(c)gpa 3.9, (s)gpa 3.85, mcat 512, WAMC and school list help

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cGPA - 3.9
sGPA - 3.85
MCAT - 512 (126/127/127/132) I'm concerned about this range. The actual score is lower than my AAMC practice full-lengths, but I really don't know when I'd be able to retake because of coronavirus and I don't know if I need to retake it, thoughts?

Wisconsin, female, white
did not attend a top 20 university
Major: Psych / Gerontology

Clinical Experience:
- Certified Nursing Assistant 550 hours (paid)
- Inpatient Pediatrics Volunteer 100 hours
- Hospital Volunteer (assisted unit clerk and visited adult patients) 50 hours

Research Experience:
- 1 year, professional experiences with euthanasia (qualitative study using interviews, not complete yet so won't get any pubs by the time of application)

Shadowing:
- Internal Medicine (8 hours)
- Neurology (16 hours)
- Emergency (8 hours)
- Family Med (16 hours)
- Surgery (24 hours)
- Dermatology (8 hours)

Non-clinical Volunteering:
- Memory Care volunteer 100 hours
- Special Olympics volunteer 30 hours
- Children's Museum volunteer 20 hours

Paid Employment (non-clinical)
- Universal Caregiver at Assisted Living Facility 2250 hours (very similar to CNA type job)
- Competitive Gymnastics Coach 3350 hours

Other Extracurriculars
- President and Founder of Gerontology Club at University (2 years) ~this experience was quite substantial and includes lots of things like co-hosting the Alzheimer's Walk
- Pre-Med Club and Red-Cross Club member (4 years)
- Teaching Assistant - Social Psychology and Psychological Research Methods
- Runner, ran a marathon and a few 10ks during college (I don't know if I should include this as a hobby?)

Honors/Awards
- Dean's List all semesters
- College of Liberal Studies Student Excellence Award Recipient (2x)
- Student Scholarship recipient to attend International Death, Grief, and Bereavement Conference
- Attended International Death, Grief, and Bereavement Conference

Applying this upcoming cycle, taking a gap year but not sure what I'll be doing during the gap year yet

School List- looking to stay in Midwest or East Coast, need help to expand/eliminating!

- MCW
- PennState
- Drexel
- VA Commonwealth
- George Washington
- Georgetown
- UW Madison
- EVMS
- Virginia Tech
- UNC
- University of Maryland
- Emory
- Duke
- University of Virginia

~I am most interested in attending a school that is more patient care centered, not so much research centered. I am interested in going into Geriatrics, hence all the ECs related to older people

 

[Mr.Smile12]

I think you have a lot of options with service-oriented schools close to you with your GPA/MCAT and gerontology undergraduate focus. I'll let others with MSAR access give you suggestions, but you can probably eliminate state schools where being OOS is a disadvantage (UNC?) and any super-reach MCAT scores (Duke, Virginia).

 

[Faha]

UNC, UVA and Virginia Tech accept few applicants with your MCAT and no connection to the state or region. Duke is a reach with your MCAT. I suggest these schools with your stats:
U Wisconsin
Medical College Wisconsin
Loyola
Rosalind Franklin
Rush
St. Louis
Creighton
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Tufts
Quinnipiac
Hofstra
New York Medical College
Seton Hall
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
George Washington
Georgetown
Eastern Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth