publications/Abstracts/Posters (include how you were credited e.g. first author, second author, etc.): one publication under review (third author) and one more in the process of being written
Clinical Experience (paid or volunteer): 126 hours urgent care volunteer, 64 hours observation unit volunteer
Physician Shadowing: Summer 2016-2019 (~ 150 hrs) in pediatrics, general surgery, OB/GYN, ophthalmology
Non-Clinical Volunteering: 122 hours (currently) language exchange volunteer, 100 hours volunteer tutor during the pandemic, 50 hours scheduling vaccinations via phone banking in rural communities, 60 hours mentoring position (currently, projected to be 120 at end of program), 120 hours hospital volunteer (separated from observation unit volunteering bc this was more clerical)
Other Extracurricular Activities: Held leadership position in 4 student orgs and participated in 2 other orgs as a general member during undergrad. Avid gardener and aquarist (not sure if this matters LOL but what I do for fun now)
Other Employment History: worked as a camp counselor summer 2017 and summer 2018, private tutor from 2017-present and have tutored for about 1000 hours, current research assistant at T20 Medical School
Immediate family members in medicine? (Y/N): N
Specialty of Interest (if applicable): primary care
Interest in Primary Care (Y/N): Y
Interest in Rural Health (Y/N): Y
Medical School List: MD:
  1. Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
  2. Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
  3. Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
  4. Hackensack Meridien School of Medicine
  5. Albany Medical College
  6. New York Medical College
  7. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  8. Albert Einstein
  9. Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
  10. NYU Long Island School of Medicine
  11. University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
  12. State University of New York Upstate Medical University Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine
  13. SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine
  14. Drexel University College of Medicine
  15. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
  16. Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  17. Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
  18. Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
  19. Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
  20. University of Maryland School of Medicine
  21. University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
  22. University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
  23. Wake Forest University School of Medicine
  24. Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
  25. Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
  26. University of Arizona College of Medicine -Tuscon
  27. Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
  28. Florida State University College of Medicine
  29. Miller School of Medicine
  30. Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine
  31. Meharry Medical College
  32. Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
  33. Tulane University School of Medicine
  34. University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine
  35. Tufts University School of Medicine
  36. University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
  37. George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
  38. Georgetown University School of Medicine
  39. Eastern Virginia Medical School
  40. Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
  41. Eastern Virginia Medical School
  42. Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center
  43. Northeast Ohio Medical University
  44. Medical College of Wisconsin
DO:
  1. Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
  2. New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine – NYITCOM
  3. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Elmira– LECOM
  4. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine-Erie (LECOM)
  5. Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - TouroCOM
  6. Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine - NSU-KPCOM
  7. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM)
  8. West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
  9. Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
  10. Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University

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You have a good DO list. On your MD list you have several state public schools that admit very few non residents with a MCAT of 506 and no connection to the state. You also have several private schools that are unrealistic with a MCAT of 506. Your clinical and non clinical ares are too low for school such as Loyola and Georgetwon. I suggest these schools with your stats:
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Hackensack
Albany
New York Medical College
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Drexel
Temple
Penn State
George Washington
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
Wake Forest
NOVA MD
TCU
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Belmont (when it opens)
Meharry
 
You have a good DO list. On your MD list you have several state public schools that admit very few non residents with a MCAT of 506 and no connection to the state. You also have several private schools that are unrealistic with a MCAT of 506. Your clinical and non clinical ares are too low for school such as Loyola and Georgetwon. I suggest these schools with your stats:
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Hackensack
Albany
New York Medical College
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Drexel
Temple
Penn State
George Washington
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
Wake Forest
NOVA MD
TCU
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Belmont (when it opens)
Meharry
Thanks for the input! I have been working in NY for the past two years (commuter) and have family that live here. Do you think this helps my case with NY State schools like....

State University of New York Upstate Medical University Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine and dental
 
Thanks for the input! I have been working in NY for the past two years (commuter) and have family that live here. Do you think this helps my case with NY State schools like....

State University of New York Upstate Medical University Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine and dental
Not with a MCAT of 506.
 
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