Begging for some advice

[ReAPPer]

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UGrad Science GPA: 3.55
PostBac Science GPA: 3.80
Grad Science GPA: 3.70
MCAT: 31O
Average to below average ECs, only some volunteering and shadowing, no awards, no leadership.

This is my list of schools.....do you think AECOM, BU, Tufts, Dartmouth, Mount Sinai are out of my league? What else would you apply to? I'm a NY resident who would prefer to stay in the Northeast. Thanks.

Albany Medical College
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Dartmouth Medical School
Drexel
George Washington University Sch of Med & Hlth Sci
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Jefferson Medical Coll. of Thomas Jefferson Univ.
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medici
Medical College of Wisconsin
Mount Sinai Medical College
New York Medical College
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Scien
Rush Medical College
State University of New York Downstate Medical Cen
Stony Brook University - School of Medicine
SUNY at Buffalo Medical School
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Temple University School of Medicine
The University of Vermont College of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Den
Wayne State University School of Medicine

 

[silas2642]

You look okay as long as your overall gpa is around a 3.5 and everything else is in place. Just make sure you apply early. As for aecom, dartmouth, bu, and tufts-- they're all relatively competitive schools to get into and although you have decent stats as you know this entire process is a complete and total crapshoot. The only thing I would be worried about if I were you is if your overall gpa is low (you never mentioned it in your original post) and whether or not you have anything in your application that makes you stand out from other applicants. However, you should get in somewhere this year.

 

[ReAPPer]

Sorry, my overall ugrad gpa is just below 3.5 I believe.

 

[postbacker]

Looks OK to me...good luck.

 

[brainfry]

You never know who's going to accept who these days. Your scores and GPA aren't bad, but even the schools with lower average MCATs and GPAs are very competitive. It seems like the quest for the perfect EC repertoire has gotten out of control (I know it has for me!) On the bright side, I've seen some seemingly average profiles on mdapps of people accepted at the top schools. If I was in your situation I would just make sure to have an exceptional personal statement and equally impressive secondary app essays. And never underestimate the importance of a killer interview. The good news is that if you aren't accepted the first time around, you can reapply and spend the next year building up your EC's.

Good Luck!!!

S