MD Chances with 3.6 cGPA, 3.5 Sci GPA, 40 MCAT

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cGPA: 3.6 (boomerang- good freshman, low sophomore, highest in junior yr), sGPA: 3.5
MCAT: 40 (14PS, 14VR, 12BS)
FL resident
Planning to apply this upcoming cycle

ECs:
-2 Leadership roles in same cultural club in consecutive yrs
-2 Leadership roles in student affairs department in consecutive yrs
-2 yrs in premedical society (actively involved in committees for major premedical campus events)
-90 hours volunteering (pediatrics + OR)
-80 hours shadowing 2 doctors
-75 hours hospice volunteer (ongoing)
-2 yrs research experience (1 yr psych, then 1 yr medical (with 2 co-authored publications) )
-30 hours English language tutoring

Thinking of applying to these schools-- could anyone give me a better idea of my chances or about this list?
UF
USF
UCF
FSU
FAU
FIU
UM
Baylor
Emory
Dartmouth
Duke
UPenn

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Strong profile. Congrats on that MCAT.
Looks like lots of Florida schools and boom ---> Dartmouth. Why Dartmouth? It's very rural.
 
I wanted to have a dream school which included physician leadership in its mission statement and was away from FL, hence Dartmouth.

But more specifically, I was wondering if my level of clinical/volunteer experience was inadequate or would my other ECs + my MCAT score compensate for it?
 
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cGPA: 3.6 (boomerang- good freshman, low sophomore, highest in junior yr), sGPA: 3.5
MCAT: 40 (14PS, 14VR, 12BS)
FL resident
Planning to apply this upcoming cycle

ECs:
-2 Leadership roles in same cultural club in consecutive yrs
-2 Leadership roles in student affairs department in consecutive yrs
-2 yrs in premedical society (actively involved in committees for major premedical campus events)
-90 hours volunteering (pediatrics + OR)
-80 hours shadowing 2 doctors
-75 hours hospice volunteer (ongoing)
-2 yrs research experience (1 yr psych, then 1 yr medical (with 2 co-authored publications) )
-30 hours English language tutoring

Thinking of applying to these schools-- could anyone give me a better idea of my chances or about this list?
UF
USF
UCF
FSU
FAU
FIU
UM
Baylor
Emory
Dartmouth
Duke
UPenn

Good stats (the V trend would be unique, but your MCAT puts that to rest). Good ECs (though you may need to expand some on nonclinical volunteering). Any unique activities? You're essentially solid for all the schools you listed, but I'd throw in WashU, Pritzker and Yale (and any other Top 20s you like), but from your current list, you'll have a good cycle.
 
Lizzy M score is 76...Add Yale, Harvard and JHU!

Awesome!
 
Chances excellent, except for and U Penn. Baylor is an unknown now, given their accreditation issues. I'd say take a chance on them. I 'd be more sanguine about suggesting the top 20 schools if your GPA were a tad higher, but nothing wrong with aiming high. Stil, I've skip the school's whose median GPAs are 3.9, like, Cornell, Pritzker, Wash U etc.

I suggest:
UF
USF
UCF
FSU
FAU
U Miami
FIU
Baylor (maybe)
Emory
Dartmouth
Duke
Pitt (maybe)
Northwestern (Maybe)
Case
Mt Sinai (maybe)
NYU (maybe)
BU
Tulane
Loyola
Hofstra
Einstein
USC
Va Tech
U CO
U AZ
U VT
U Rochester
 
Did you take orgo sophomore year? I heard on SDN (from LizzyM) that Adcoms tend to think "orgo" when they see the "boomerang"
 
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