MD CA applicant, 515 MCAT, 3.86 GPA, help me out with school list!

[Pusheen]

Hello!

I'm a CA resident (LA area).
MCAT 515 (128/130/129/128)
cGPA 3.86, sGPA 3.75, very strong upwards trend

EC's
300 hours hospital volunteering in inner-city free hospital (lots of very involved patient contact)
200 hours in leadership position as volunteer trainer and supervisor
150 hours tutoring/mentoring homeless kids
400 hours paid research; presentation and poster expected this year

100 hours peer counselor and mentor at university learning center
150 hours physics/chemistry TA
100 hours as student study tour leader

1000 hours employment in campus security
1000 hours other employment (about 20 hours a week throughout college)
30 hours physician shadowing

'outstanding service' type awards in several of the above areas
significant cross cultural experience, economically disadvantaged

School list

University of California Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Southern California
University of California, Riverside
University of California San Diego

Albany Medical College
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
University at Buffalo
New York Medical College
SUNY Downstate Medical School
Geisel School of Medicine
Boston University
Oakland University
Penn State University
Thomas Jefferson University
University of Pittsburgh
The Ohio State University
Case Western Reserve University
Indiana University School of Medicine
University of Iowa

Is this list too top heavy? I tried to pick OOS schools with an OOS interview rate of at least around 10%
Not a huge fan of the South or Midwest, and I hate the heat, but am open to geographical advice!

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[GrapesofRath]

Good list. I'd probably throw in UCSF, UIC, U of Arizona, Saint Louis and Stony Brook, replacing them with Indiana NYMC and Buffalo. Everything looks good.

 

[Pusheen]

Good list. I'd probably throw in UCSF, UIC, U of Arizona, Saint Louis and Stony Brook, replacing them with Indiana NYMC and Buffalo. Everything looks good.

as in, throw out Indiana and Buffalo?
Thanks!

 

[GrapesofRath]

as in, throw out Indiana and Buffalo?
Thanks!

Yes I dont really see a need in including NYMC or Indiana.

 

[WedgeDawg]

I would add Hofstra as well.

 

[p0gono]

Rochester, U Michigan, Northwestern (or another Chicago school), Mayo Clinic might be good reaches to add since it looks like you're ok with cold places.

 

[Goro]

I suggest the following. Nothing wrong with aiming high; the ones I have in bold are schools where your MCAT score is 2-3 points below their avg, and your GPA is ~ the same as the school avg. Thus, proceed with caution on these, but I feel you're in striking distance for some.

U VM
U Toledo (maybe)
Miami
St. Louis
Albany
Albert Einstein
Rochester
Rush
Rosy Franklin
NYMC
EVMS
Wake Forest
Jefferson
Temple
Drexel
Creighton
Tulane
USC/Keck
Dartmouth
Loyola
USF Morsani
Emory
BU
Mayo
Duke
Case
Baylor
JHU
Pitt
Northwestern
NYU
Vanderbilt
Columbia
Any new MD school, especially Hofstra. Skip Central MI and the three new FL schools. I can't recommend CNU.
All UCs except UCR, unless you're from the Inland Empire.

Hello!

I'm a CA resident (LA area).
MCAT 515 (128/130/129/128)
cGPA 3.86, sGPA 3.75, very strong upwards trend

EC's
300 hours hospital volunteering in inner-city free hospital (lots of very involved patient contact)
200 hours in leadership position as volunteer trainer and supervisor
150 hours tutoring/mentoring homeless kids
400 hours paid research; presentation and poster expected this year

100 hours peer counselor and mentor at university learning center
150 hours physics/chemistry TA
100 hours as student study tour leader

1000 hours employment in campus security
1000 hours other employment (about 20 hours a week throughout college)
30 hours physician shadowing

'outstanding service' type awards in several of the above areas
significant cross cultural experience, economically disadvantaged

School list

University of California Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Southern California
University of California, Riverside
University of California San Diego

Albany Medical College
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
University at Buffalo
New York Medical College
SUNY Downstate Medical School
Geisel School of Medicine
Boston University
Oakland University
Penn State University
Thomas Jefferson University
University of Pittsburgh
The Ohio State University
Case Western Reserve University
Indiana University School of Medicine
University of Iowa

Is this list too top heavy? I tried to pick OOS schools with an OOS interview rate of at least around 10%
Not a huge fan of the South or Midwest, and I hate the heat, but am open to geographical advice!