3.92 cGPA 33P chances?

[philip]

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I am a NY resident and attend a state school. I am bio chem double major and a Spanish minor

Stats
MCAT(12/10/11)
-2.5 years doing research, one poster
-2 years volunteering in hospital 500+ hours
-1 year leading and adult english class 120+ hours
-1 week in Panama volunteering in free clinics

Schools
Albany Medical College
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Columbia University College of P & S
Drexel University College of Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine
Dartmouth
Harvard Medical School
Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
Jefferson Medical
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York Medical College
New York University
Northwestern University
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine
Downstate
Stony Brook University
Buffalo Medical School
SUNY Upstate
Temple University School of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
University of Chicago - Pritzker
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Brown University
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Yale University School of Medicine

I know this list is top heavy, but are there any schools I have absolutely no chance at? If so, let me know which ones to remove. Thanks in advance.

 

[carnelian]

I am a NY resident and attend a state school. I am bio chem double major and a Spanish minor

Stats
MCAT(12/10/11)
-2.5 years doing research, one poster
-2 years volunteering in hospital 500+ hours
-1 year leading and adult english class 120+ hours
-1 week in Panama volunteering in free clinics

Schools
Albany Medical College
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Columbia University College of P & S
Drexel University College of Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine
Dartmouth
Harvard Medical School
Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
Jefferson Medical
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York Medical College
New York University
Northwestern University
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine
Downstate
Stony Brook University
Buffalo Medical School
SUNY Upstate
Temple University School of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
University of Chicago - Pritzker
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Brown University
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Yale University School of Medicine

I know this list is top heavy, but are there any schools I have absolutely no chance at? If so, let me know which ones to remove. Thanks in advance.

Brown takes mostly in-state applicants and those from the BS/MD program. Can probably also take out NYMC, Drexel, and another NY state school of your choice. Then take out 2-3 reach schools (Perelman, Harvard, Hopkins). Maybe take out the NJ ones as well if you're trying to cut down your list. Any other activities?

 

[davidbm95]

I am a NY resident and attend a state school. I am bio chem double major and a Spanish minor

Stats
MCAT(12/10/11)
-2.5 years doing research, one poster
-2 years volunteering in hospital 500+ hours
-1 year leading and adult english class 120+ hours
-1 week in Panama volunteering in free clinics

Schools
Albany Medical College
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Columbia University College of P & S
Drexel University College of Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine
Dartmouth
Harvard Medical School
Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
Jefferson Medical
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York Medical College
New York University
Northwestern University
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine
Downstate
Stony Brook University
Buffalo Medical School
SUNY Upstate
Temple University School of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
University of Chicago - Pritzker
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Brown University
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Yale University School of Medicine

I know this list is top heavy, but are there any schools I have absolutely no chance at? If so, let me know which ones to remove. Thanks in advance.

Goodluck with Harvard, everything else looks fine.

 

[penguinism]

I would personally nix the NJ state schools. They tend to be very biased towards NJ residents and those that have ties to NJ (not just by living close by in NY).

You definitely have a shot at top 20 schools, but overall I think you're applying to too many. You should shorten your list by looking at the schools' missions. Was the adult English class a volunteer position? If you were paid, then you either need to pick up some more non-medical community service now or drop the more service-oriented schools. One week in Panama won't cut it.

Good luck.

 

[philip]

The teaching position was volunteering. Also, I looked at several mission statements and they looked similar for the most part.

Is there anything in particular I should be looking for?

 

[AllDay24]

Why do you need to cut out some schools? Sure, some of the top schools are hard to get, but applying to Harvard, Hopkins, Penn, Cornell, and Yale increases your chance of getting into an Ivy than just applying to one of them. If money isn't an issue, why not just keep them?

 

[MonkeyDRuffy]

Personally, I always found the mission statements of Medical schools to be very generic. Although I could just not be reading them carefully enough since I am not applying this year.

 

[boshtrich]

Brown takes mostly in-state applicants and those from the BS/MD program. Can probably also take out NYMC, Drexel, and another NY state school of your choice. Then take out 2-3 reach schools (Perelman, Harvard, Hopkins). Maybe take out the NJ ones as well if you're trying to cut down your list. Any other activities?

Why should someone take out the schools they probably have the best chance of getting into? I would keep all the NY state schools since being IS will give you an advantage.

 

[wizedw]

The NJ schools have very strong preference for in state kids, so I would cut those