Chances

[scotchtape]

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Ok I am about to submit my AMCAS and I had a few questions. I wanted to know how my chances stand at this moment. I got a 34O on my MCATS, I have a 3.4 and a 3.47 BCPM. I have done research and lots of clinical work. I do my share of ECs and I go to an ivy league school. Currently I am taking the hardest major they offer. I am a NY resident. What schools should I apply to? and where have people with similar stats ended up?
Thanks.

 

[Fistandantilus]

I think your chances are pretty good. Just be cool in your interviews.

Obviously, all the NY schools. I would personally apply to several top-ranked schools--Columbia, Harvard, Cornell, etc. And 10 or so mid-ranged schools, as backups. It also depends on where you want to live...

 

[Amicus]

Ok I am about to submit my AMCAS and I had a few questions. I wanted to know how my chances stand at this moment. I got a 34O on my MCATS, I have a 3.4 and a 3.47 BCPM. I have done research and lots of clinical work. I do my share of ECs and I go to an ivy league school. Currently I am taking the hardest major they offer. I am a NY resident. What schools should I apply to? and where have people with similar stats ended up?
Thanks.

You are solid.
But no more ivy leauges or top 20 for that matter.

 

[Amicus]

I think your chances are pretty good. Just be cool in your interviews.

Obviously, all the NY schools. I would personally apply to several top-ranked schools--Columbia, Harvard, Cornell, etc. And 10 or so mid-ranged schools, as backups. It also depends on where you want to live...

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15 schools or so.

 

[ambrosia]

You look like a pretty good applicant, but be cautious! I go to the University of Michigan...not Ivy League or anything, but a good school nonetheless, and I know some people who applied to med schools last year who had good MCAT scores and GPA's, and were a little too picky in where they applied, and ended up not getting into any med schools because they aimed to high and didnt have any back-up schools. So my advice to you is...yes, you stand a decect chance of getting into an Ivy League or other upper-tier school, but so do a lot of other people, which is why you need to make sure you apply to some back-up schools. Personally, I'm in a similar position (33Q, 3.75, with a 3.64 BCPM) and I applied to several really good schools (Harvard, WashU, Hopkins, Emory, Mayo) but also a lot of less selective ones, like Case Western, Tulane, and Wayne State. So I'd recommend doing the same, just to make sure you have a back-up plan.

 

[scotchtape]

Addendum:
Can you guys name some schools that you recommend or know people with similar stats who made it to that school? I don't mind applying to lots of schools. I was thinking like 30+, good idea or bad?
Thanks.

 

[skypilot]

If you apply to every school in New York state you should be golden.

 

[scotchtape]

bump

 

[skypilot]

Why bump? You've got your answer. Check the MSAR if you need the stats.

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