MD 3.595 cGPA, 3.13 sGPA, 31 MCAT

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What are my chances? Any suggestions for schools to apply to?

cGPA: 3.595
Strong upward trend (mostly A's, some A-'s, and 1 B+ the last 4 semesters)
sGPA: 3.13
Lowest grades were B- in physics 2 and C in organic chem 2

31 MCAT
NC resident

Clinical:
Approx. 900 clinical hours in x-ray
Approx. 550 clinical hours in MRI

Shadowing:
Shadowed a radiologist for 20 hours and a pediatrician for 20 hours. Plan to shadow at least one more doctor this summer.

Research:
Wrote 4 research papers throughout school. One is in the revision stage for publication in a journal.

Volunteer:
Volunteer at church: Approx. 65 hours
Habitat for Humanity: 8 hours, adding an additional 8 hours later this month. Plan to volunteer an additional 48 hours.
Make a Wish: Training starts in June and I plan on volunteering throughout the summer and next year while I'm at a post bacc program.

Employment:
Data entry clerk during the summer since 2009. I worked 20-40 hours a week.

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I'm working on my list now but I need help narrowing it down some. Please let me know of any additional schools. Also, I'm a first generation college student and economically disadvantaged.

UNC (graduated two weeks ago)
Duke? (definitely a reach but two recommendation providers work here and the majority of my clinical experience was here)
ECU
Wake Forest
USC Columbia
USC Greenville
Medical University of South Carolina
Eastern Virginia
Virginia Tech
VCU?
Morehouse
Mercer
Meharry
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
East Tennessee State?
Marshall
Florida State?
Howard
Georgetown (possible recommendation provider went here)
George Washington (possible recommendation provider went here)
University of Illinois
Southern Illinois
Loyola (attending MAMS in August)
Temple
Drexel
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (plan to join Air Force upon matriculation)
Michigan State
Tulane
University of Mississippi
 
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