Finalizing School List: 3.5c|3.3s|527

[Nym.Pseudo]

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Hello everyone!

Time for the classic low-GPA, high-MCAT thread! I spent the last year and a half dragging my science GPA kicking and screaming up to a minimally acceptable threshold, and then was very pleasantly surprised with my MCAT results--however, being more imbalanced has required me to shake up my school list right before primaries open.

About me:

• cGPA: 3.5, sGPA: 3.3, undergrad work at a top LAC with somewhat undeserved reputation for grade deflation, 3.9 DIY post-bac
• 132/132/132/131 MCAT
• PA Resident
• White
• 50 hours shadowing FM and cardiology
• 100 hours clinical volunteering
• 400 hours chemistry research, no papers
• 100 hours non-clinical volunteering
• 2000+ non-medical ECs w/ leadership experience
• 3+ years minimally related work experience, multiple promotions and experience managing younger team members

Finding reasonable fits for the sGPA and MCAT has been a little difficult, but here's what I have now. Would love any suggestions as to whether the reaches are even worth considering:

Definites:
Mayo MN
Mayo AZ
Jefferson
Drexel
Temple
Commonwealth
Penn State
Vermont
USC
Dartmouth
Rochester
Brown
Tufts
Wisconsin
NYMC
UPenn
Emory
Pitt
Vanderbilt

Potential Additional Reaches:
WashU
Yale
Cornell
Columbia
Stanford
Harvard

Initial Schools Suggested to Axe by Premed Adviser Post-MCAT Results:
Albany
Rosalind Franklin
VCU
Minnesota (close ties)
MC Wisconsin
Georgetown
GWU


Thanks for any help!

 

[Goro]

I suggest:
Geisinger
NYU
Mayo
Pitt
Columbia
UCSF
Vandy
Duke
BU
Case
Hofstra
Dartmouth
Drexel
NYMC
Albany
EVMS
Wake
U Miami
Tulane
Rosy Franklin
Netter
SLU
MCW
Gtown
GWU
Any DO school. I can't recommend Touro-NY, Nova, Wm Carey, LUCOM, for different reasons. MSUCOM? Read up on Larry Nasser and you decide.


Strongly suggest you get in more clinical volunteering or patient contact experience. Your numbers are weak.