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Hello, I would really appreciate any feedback on my current school list. Mainly interested in east coast but there are some schools on my list that I fit stats wise that are midwest
Hello, I would really appreciate any feedback on my current school list. Mainly interested in east coast but there are some schools on my list that I fit stats wise that are midwest
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You are applying to far too many schools. Rutgers admits few non residents with no connection to the state. I suggest these schools from your list:
| Albany Medical College |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons |
| Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
| Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo |
| New York Medical College |
| NYU Grossman School of Medicine |
| NYU Long Island School of Medicine |
| Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University |
| State University of New York Upstate Medical University Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine |
| SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine |
| University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry |
| Weill Cornell Medicine |
| George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences |
| Georgetown University School of Medicine |
| Duke University School of Medicine |
| Wake Forest University School of Medicine |
| University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
| Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University |
| Yale School of Medicine |
| Harvard School of Medicine |
| Drexel University, College of Medicine |
| Boston University School of Medicine |
| Case Western School of Medicine |
| Mayo School of Medicine |
| Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
| Northwestern School of Medicine |
| Vanderbilt School of Medicine |
| Dartmouth School of Medicine |
| University of Michigan School of Medicine |
| Brown School of Medicine |
| Emory School of Medicine |
| Tufts School of Medicine |
| University of Miami (Miller) School of Medicine |
| USF Morsani College of Medicine |
| Creighton University School of Medicine |
| Ohio State University College of Medicine |
| Saint Louis University School of Medicine |
| Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine |
| Tulane University School of Medicine |
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Thank you for your input. Do you think my school is too top heavy in any way? Looking at MSAR, my MCAT fall below the median for many schools.
Your list is not top heavy and you should receive several interviews.
It's less about the 50th %Ile than the 25th for some if the Really Top Schools that I have struck some from your list. Others will resource protect you out as they rightly figure (from historical norms) that you'll go elsewhere.
Delete:
Drexel
Albany
Cornell
The Rutgers
GWU
FAU
JHU
ROSY FRANKLIN
COOPER/ROWAN
YALE
HARVARD
TEMPLE
CREIGHTON
Nova
Add:
U VA
U VM
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Not OP, just curious for myself, is the rule of thumb that you shouldn’t apply to top schools if you are below 25th percentile?
Please provide more detail and number of hours.
Why did your receive this scholarship? Is it because of family income?
Merit, but I am a first gen college and SES disadvantaged.
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I apologize for the lack of details, I did not include much to avoid any identifying details. If it helps, there are a few recurring themes in my app: working with underserved communities and focus on communication. Also research is a big part of my app (5/15 work/activities) but I mentioned medium/high productivity because although there are pubs and posters, they are not "top-tier". I also think my LORs are solid because they are from my closest mentors but of course thats hard to say for sure.
Thanks for the input @Goro. I do have ties to some of these institutions (research related). Would it still be worth applying?
Documenting your hours and responsibilities will not breach your identity unless you put in that information. We have examples in this WAMC forum as guides.
The number of hours you put down shows true commitment and service orientation. If you want more accurate assessments, you need to put in the details. I don't like making assumptions because I find I overestimate one's true preparation.
No
My rule of thumb is that the higher the pole you want to climb, the more slippery it gets.
Also, if you look at emsar and the acceptance results for mcat, you can see that they are extremely tight numbers around these percentiles meaning they are accepting extremely high test scores
Resource protection
If you have >129 in at least three sections and >125 in all four sections, apply anywhere you want. If you have >130 in less than 3 sections, you might want to keep your reach schools to not more than 25% of your list.
I also concur that you've got to shave off schools from the other end. What schools are you unlikely to choose if you have any choice? Those schools won't interview you because you are too good for them. They don't want to waste interview slots on superstars when they are not likely to land any of them.
I also concur that you've got to shave off schools from the other end. What schools are you unlikely to choose if you have any choice? Those schools won't interview you because you are too good for them. They don't want to waste interview slots on superstars when they are not likely to land any of them.
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