Advice on where to apply

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johnG23

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Here are my stats and where I plan to apply. Do you think I have a chance at these places? Any other schools that might be a good fit? I really appreciate any advice I can get. I plan to submit my application within the next couple days. Thanks!

- 3.87 cGPA and sGPA
- 34Q MCAT (13 P, 9 V, 12 B)
- Virginia resident, currently at UVA

- 2 years research, in Neuroscience DMP program (working on thesis), awarded $4000 grant, will be presenting research at Society for Neuroscience in November
- President of large premed service organization at UVA (over 150 members), was an officer previous 2 years as well
- Officer in cultural organization for 1 year
- Medical Scribe in ER for 1.5 years
- Organic Chemistry TA for 1 semester
- Summer tutoring job, 1 year computer assistant job at library, 2 years engineering lab job
- Designed and coded 2 websites
- 50 hours hospital volunteering, 250 non-hospital volunteering
- 25 hours shadowing neurosurgeons and radiologists
- University judiciary committee investigator for 6 months
- Hobbies: digital music production and poetry writing (5 published poems)
- Awards: An academic award and dean's list all semesters


I listed schools in green where I think I have a very good chance of getting in, yellow as those I might get in, and red as those with a small chance:

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (Virginia)
Georgetown University School of Medicine (Washington, DC)
University of Virginia School of Medicine (Virginia)
New York University School of Medicine (New York)
Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University (New York)
Cornell Medical College (New York)
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Tennessee)
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Pennsylvania)
Stanford University School of Medicine (California)
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (New York)
Yale University School of Medicine (Connecticut)
Duke University School of Medicine (North Carolina)
Washington University in St. Louis (Missouri)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Pennsylvania)
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Maryland)
Harvard School of Medicine (Massachusetts)

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Looks VERY top heavy. Add more safeties and realistic targets. Ohio State, Cincy, UNC, Florida, etc.
 
Agreed. You have a shot at any school listed, but I only see one *real* safety on your list (VCU). Even your home institution, UVA, I would not consider a safety.
 
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another UVAer! sorry this is unrelated and not at all helpful to you but was your scribe work done at the UVA hospital and how did you get that position?
 
I agree with the first two responses. Your list is way too top heavy with only one safety. Add more safety schools because this process is so subjective.
 
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