3.6/523/CA/ORM. Struggling with my school list

[kerchoo]

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I've been struggling to figure out a school list because I feel like my MCAT and GPA stats are super imbalanced, so I'm not really sure how to compare them to the stats on the MSAR. I drafted a school list but have no idea if it's too high or too low, so any help would be really appreciated!

cGPA: 3.6, sGPA: 3.49
MCAT: 523
California resident, Asian male
School: UCLA

Clinical Volunteering

• ED hospital volunteer - 600 hrs

Non-Clinical Volunteering

• Coordinated afterschool mentorship program - 1800 hours
• Cofounded university mentorship organization - 900 hrs
• Teaching free SAT/ACT classes - 300 hrs
• Mental health hotline counselor - 500 hrs
• 300 hours at a dog shelter

Shadowing

• Shadowing surgery residents at local hospital - 80 hrs
• Shadowing orthopedic surgeons in clinic - 150 hrs

Research

• Bio lab (data analysis of already-collected data) - 250 hrs
• Developmental psych lab (independent data analysis project) - 200 hrs

Other

• Public policy intern - 600 hours
• Paid TA on campus
• Currently working as staff for a hotline

Current school list:
UCSF
UCLA
UCSD
UCI
UCD
UCR
CUSM/CalMed
USC
Kaiser
Mayo Clinic
Pittsburgh
Case Western
Mount Sinai
Dartmouth
Hofstra/Northwell
University of Rochester
NYULI
Ohio State
University of Cincinnati
University of Maryland
University of Iowa
Vermont
Wake Forest
Virginia Commonwealth University
Eastern Virginia
Quinnipiac
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Saint Louis University
Seton Hall - Hackensack
Rush Medical College
Loyola
Tulane
Georgetown
Creighton
George Washington University
Thomas Jefferson University
Tufts
Boston University
Temple University
Wayne State
Western Michigan University
University of Miami
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

 

[Faha]

You have a good list and should receive several interviews. Cooper Rowan accepts few non residents with no connection to the state.

 

[Faha]

Do you think it be viable for me to replace Cooper with University of Maryland?

Yes.

 

[Davidfromcali]

Do you have an upward trend in your GPA?

 

[lateregistration]

Don't have access to my own account right now so I'm just posting through my roommate's account, but thank you so much for your help and all the time you give to us applicants!

 

[lateregistration]

Do you have an upward trend in your GPA?

Yes, more or less. Senior year is equal to junior year but it's higher than the other years.