Canadian High Stat (3.9x, 527) Applicant School List

[yokiguz]

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c/sGPA: 3.95
MCAT: 2021-527 (132/131/132/132) 2017-517
Canadian (No US visa)
Asian
Canadian Undergrad (graduated June 2020)

Clinical:
~70h volunteering at a hospital (1 summer)
~1200 working at a hospital (patient transport) (>1 year)

Non-Clinical Volunteering:
~160 Distress hotline volunteer (>1 year)
~160 tutoring English to immigrants (>1 year)

Employment:
~125 tutoring (2 years)
~500 summer camp instructor (1 summer)
~1200 analytical chemist (8 months)

Research:
~700 volunteer research assistant (1 summer) --> 1 conference abstract and 1 peer reviewed journal publication
~400 senior thesis project (2 semesters) --> 1 peer reviewed journal publication
~350 paid research assistant (1 semester) --> no pubs

Shadowing:
~50 family physician shadowing

Other ECs:
~300 founded a health-related club on campus, made an impact on+off campus(>2 years)
~200 joined different club on campus, raised money for charity and worked my way up to VP over the years (>3 years)

Other:
Somewhat unique upbringing, lived under financial hardships for some parts of my childhood, definitely provided me with a unique perspective that will be very relevant as a physician.

Current school list:
MD

DO

I am looking for feedback on my current school list, my app is going to be verified next week so I will be adding schools then (currently only have Wayne). I have heard horror story of high stat applicants being rejected so I don't mind casting a wider net if that will help me gain an acceptance. Additionally, I am an international applicant so I know it is more difficult for us. Please let me know if you think there are any schools I should add to this list or any schools I should remove if you think there is virtually no chance of getting an A.

Thank you!

 

[Faha]

You could add these schools:
Georgetown
Mount Sinai
Medical College Wisconsin
Michigan State
Tulane
For DO schools you could add NSU-KPCOM, WESTERN, Touro-NY, UNECOM.

 

[yokiguz]

You could add these schools:
Georgetown
Mount Sinai
Medical College Wisconsin
Michigan State
Tulane
For DO schools you could add NSU-KPCOM, WESTERN, Touro-NY, UNECOM.

Thank you Faha!

 

[yokiguz]

I am also thinking of adding Feinberg, I think the MSAR stats are a little misleading since it shows 0 internationals accepted but >20 interviewed and when you go to countries represented Canada and others appear. Also on their website they show that many matriculants come from outside the US.

I am a bit worried about 'yield protection' for some schools, any thoughts @Goro @Moko @wysdoc @Mr.Smile12 I have seen from other WAMC you guys are very knowledgable about school lists. I want to ensure I am not wasting time applying to certain schools so I can give my 100% to my secondaries.

Thank you for the help!

 

[Goro]

I am also thinking of adding Feinberg, I think the MSAR stats are a little misleading since it shows 0 internationals accepted but >20 interviewed and when you go to countries represented Canada and others appear. Also on their website they show that many matriculants come from outside the US.

I am a bit worried about 'yield protection' for some schools, any thoughts @Goro @Moko @wysdoc @Mr.Smile12 I have seen from other WAMC you guys are very knowledgable about school lists. I want to ensure I am not wasting time applying to certain schools so I can give my 100% to my secondaries.

Thank you for the help!

It's hard to suggest lists for internationals. For a superstar, go for those schools that accepted > 1 international and hope for the best.

 

[yokiguz]

It's hard to suggest lists for internationals. For a superstar, go for those schools that accepted > 1 international and hope for the best.

Thank you! I am wondering a bit about the DO schools on list, should I add anymore?

 

[Goro]

Thank you! I am wondering a bit about the DO schools on list, should I add anymore?

If you wanna be a doctor, then yeah.

 

[seren1051]

Illinois, Colorado and Tulane from @Faha are probs non-Canadian friendly. I think Columbia is Canadian-friendly as well? Although I don't have an access to MSAR rn. If you're interested in getting financial aid, check if above schools are open to giving any form of aid to international students. Other than that, solid list for a Canadian😍😍

Hard to say if there really is/whether Canadians are really affected by yield protection. If I was you, I *might* focus less on apps for GW, Georgetown, NYMC, Wayne.

 

[yokiguz]

Illinois, Colorado and Tulane from @Faha are probs non-Canadian friendly. I think Columbia is Canadian-friendly as well? Although I don't have an access to MSAR rn. If you're interested in getting financial aid, check if above schools are open to giving any form of aid to international students. Other than that, solid list for a Canadian😍😍

Hard to say if there really is/whether Canadians are really affected by yield protection. If I was you, I *might* focus less on apps for GW, Georgetown, NYMC, Wayne.

Thanks! Columbia is very international unfriendly unfortunately. I dropped Tulane but it appears Illinois and Colorado are relatively friendly to us Canadians (according to MSAR and SDN/reddit anecdotes).