Chances? Possible improvements for June 2018

[Walter Raleigh]

I am a White male from California. I was a Mathematics major; graduated May 2017 with minors in Biology and Chemistry. 3.60 cGPA, 3.62 sGPA, 519 MCAT (130/130/130/129). U-shaped trend: 3.80/3.47/3.47/3.80. Switched major from Biology to Mathematics senior year. Had some college courses in high school that brought me down a little; my undergrad GPA was a 3.65 (cGPA and sGPA)

ECs: 1,000 hours of research with 3 poster presentations.
350 hours volunteering at local ambulance corps.
100 hours volunteering at emergency department in local hospital.
50 hours mentoring science-fair students.
100 hours tutoring organic chemistry.
100 hours working as MCAT tutor.
40 hours shadowing ER doctor and orthopedic doctor.
1,000 hours as competitive road cyclist.

Does my fairly low nonclinical volunteering hurt me?

I plan to apply June 2018; what are my chances and what schools might I be competitive at?

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[Mistasunshine]

I would say try to add more shadowing hours if you only have 40 total as well as more non clinical volunteering

 

[Faha]

I suggest these schools with your stats:
Your CA schools
Boston University
Tufts
Quinnipiac
Hofstra
New York Medical College
Einstein
Mount Sinai
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
George Washington
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
Miami
Oakland Beaumont
Western Michigan
Medical College Wisconsin
Rosalind Franklin
St. Louis
Tulane
Duke
Pitt
Case Western
Rochester
Arizona (both schools)
California University
Kaiser

 

[Walter Raleigh]

Thanks for the advice; how much shadowing/nonclinical d'ya think I ought to get, and do you think it's a big ding on my application?

 

[Faha]

You could add a few more hours (10+) of shadowing and any non clinical activity that appeals to you.

 

[Walter Raleigh]

You could add a few more hours (10+) of shadowing and any non clinical activity that appeals to you.

For nonclinical volunteering, how about building hiking trails for a nonprofit? Is fifty or a hundred hours' worth of that worthwhile, this late in the game?

 

[Faha]

For nonclinical volunteering, how about building hiking trails for a nonprofit? Is fifty or a hundred hours' worth of that worthwhile, this late in the game?

Sure, even one more activity may help a little.