MD 3.5/3.6/516 ORM GA

[Shaah]

Hey Y'all, I'm trying to figure out a school list and some opinions/suggestions if I am missing anything major from my application.

• State/Country of Residence: GA
• Ties to other States/Regions: Louisiana, Michigan
• URM? (Y/N): N
• Year in School: Grad in 2020
• Undergraduate Major(s)/Minor(s): Biotechnology
• Cumulative GPA: 3.57
• Science GPA: 3.67
• MCAT Score(s): 516 (128,130,128,130)
• Research Experience: 2.5 years in immunology/infectious disease lab working on universal flu vaccine.
• Clinical Experience (paid or volunteer): 3 Years (350h) of Rural Community Hospital Volunteering, Hospice Volunteering with Rural Medical Center (325h).
• Physician Shadowing: 90 Hours with Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases
• Non-Clinical Volunteering: AmeriCorps College Advising Corps in Atlanta School District, 3 Years Camps for Sick Children and PTSD/TBI Veterans; 4 Years of College Application Counseling for First-Gen, Underrepresented Veterans.
• Other Employment History: Head Lifeguard since HS (5 Years)
• Leadership: Head Lifeguard, Camp Counselor, AmeriCorps Fellow (2X, currently in 2nd AmeriCorps Position).
• Immediate family members in medicine? (Y/N): N
• Interest in Primary Care (Y/N): N
• Interest in Rural Health (Y/N): N
• School List:

Michigan*
Pitt
Case
Chicago
Emory
MCG Augusta
Mercer
Tulane*
LSU NOLA*
Georgetown
George Washington
Cincinnati
Colorado
Rochester
Iowa
Einstein
Wayne State
Jefferson
Hofstra
Wake Forest
Dartmouth
Miami
Boston
Loyola
Keck

Side Note: *Parents have been faculty in those schools in the past, wondering how to explain ties to certain schools.

Am I set for schools in Georgia (Emory/MCG)? And possibly Michigan even though I'm on the lower end?

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[Shaah]

@Goro @Faha I'd greatly appreciate some help, sorry for the ping!

 

[Faha]

Consider adding a few more schools such as:
Drexel
Temple
TCU-UNT
NOVA MD
New York Medical College
Western Michigan
Medical College Wisconsin
Vermont

 

[Goro]

I suggest:
Vanderbilt (maybe)
Harvard
Yale
Cornell
U Chicago
Mayo
Case
Duke
Sinai
U VA
BU
Baylor
UCSF
Pitt
USC/Keck
UCLA
U MI
Rochester
Hofstra
Ohio State
U Cincy
Dartmouth
Western MI
USF Morsani
Brown
U MA
U IA
Albert Einstein
Emory
Tufts
NYU-LI
Jefferson
Miami
SLU
U WI
U CO
U VM
MCG
Mercer

 

[Shaah]

I suggest:
Vanderbilt (maybe)
Harvard
Yale
Cornell
U Chicago
Mayo
Case
Duke
Sinai
U VA
BU
Baylor
UCSF
Pitt
USC/Keck
UCLA
U MI
Rochester
Hofstra
Ohio State
U Cincy
Dartmouth
Western MI
USF Morsani
Brown
U MA
U IA
Albert Einstein
Emory
Tufts
NYU-LI
Jefferson
Miami
SLU
U WI
U CO
U VM
MCG
Mercer

Thanks for the list, just one question though. Are those "T20s" within my reach?

 

[Goro]

I would not have put them on the list if I did not think that you were competitive

Thanks for the list, just one question though. Are those "T20s" within my reach?

I have to apologize, I did not notice that your GPA is were below the 10th percentile for a number of the really top schools on my list.

of the schools on the list, use MSAR and rule out those where your GPAs are less than their 10th percentiles.

 

[Shaah]

I have to apologize, I did not notice that your GPA is were below the 10th percentile for a number of the really top schools on my list.

of the schools on the list, use MSR a rule out those where you are gpas are less than the 10th percentile


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Gotcha, and also I believe I have a more service heavy background rather than a research background, are certain top schools on that list more appreciative of service just as much as research? Thanks again for the help!

 

[Goro]

Gotcha, and also I believe I have a more service heavy background rather than a research background, are certain top schools on that list more appreciative of service just as much as research? Thanks again for the help!

UCSF, for one. Add GWU and GTOWN to the list