4.0/520, mixed ECs school list help

[DrMarie2197]

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Hi everyone! I'm currently putting together my application (hoping to submit June 1) and would love some help crafting a list of schools to apply to:

• 4.0 GPA, 520 MCAT
• I'm a bit nervous because I decided to test before taking 2 C/P prerequisites (due to life circumstances/ scheduling decisions). I have a C/P of 128 (86th percentile) though my other subsections were quite high, and I'm wondering if that may be a detriment at some top schools?
• Private liberal arts school; was a varsity athlete my first 2 years
• 3 years research experience (1800+ hours) with one conference poster presentation, as well as three in-school poster presentations and one small podium talk at my school. Will be listed as a first author on publication (though probably still 2-3 years away because the work is done at a small institution)
• 2 years volunteering at a local free health clinic (~200 hours) with significant patient interaction
• 3 years as a resident assistant (2000 hours), involved in leadership of several pre-health/science-interest groups on campus (200 hours), as well as a member of the executive board of my Greek organization (150 hours)
• Approx. 200 miscellaneous community service hours (through Greek life/ campus service orgs/ my religious community)
• About 100 hours shadowing across various specialties with LOE from one physician with whom I developed a good relationship

I'm planning on applying just to M.D. programs and some of the schools I'm planning on applying to are:

• (Significant reaches): Harvard, WashU, Hopkins, Columbia, Stanford...
• (Matched stats): Michigan, UVA, Duke, BostonU, Case Western
• (Above stats): Dartmouth, Tufts, Colorado, Georgetown

Any and all suggestions, concerns, encouragement, reality checks, etc. would be lovely!

 

[Faha]

Where is your state of residence?

 

[DrMarie2197]

Where is your state of residence?

I'd prefer not to say explicitly for privacy reasons, but in the Midwest. There's really only one in-state program that I'm interested in, and I'm actually hoping to move out-of-state. I was raised in the midwest but much of my family is from/lives on the east coast

 

[Faha]

You should receive interviews from your list. Consider adding these schools:
Pittsburgh
Rochester
Einstein
Mount Sinai
NYU

 

[DrMarie2197]

Thank you! @Goro I know you also have a reputation for giving some strong, sound advice - would you care to weigh in?

 

[Goro]

Hi everyone! I'm currently putting together my application (hoping to submit June 1) and would love some help crafting a list of schools to apply to:

• 4.0 GPA, 520 MCAT
• I'm a bit nervous because I decided to test before taking 2 C/P prerequisites (due to life circumstances/ scheduling decisions). I have a C/P of 128 (86th percentile) though my other subsections were quite high, and I'm wondering if that may be a detriment at some top schools?
• Private liberal arts school; was a varsity athlete my first 2 years
• 3 years research experience (1800+ hours) with one conference poster presentation, as well as three in-school poster presentations and one small podium talk at my school. Will be listed as a first author on publication (though probably still 2-3 years away because the work is done at a small institution)
• 2 years volunteering at a local free health clinic (~200 hours) with significant patient interaction
• 3 years as a resident assistant (2000 hours), involved in leadership of several pre-health/science-interest groups on campus (200 hours), as well as a member of the executive board of my Greek organization (150 hours)
• Approx. 200 miscellaneous community service hours (through Greek life/ campus service orgs/ my religious community)
• About 100 hours shadowing across various specialties with LOE from one physician with whom I developed a good relationship

I'm planning on applying just to M.D. programs and some of the schools I'm planning on applying to are:

• (Significant reaches): Harvard, WashU, Hopkins, Columbia, Stanford...
• (Matched stats): Michigan, UVA, Duke, BostonU, Case Western
• (Above stats): Dartmouth, Tufts, Colorado, Georgetown

Any and all suggestions, concerns, encouragement, reality checks, etc. would be lovely!

You're a rock star. Start list with WashU, and then radiate outwards. Any school is yours.

 

[DrMarie2197]

You're a rock star. Start list with WashU, and then radiate outwards. Any school is yours.

Wow, thank you so much!!