521 MCAT, 3.79 cGPA, 3.60 sGPA

[SodaStream56]

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Hi All!

I am wondering about my chances, given that my sGPA is not stellar. Here's some info:

Major: Psychology
Research: 500 hours split between two psych labs (both medicine adjacent) + poster at large medical conference + honors thesis
Clinical volunteer: 200 hours as a volunteer EMT
Non-clinical volunteer: 250 hours tutoring educationally underserved
Leadership: 1000+ hours as an editor for my school's research journal (eventually Editor in Chief)
Shadowing: 300 hours across a ton of different specialties (as part of a summer internship)
Other: Part of a selective (40 students per year at a large university) honors program that focused on the humanities
MCAT: 521 (130/129/130/132)

I graduated in 2020 and am working full time at a psychological institute as a research & editorial assistant. I am a Missouri resident, but did undergrad/year of employment in NYC. I am ORM. Here is my school list:

• Feeling cautiously optimistic about my chances: U of Missouri, U of Kansas, St. Louis University, U of Colorado, SUNY, U of Wisconsin
• Feeling unsure about my chances: Case Western, Brown, Dartmouth, Georgetown (bc it is low yield)
• Definitely want to apply, but not optimistic about my chances: Sinai, Cornell, Columbia, Mayo, Michigan, UCSF
• Unsure about whether to apply: Duke, Harvard, Stanford, Wake Forest

Are there any glaring omissions and/or inappropriate additions here? Like I said, I am worried that my sGPA will bar me from some of those top tier schools. All advice is appreciated!

 

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All those schools are appropriate with your stats but Wake Forest will yield protect so remove that school. You could add these schools:
Washington University
Miami
USF Morsani
U Virginia
Hofstra
Einstein
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Rochester

 

[SodaStream56]

Thank you! I left Wash U off the list because I've heard that their admissions process is less holistic, and my sGPA is lower than their 10th percentile. You think it is worth a shot, though? I'm also wondering about NYU and Yale for the same reasons.

 

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Washington U will like your MCAT score of 521. The tuition at NYU is very attractive so apply there.