MD CA applicant School List Help 3.88 cGPA 509 MCAT

[sjam2]

Year in school: graduated 2018 from a T25 undergrad
Country/state of residence: CA - White
Cumulative GPA: 3.88
MCAT Scores: 509

Research –
1000 hrs - research (no pub)

Volunteering (clinical)
300 hrs volunteering: safety net hospital
200 hours EMT

Leadership:
120 hours - EMT Crew Chief

Physician shadowing – include hours/specialties:
40 - 2 different specialties

Employment:
600 paid non-clinical hrs (ongoing)
200 hrs - TA / tutor (ongoing)

Awards:
Dean's List
Magna cum laude
2 research fellowships
1 writing fellowship

Need to cut this list down to 35 (from 48). Any help will be extremely appreciated.
Thank you.

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[Faha]

With a MCAT of 509 you can remove the unrealistic reaches including
UCLA
UCSF
Case Western
BU
Emory
Dartmouth
Pittsburgh
U Michigan
Cincinnati
Ohio State
Mount Sinai
Einstein
Mayo
Rochester
NYU
Northwestern
You could add these schools:
Penn State
Vermont
NOVA MD
California University
Oakland Beaumont
Creighton

 

[sjam2]

Thank you very much @Faha. @Goro do you have anything to add? Thank you in advance.

 

[Goro]

Here is a more realistic list:
U Toledo
U VM
Miami
George Washington
Georgetown
SLU
Albany
Rush
Rosy Franklin
NYMC
MCW
VCU
EVMS
Wayne State
Wake Forest
Netter
Jefferson
Temple
Drexel
Creighton
Tulane
Loyola
Uniformed Services University/Hebert (just be aware of the military service commitment)
Oakland-B
Seton Hall
Nova MD
CUSM
Kaiser
UCD
UCI
UCR (IF you’re from the Inland Empire)
Any DO program. I can't recommend Touro-NY, Nova, Wm Carey, LUCOM, for different reasons. MSUCOM? Read up on Larry Nasser and you decide. LMU has an accreditation warning, which concerns me.

 

[sjam2]

thank you very much @Goro