Male, CA resident, ORM. I am a 4th year undergrad and I'm planning on applying after I graduate and taking a gap year.
GPA
sGPA: 3.78, cGPA:3.80 (with 3 quarters remaining)
MCAT
1st attempt: 34(9V,11P,14B)
2nd attempt: 34(10V,12P,12B)
Clinical Volunteering
~150 hours in MICU at local hospital (4 hours/week over one year)
Shadowing
I currently have ~40 hours across 4 specialties (ENT, Orthopedic surgeon, Family Med, Internal Med)
I'm planning on getting another 40 next quarter
Research
I will have 6 quarters (basically 2 years) of working in the same lab by the time I graduate. I am applying for a research grant for one of my projects and will hopefully be able to present a poster at the end of the year.
Nonclinical Volunteering
-About 200 hours at my university's health & wellness center (~3hours/week for almost 2 years)
-About 100 hours with a club that cooks/serves our local homeless population (~3 hours/week for 9 months)
Employment
I worked as a student cook at one of my university's dining commons for one year. (550 hours total, ~15 hrs/week)
School List
UCSF
UCSD
UCLA
UCI
UC Davis
Stanford
USC
Einstein
Tufts
Emory
Georgetown
GWU
Baylor
Vanderbilt
Boston University
Duke
Would I be at least somewhat competitive at other top-tiers like Yale,Columbia, UChicago, or do I already have enough "reaches"? Also, I know Vandy and GWU will superscore my MCAT to a 36 (and possibly BU?) but are there any other schools that do this that I should consider? Thanks!
GPA
sGPA: 3.78, cGPA:3.80 (with 3 quarters remaining)
MCAT
1st attempt: 34(9V,11P,14B)
2nd attempt: 34(10V,12P,12B)
Clinical Volunteering
~150 hours in MICU at local hospital (4 hours/week over one year)
Shadowing
I currently have ~40 hours across 4 specialties (ENT, Orthopedic surgeon, Family Med, Internal Med)
I'm planning on getting another 40 next quarter
Research
I will have 6 quarters (basically 2 years) of working in the same lab by the time I graduate. I am applying for a research grant for one of my projects and will hopefully be able to present a poster at the end of the year.
Nonclinical Volunteering
-About 200 hours at my university's health & wellness center (~3hours/week for almost 2 years)
-About 100 hours with a club that cooks/serves our local homeless population (~3 hours/week for 9 months)
Employment
I worked as a student cook at one of my university's dining commons for one year. (550 hours total, ~15 hrs/week)
School List
UCSF
UCSD
UCLA
UCI
UC Davis
Stanford
USC
Einstein
Tufts
Emory
Georgetown
GWU
Baylor
Vanderbilt
Boston University
Duke
Would I be at least somewhat competitive at other top-tiers like Yale,Columbia, UChicago, or do I already have enough "reaches"? Also, I know Vandy and GWU will superscore my MCAT to a 36 (and possibly BU?) but are there any other schools that do this that I should consider? Thanks!