MD (3.77, 526) Should I apply to more schools?

[ibib3]

Hi SDN,
I've submitted my primaries to the schools I included below, and I am wondering if I should include any more just in case. I would love not reapplying next cycle. My current list is inspired by other posts in forums, LizzyM, WARS, and MSAR. Thanks!

• cGPA and sGPA
  • Both ~3.77, (3.1 for 1st semester, ~3.9s else)
• MCAT
  • 526 (132/130/132/132)
• State of residence
  • California resident
• Ethnicity and/or race
  • East Asian
• Undergraduate Institution
  • T-15 studying Physics, '19
• Clinical experience
  • ~270 in hospital setting
• Research experience
  • ~1300 nanophysics research at my UG (one 2nd author pub, doing senior thesis)
  • ~400 medical physics and radiation oncology research at T-5 UG
• Shadowing experience and specialties represented
  • ~120 total in Medical/Breast Oncology, Radiology, Hematology, (PT/OT)
• Non-clinical volunteering
  • ~200 in overseas English teaching
  • ~180 in STEM outreach for local underserved grade schoolers (leadership)
• Other extracurricular activities
  • ~1500 in intercollegiate club athletics (leadership)
  • ~200 as teaching assistant / mentor
  • ~400 in music (accompanist/soloist in concerts, private lessons, hobby, etc.)
• Relevant honors or awards
  • Nothing special

Schools I've submitted primaries to:

• Stanford
• UCSF
• Mayo
• Penn
• UCLA
• Yale
• Baylor
• Chicago
• Northwestern
• Cornell
• UCSD
• Emory
• Rochester
• USC
• UC Davis
• Einstein
• Cinncinati
• UC Irvine
• Hofstra

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[Faha]

You have a good list. You could add these schools:
Washington University
Case Western
Pittsburgh
Mount Sinai
NYU

 

[Goro]

Hi SDN,
I've submitted my primaries to the schools I included below, and I am wondering if I should include any more just in case. I would love not reapplying next cycle. My current list is inspired by other posts in forums, LizzyM, WARS, and MSAR. Thanks!

• cGPA and sGPA
  • Both ~3.77, (3.1 for 1st semester, ~3.9s else)
• MCAT
  • 526 (132/130/132/132)
• State of residence
  • California resident
• Ethnicity and/or race
  • East Asian
• Undergraduate Institution
  • T-15 studying Physics, '19
• Clinical experience
  • ~270 in hospital setting
• Research experience
  • ~1300 nanophysics research at my UG (one 2nd author pub, doing senior thesis)
  • ~400 medical physics and radiation oncology research at T-5 UG
• Shadowing experience and specialties represented
  • ~120 total in Medical/Breast Oncology, Radiology, Hematology, (PT/OT)
• Non-clinical volunteering
  • ~200 in overseas English teaching
  • ~180 in STEM outreach for local underserved grade schoolers (leadership)
• Other extracurricular activities
  • ~1500 in intercollegiate club athletics (leadership)
  • ~200 as teaching assistant / mentor
  • ~400 in music (accompanist/soloist in concerts, private lessons, hobby, etc.)
• Relevant honors or awards
  • Nothing special

Schools I've submitted primaries to:

• Stanford
• UCSF
• Mayo
• Penn
• UCLA
• Yale
• Baylor
• Chicago
• Northwestern
• Cornell
• UCSD
• Emory
• Rochester
• USC
• UC Davis
• Einstein
• Cinncinati
• UC Irvine
• Hofstra
• Washington University
  Case Western
  Pittsburgh
  Mount Sinai
  NYU

Suggest adding:

U VA
U MI
NYU
Columbia
Vandy
U VM
U Miami
Dartmouth
Jefferson
Suggest deleting Baylor. Only 0.5% of applicants from OOS get in.

 

[ibib3]

You have a good list. You could add these schools:
Washington University
Case Western
Pittsburgh
Mount Sinai
NYU

Suggest adding:

U VA
U MI
NYU
Columbia
Vandy
U VM
U Miami
Dartmouth
Jefferson
Suggest deleting Baylor. Only 0.5% of applicants from OOS get in.

Thanks a bunch. I will definitely consider adding these schools. Would family ties or attending UG in Texas offset some OOS bias?

 

[Goro]

Thanks a bunch. I will definitely consider adding these schools. Would family ties or attending UG in Texas offset some OOS bias?

Family ties? No. Going to school in TX? Don't know.

 

[DokterMom]

Thanks a bunch. I will definitely consider adding these schools. Would family ties or attending UG in Texas offset some OOS bias?

Not really -- TX schools have a regulatory requirement for a very high % of IS students. (90% for public, 75% for Baylor) What will probably help a lot is your MCAT score. If you can only accept a few OOS'ers, might as well make 'em count.

The challenge for someone with your MCAT score will be demonstrating your humanity.

 

[gyngyn]

I have two words for you: Wash U.

 

[Walter Raleigh]

This guy's not just golden, he's platinum. Killer ECs, a good GPA in a tough major, and a world-beating MCAT that's high even by top-20 standards: it's at or above the 90th percentile at every school in the country!