Another where to apply list please advice!

[downelowe]

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Hello, everyone. This will be my second time applying and here’s my list. Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks in advance.
Undergraduate GPA: 3.4 overall, 3.5 science
Graduate (non-thesis): 4.0
DAT: 19/19/21

1. Alabama
2. ASDOH
3. UC San Francisco
4. University of the Pacific
5. Nova
6. Marquette
7. U. Iowa
8. U. Kentucky
9. Louisville
10. Maryland
11. Boston
12. Tufts
13. Detroit Mercy
14. U. Michigan
15. Creighton
16. UNLV
17. Columbia
18. NYU
19. U. North Carolina at Chapel Hill
20. Case
21. Oregon Health and Science University
22. Temple
23. Penn
24. Pittsburgh
25. VCU
.26. WVU

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[bounty101]

Please tell us what's changed in your stats since the first time you applied. That would help a lot.

 

[downelowe]

Please tell us what's changed in your stats since the first time you applied. That would help a lot.

I had 4 interviews and ended up waitlisted at 3. I believe my weakness was my interviewing skill. The only major change in my application is my graduate GPA. Plus, more shadowing (~250 hrs total) and volunteering (~200 hrs total).

so, should i keep all of them or narrow it down to about 20 or so?

 

[Cinnabans]

unless you're a WV resident i'd definitely take WVU off of your list

 

[doc3232]

Where do you have residency?
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[downelowe]

Where do you have residency?
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Oh.. CA

 

[bounty101]

I'd remove the following schools b/c they take less than 20% out of state (from the only stats available) and you're not too competitive in that respect: Alabama, Iowa, and N. Carolina.
Penn is a longshot, but if it's your dream school give it a try.
How come USC is not on your list? If you have misgivings about there program, now is not the time to be picky. You should add the new school, Western, coming to Pomona too (I think it's opening for this cycle).
Other than that I think you have the right idea. Applying to 20 or more schools is expensive but cheaper than having to apply again in 2009. If you don't get any acceptances by January, get out and retake the DAT. It seems like you should have gotten in somewhere with those stats. Hopefully your interviewing skills will improve with your previous experience.