514 MCAT 3.7 GPA - Help with MD/DO school list

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Decided to post here instead. I am a nontraditional re-applicant (last applied in 2014).

Stats:
Graduated in 2013
cGPA: 3.72, sGPA: 3.5
Old MCAT: 31
New MCAT: 514 (126/129/129/130)
VA resident

Old application:
3.5 years of undergrad research, 200 hours shadowing (DO, PCP, neurologist), 200 hours working as a CNA, 80 hours volunteering at the SPCA and 160 hours volunteering for a psychotherapy collective.

New application:
3 publications (not first author), 1 poster presentation, 5 years working in clinical research, 20-30 hrs volunteering at the SPCA. More volunteer hours anticipated.

Here’s my list so far for MD programs. Anything I should add or remove? Is it worth applying to public schools in states where I was a previous resident? I’m also looking for suggestions for DO programs. Thanks!

Quinnipiac
Georgetown
George Washington
Loyola
Chicago Med Franklin
Rush
Oakland Beaumont
Wake Forest
Duke
Creighton
Albany
New York Medical
Northeast Ohio
Drexel
Temple
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Vermont
West Virginia
EVMS
UVA
VCU
Virginia Tech

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Where were your previous state residences and how long ago ?
I suggest adding these schools to your list:
Hofstra
Einstein
Jefferson
NOVA MD
Western Michigan
Medical College Wisconsin
St. Louis
Seton Hall
 
Where were your previous state residences and how long ago ?
I suggest adding these schools to your list:
Hofstra
Einstein
Jefferson
NOVA MD
Western Michigan
Medical College Wisconsin
St. Louis
Seton Hall

Thank you for those suggestions. I lived in MD from 2014-2017 and before that I was in NC.
 
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Here’s an updated list with preference for location taken into account. Any final thoughts? Should I remove anything? I feel like 28 schools is excessive but I’m nervous about taking anything off.

Asterisks indicate schools where I am a reapplicant.

Quinnipiac
George Washington
Georgetown
Emory
Rush
Chicago Med Franklin
UMD Baltimore*
Oakland Beaumont
Western Michigan Stryker
Saint Louis
Wake Forest*
Duke*
Hackensack-Seton Hall
Albany
New York Medical
Drexel*
Temple
Pittsburgh*
VCU*
EVMS
Virginia Tech
UVA*
West Virginia

And these DO schools:
PCOM
VCOM
UNECOM
Midwestern Chicago COM
AZCOM
 
Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but Rush might not be the best opinion with your amount of service hours. Am I correct @Faha ? Good luck this cycle!
 
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