MD 3.9 GPA, 520 MCAT school list

[8675309007]

Looking for suggestions for medical schools to add to my list. Thanks in advance.

• Year in school – 3rd, applying this cycle
• State of Residence: FL
• Cumulative GPA – 3.93
  
• Science GPA – 4.0
• MCAT – 520 – (C/P130, CARS 131, Bio 128, P/S 131)
• Research - 400 hours (no publications)
• Volunteering (clinical) – volunteer EMT – 400 hours; free clinic - 500 hours
• Non-clinical volunteering - 150 hours coaching sports for disabled children over 3 years
  
• Physician shadowing – 40 hours family med, 10 hours neurology, 10 hours ophthalmology, 20 hours general surgery

School list so far:

• Miami
• UCF
• UF
• Emory
• Duke
• Baylor
• UNC
• Penn

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[WedgeDawg]

1. All florida schools - don't skip any

2. Any of the top 20 that strike your fancy except UCLA, UCSD, U of Washington (choose 12-15)

3. 3-5 mid tier schools (USC-Keck, Rochester, Einstein, Hofstra, UVA, SLU, etc)

4. Remove UNC (they are not OOS friendly - you already have Duke, and if you want another NC option, I would choose Wake Forest)

5. Baylor is likely not a fantastic option as they do favor Texas applicants disproportionately; however, if you really want to be in Texas as an OOS applicant, it is your best choice. Just know that it's not anything close to a sure bet.

Apply to 22-25 schools total (if you apply to fewer, cut out top tiers, and I would recommend applying to absolutely no fewer than 18).

 

[8675309007]

Thanks WedgeDawg