4.0 513 KS School List Help

[spongebobcirclepants]

State/Country of Residence: Kansas

Ties to other States/Regions: Wisconsin, Texas, Arizona, Illinois (by family)

URM? (Y/N): Indian American ORM Year in School: Senior - will be applying as a 20M Major: Biology Graduate Degrees (if applicable): n/a cGPA: 4.0, sGPA: 4.0 MCAT Score(s): 513 (132/125/128/128)

Research Experience: -100 hrs on covid, immunosuppressant, rheumatoid disease project, -200 on cpr survey research —> pub

Publications/Abstracts/Posters (include how you were credited e.g. first author, second author, etc.): CPR research (6th author)

Clinical Experience (paid or volunteer): 800-900 hrs paid clinic MA hours by app;

Physician Shadowing: 200ish hours over 6 specialties (mostly from a couple years back)

Non-Clinical Volunteering: 150-200 hrs university food pantry, 100 hrs harvesters pantries in underserved areas, 300 hrs Sunday school TA, 100hrs Sunday school teacher, 500 hours hospital entrance volunteer

Other Extracurricular Activities: -memorized whole Quran (most meaningful) -first degree TKD Black belt -student org president (most meaningful) -Research discussion group leader for Organic chem (2 sem)

Other Employment History: -SI Leader - like a group tutor (3 sem) Immediate family members in medicine? (Y/N): Y Specialty of Interest (if applicable): n/a Interest in Primary Care (Y/N): idk Interest in Rural Health (Y/N): N

Other things: Dean’s List - I think like every semester Intro Bio 1/2 TA for 2 sem

Medical School List:

Reaches:

Northwestern

Pitt

Mayo

Case Western

Brown

Boston

Emory

UMich

More realistic:

KU

SLU

MU

UMKC

Creighton

MCW

UWisconsin

Rosalind Franklin

UIC

Loyola

Rush

Iowa - Carver

Colorado

Quinnipiac

Tufts

George Washington

Vermont

Wake

Georgetown

Indiana

VCU

Ohio State

Cincinnati

Western Michigan

Wayne State

Drexel Temple

Jefferson (Sidney Kimmel)

Penn State

West Virginia

Maryland

East Virginia

Idk about these schools: UMass (low post II A rate, my stats a bit low for it, barely matriculated from the Midwest, ~30% OOS in matriculating class)

Hackensack (kinda new and idk abt living in NJ)

Oakland (something abt this school I don’t like)

Btw I want to stay away from CA, FL, NY for personal reasons, so don’t suggest any of those schools.

Thanks for the help!!

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[Mr.Smile12]

As a Kansas resident, you have a distinct advantage presuming you want to practice in Kansas. Especially if you grew up in any of the rural counties, you should have a strong shot with a strong application. Cost of attendance also works in your favor with in-state tuition. That tie will be more effective than any other ties you claim.

If you are concerned about finding a culture of belonging, look up AMMSA or similar organizations at the schools of interest. Michigan has a large diaspora of Arab and Muslim America so you should consider their schools in your list.

 

[spongebobcirclepants]

I’m not from a rural county. I will have to look at mosque proximity and AMMSA to narrow down this list. Any other Michigan schools you suggest than the ones I have? I added most except the in state heavy ones.

Also, I forgot the DO schools:
KCU
KCOM
DMU
OSU

 

[chilly_md]

Some of the schools on your list are unrealistic or take few OOS students. I suggest:

Emory
KU
SLU
Creighton
MCW
Rosalind Franklin
UIC (very high tuition fyi)
Loyola
Colorado
Quinnipiac
Tufts
Dartmouth
George Washington
Vermont
Wake
Georgetown
VCU
EVMS
Western Michigan
Wayne State
Oakland
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Penn State
Hackensack
Tulane
TCU

UMKC gives some special consideration to residents of neighboring states so you can try them. It does not appear that Missouri does though and they are ~85% IS.

Your DO list is good if you wish to apply there.