32 MCAT (3.63 GPA) School list. UBER Driver :D

[allopathicapple]

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Hi Guys! I wanted to get your opinion on my chances at the schools I've selected to apply to.
Info:
-Mexican American
-CC transfer to UCSD.
-Community college GPA : 3.43 (upward trend).
-UCSD Physiology and Neuroscience Major UC GPA: 3.94
-CC+ UC GPA Overall: 3.63/3.64.
-MCAT 32 (10,11,11) PVB

Non-clinical Volunteering/Leadership
140 hours volunteering as a Tutor/Mentor for a organization sponsoring First Generation Minority College Hopefuls.
-Transfer Representative of Undergraduate Student Advisory Council for the Biological Science Department at UCSD. Working with the Dean of the Bio Division to improve students overall experience.

Clinical Volunteering
~100 hours volunteering at a hospital in the Emergency Room and Neurosurgical Trauma Unit
~30 Hours Shadowing a Chiropractor (I used to want to go to Chiro School)

Research
-Participated in a full time research position Summer 2012 at Cal State Long Beach Designated for increasing minorities in STEM research.
-2 years as a Lab Assistant in an Autism/Mitochondrial Lab at UCSD with my own research project. (no publication)

Extracurriculars/Work:
-Lifeguard for 3 years. (First Aid, AED, CPR, Lifesaving Certified)
-First year College Athlete at a University on Volleyball Scholarship (Long Story)
-I am an UBER driver demonstrating extra hustle-ability. lol..

School List:
UCI
UCSD
UCR
USC
UCD
Central Florida
Einstein. NY
Rochestor NY
SUNY Downstate
Stony Brook, NY
U Washington
Temple , PA
Albany, NY
Oakland University William Beaumont, MI
Oregon
SUNY Upstate
Arizona-Phoenix
New York Medical College
Penn State,
Tulane, LA
Florida Atlantic University, Schmidt
North Dakota
Arizona-Tuscan
Buffalo, NY
Illinois University
Northeastern Ohio
Marshall Edwards, WV
Chicago Med-Franklin
South Carolina-Columbia

I tried to make a balanced list but was having a little trouble and this is definitely not that final list. It's super top heavy because I'm a Cali Resident and all the Cali schools are super competitive, but I gotta try as an instate applicant! Please feel free to make any suggestions and recommendations for schools I should apply to 🙂))

THANKS GUYS!! 🙂

 

[WedgeDawg]

Bear with me here: I'm trying something new out:

Your Applicant Rating System Score is
70
C Level
Apply to 27 schools
Apply to:
5% Category 1 schools
15% Category 2 schools
25% Category 3 schools
55% Category 4/5 schools
Possibly apply to Category 6 schools
Do not apply to Category 7 schools



Category 1 (TOP): Harvard, Stanford, Hopkins, UCSF, Penn, WashU, Yale, Columbia, Duke, Chicago

Category 2 (HIGH): Michigan, UCLA*, NYU, UWash*, Vanderbilt, Pitt, UCSD*, Cornell, Northwestern, Sinai, Baylor*, UNC*, Mayo, Case Western

Category 3 (MID): Emory, UTSW*, UVA, Ohio State, USC-Keck, Rochester, Dartmouth, Einstein, Wake Forest

Category 4 (LOW): Stony Brook, Vermont, Rush, SLU, VCU, Creighton, EVMS, NYMC, Albany, Commonwealth, Florida IU, Loyola/Stritch, RFU, SUNY Downst, VA Tech, Loma Linda, Quinnipiac, Tulane, Oakland, Western MI, Cooper, Hofstra, MC Wisconsin

Category 5 (STATE): Your state schools if they do not appear elsewhere on this list - ALWAYS APPLY TO ALL OF THESE

Category 6 (LOW YIELD): BU, Brown, Georgetown, Temple, Jefferson, GWU, Drexel, Penn State, Tufts

Category 7 (DO): DO Schools

* indicates regional preference - do not apply to these schools if you are not in their preferred region

Note: Because I'm 1) bored 2) procrastinating 3) on a very long bus ride, I have decided to try and come up with a way for applicants to quickly categorize themselves and figure out which schools to apply to and in what proportions. This methodology takes into account all parts of an application that are immediately available and under an applicant's control. This system does not take into account subjective parts of the application such as the personal statement, letters of recommendation, secondary essays, or the interview. It is not meant to determine where someone will get in - it is to figure out how to optimally apply.

Anyone who decides to read this, please give me input as to 1) the distribution of schools, 2) the schools in each category, and 3) anything else you can think of. I'll make a thread with complete methodology later if people seem interested.

 

[allopathicapple]

Thanks! I really like those recommendations. How did you formulate my score?

 

[DrHart]

Bear with me here: I'm trying something new out:

Your Applicant Rating System Score is
70
C Level
Apply to 27 schools
Apply to:
5% Category 1 schools
15% Category 2 schools
25% Category 3 schools
55% Category 4/5 schools
Possibly apply to Category 6 schools
Do not apply to Category 7 schools

Do me next do me next! 😛

 

[allopathicapple]

Any thoughts appreciated 🙂 Neg+ Pos