3.8 GPA 33 MCAT School List Help

[Chunkle]

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I will be applying this cycle as a CA applicant: 3.8/33 balanced with some generic extra curriculars
2 years research
2 years volunteer work
some shadowing here and there
one summer of non medical volunteer work

Since I am from CA, I'm pretty paranoid about not getting into one of my state schools. So far, the list looks like

VCU
NYMC
LLU (I know the religious ties)
Loyola
Rosa
V tech?Albany?EVSM?ASU?
UCI
UCD
UCR
UCSD
UCLA
UCSF
USC
Dartmouth
Brown?Georgetown?
OHSU
Umiami?
Einstein
Jefferson?
Temple
Tufts/BU?
Wake
M. Wisconsin
OSU
Mayo
Nwestern
Cornell
Case
Vandy
Sinai/Columbia?
UVA/Mich?

Obviously, I need to cut down the list, but I have no idea which schools I can consider a match, and which should be a reach. I'd also like help with the question marks. I'm not too sure which ones out of those are worth applying to, and which ones I'm just tossing money down the drain.

Also, if anyone knows of any schools with lower number of apps to out of state acceptances, please let me know.
I honestly don't think I'm competitive for CA, and even then, I would not mind leaving CA for 4 years.

Thanks for the help.

 

[cedarjet]

If I was in your place, I would stay in CA. Your scores seem to be pretty competitive. Why would you ever want to leave!!!🙂

 

[red doctober]

If I was in your place, I would stay in CA. Your scores seem to be pretty competitive. Why would you ever want to leave!!!🙂

Applying to only CA schools even as a CA-resident is a bad idea.

 

[red doctober]

Your ECs descriptions aren't extremely informative, but I'll try to help based on numbers.

VCU
NYMC
LLU (I know the religious ties)
Loyola
Rosa
V tech?Albany?EVSM?ASU<---???
UCI
UCD
UCR
UCSD
UCLA
UCSF
USC
Dartmouth
Brown?Georgetown?
OHSU
Umiami?
Einstein
Jefferson?
Temple
Tufts/BU? Tufts is extremely expensive
Wake
M. Wisconsin
OSU

Reaches (could cut down on a couple)

Mayo
Nwestern
Cornell
Case
Vandy
Sinai/Columbia? Probably better shot at Sinai but still slim.
UVA/Mich? Both these schools are tough to get into.

 

[Chunkle]

meant u of A sorry. heard they take 50% oos. also, what's wrong with Miami? they're private aren't they. Georgetown gets so many applications, do you think its worth to keep it in there? over OSU and OHSU, which I heard takes 30% OOS with a lot less applications received. also, which reach do you think I should take out? are UVA or Mich worth applying to OOS with my stats

 

[Goobs]

Apply to Jefferson, throw in Drexel, GWU, and Rush, take out Brown+Columbia. The deal with the Boston/Philly schools + GWU is that they get so many applicants it's a crap shoot even though you have good stats. However if you can afford it I'd recommend that you go ahead and apply, you never know what you'll get!