Figuring out my school list

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Lozzo

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White, VA resident
UG cGPA: 3.61
UG sGPA: 3.59
Thesis-based masters of science in biochem: ~3.91-3.96 (still working on it)
MCAT: 518 (128/128/131/131)

Shadowing: 329 hrs, 4 different specialties
Clinical volunteering: 181 hrs, including at clinic for underserved
Non-clinical volunteering: 281 hrs, including teaching to underserved kids, working with animals, working for a research non-profit, a bunch of short term things
Research: ~700 hrs so far, including 2 weeks of field work in French Polynesia, spending whole second year of masters doing research full time work/study
Other ECs: social and academic organizations in college, leadership organizations and positions, lifelong involvement in a unique sport (and was on college team), study abroad

Struggling with my school list because I don't know how much they'll consider my grad degree GPA compared to my undergrad...

Super reaches:
Yale
Vanderbilt
Northwestern
Columbia

Reaches:
UVA
Emory
Michigan
Mt. Sinai
Case Western
Mayo
Keck

Target:
EVMS
VCU (always wanted to go here)
Hofstra
Miami
Dartmouth
Brown
Tufts
Maryland
Einstein
GW
Georgetown
Wake Forest
Penn State

Undershoot(?): honestly, not sure if anything really counts as an undershoot
Temple
Jefferson
Rush
NYMC
Albany
Tulane
Drexel
Virginia Tech

How many is too many? Any I should add or remove?

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