3.81/515/NE/non-URM. WAMC + Med school list help

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grsullivan

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I don't know if I should throw in more reach schools and may have too many state schools. Thanks y'all :~)


State/Country of Residence: Nebraska

Ties to other States/Regions: Missouri

URM? (Y/N): N (yt woman)

Year in School: Graduated

Undergraduate Major(s)/Minor(s): Major in Biology and Philosophy

Graduate Degrees (if applicable): None

Cumulative GPA: 3.81

Science GPA: 3.65

MCAT Score(s): 515 (129/129/129/128)

Research Experience: 600+ hrs, SURP student

Publications/Abstracts/Posters (include how you were credited e.g. first author, second author, etc.): One first author publication, two poster presentations

Clinical Experience (paid or volunteer): Volunteered with Remote Area Medical for one year as EMT, ~1500 hrs as a Scribe, 100 hrs volunteer receptionist at hospital

Physician Shadowing: 40 hrs ID, 15 hrs Orthopedic, 15 hrs Pathology, 40 hrs Family Medicine. (Idk if scribing for ED docs counts as shadowing)

Non-Clinical Volunteering: Tutored for disadvantaged schools (~250 hrs), volunteered at Our Lady's Inn Maternity Home through AMWA (~50 hrs). Leadership position in both organizations.

Other Extracurricular Activities: Lab assistant in cadaver lab for two years, club soccer at my university, sorority member, 1 year EMT

Other Employment History: Kona Ice truck driver (best job ever), biology laboratory assistant, tutor

Immediate family members in medicine? (Y/N): Y

Specialty of Interest (if applicable): ID, Internal med, emergency

Interest in Primary Care (Y/N): Yes

Interest in Rural Health (Y/N): Big yes

Medical School List:

Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science

Creighton University School of Medicine

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Drexel University College of Medicine

East Virginia Medical School

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Medical College of Wisconsin

Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine

Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine

Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center

State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine

Tufts University School of Medicine

University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

University of California, Davis, School of Medicine

University of Colorado School of Medicine

University of Minnesota Medical School

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
 
You have several state public schools on your list that accept few non residents with no connection to the state. For example, UC Davis admitted only one non resident last year. I suggest these schools from your list:
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science

Creighton University School of Medicine

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Drexel University College of Medicine

East Virginia Medical School

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Medical College of Wisconsin

Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center

Tufts University School of Medicine

University of Colorado School of Medicine
You could add any of these schools:
St. Louis
TCU-UNT
Loyola
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Jefferson
Miami
NOVA MD
Virginia Commonwealth
Hofstra
Einstein
 
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