MD Where should I apply? 3.9 cGPA and sGPA and 38 MCAT

[sjs1002002]

cGPA: 3.9
sGPA: 3.9

MCAT:
VR - 8
PS - 15
BS - 15

Residency: International
Ethnicity: Asian (non-URM)

EC (most meaningful ones):

1500+ hours of research (1 publication, another submitted)
800 hours of mentoring with an organization that I co-founded (1 grant, $1000 received in a competition)
150 hours clinical assistant - emergency department
100 hours international clinical
250 hours teaching assistant (paid and unpaid)
80 hours shadowing physicians (1 general practice, 2 specialists)

Which US allopathic programs should I apply to? What distribution of safety, match and reach schools should I include? All comments are welcome.

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[claduva94]

Are you applying this cycle? When did you submit?

 

[sjs1002002]

My primary got verified last week. I already applied to all the Canadian allopathic programs because of my residency. For US medical schools, I am applying to Dartmouth, NYU, Columbia, Mt. Sinai, and Duke so far. Should I add more to that list?

 

[claduva94]

Your verbal score will hurt. I suggest some lower tiers.

 

[gyngyn]

You are a good candidate for any of the 74 schools that accept international applicants. Buy the MSAR. Identify the schools that have taken more than 1 international in the last year. Apply to a dozen or so.

 

[road2md]

My primary got verified last week. I already applied to all the Canadian allopathic programs because of my residency. For US medical schools, I am applying to Dartmouth, NYU, Columbia, Mt. Sinai, and Duke so far. Should I add more to that list?

If you are serious about getting into an MD school based on your stats, which are fabulous, I would apply to at least 20. It also wouldn't hurt to contact some of these schools you are interested in to get you on their radar. You'd be amazed by what can be done simply by being very nice

 

[johnlee2014]

Try this school selector spreadsheet.

pmhs.berkeley.edu/documents/School_Selector_2010-2011.xls

MCAT: 38
VR - 12
PS - 13
BS - 13

would be perfect for top 10!