Help me cut down my school list

[vy2005]

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Hello! My stats are very good and my ECs are okay so I'm trying to figure out a good list. I have Texas residency, ORM. I'm an engineering major at a large state school. I have a 3.9X and >524 on the MCAT, 250 hospital hours, 100 hours tutoring kids in a low SES environment. Engineering internships, one of which is biomedical devices so I'm trying to frame my application around that. Basic leadership positions in my fraternity. Around 300 research hours that will give me a few abstracts. I need to whittle it down some. It's hard to find specific information about schools so I'm almost whittling down based on how pretty the campus is and how much the secondary sucks. Do any of these schools yield protect/have missions I don't fit?

All Texas schools
Harvard
Penn
Columbia
WashU
Cornell
NYU
Pittsburgh
Yale
Pritzker
Michigan
Vanderbilt
Mt. Sinai
Northwestern
Virginia
UCSF
UCLA
Emory
USC Keck
Ohio State
Rochester
Cincinnati
Einstein
Hofstra

 

[965978]

Dude you're golden.

Although some of these schools really value non-clinical volunteering so that might be a bit tough for you. 100 hours isn't enough.

 

[drtribbiani]

Dude you're golden.

Although some of these schools really value non-clinical volunteering so that might be a bit tough for you. 100 hours isn't enough.

Do you think you can point out which schools? Cause I'm also thinking of applying to quite a few schools on this list, and I'll only have ~100 hrs of nonclinical

 

[965978]

Do you think you can point out which schools? Cause I'm also thinking of applying to quite a few schools on this list, and I'll only have ~100 hrs of nonclinical

As far as my understanding goes, Emory, Keck, and Rochester all value volunteering quite heavily.

 

[907914]

Hello! My stats are very good and my ECs are okay so I'm trying to figure out a good list. I have Texas residency, ORM. I'm an engineering major at a large state school. I have a 3.9X and >524 on the MCAT, 250 hospital hours, 100 hours tutoring kids in a low SES environment. Engineering internships, one of which is biomedical devices so I'm trying to frame my application around that. Basic leadership positions in my fraternity. Around 300 research hours that will give me a few abstracts. I need to whittle it down some. It's hard to find specific information about schools so I'm almost whittling down based on how pretty the campus is and how much the secondary sucks. Do any of these schools yield protect/have missions I don't fit?

All Texas schools
Harvard
Penn
Columbia
WashU
Cornell
NYU
Pittsburgh
Yale
Pritzker
Michigan
Vanderbilt
Mt. Sinai
Northwestern
Virginia
UCSF
UCLA
Emory
USC Keck
Ohio State
Rochester
Cincinnati
Einstein
Hofstra

Anything bolded is your target schools, everything else is mild to far undershoot. @ClamShell gave good examples of schools that like high-non clinical (Cannot confirm, but I trust their advice). Otherwise, based on geography and how pretty their campus is are good selection factors.

If you have MSAR then you can go through and see which ones are ranked/have mandatory curriculum. Get rid of those ones that have either (or God forbid both...)

 

[965978]

Anything bolded is your target schools, everything else is mild to far undershoot. @ClamShell gave good examples of schools that like high-non clinical (Cannot confirm, but I trust their advice). Otherwise, based on geography and how pretty their campus is are good selection factors.

If you have MSAR then you can go through and see which ones are ranked/have mandatory curriculum. Get rid of those ones that have either (or God forbid both...)

When I was rejected at Rochester they said that they really want high volunteering (several hundred hours and/or peace corps level)

Keck is located in an undeserved area of Los Angeles and is associated with LA country hospital and really values compassion and volunteering

Emory gives out a high number of community service scholarships.

I was just basing my advice on those things 🙂

 

[DoctorSnow]

Listen to @ClamShell. IF possible, try to keep increasing your service to those less fortunate than yourself. Top schools enjoy applicants that show altruism and empathy to underserved populations. Friend of mine went to Harvard and claims his 800 hours of volunteering (girls and boys club, special olympics, NA reservation clinic) got him noticed.

 

[Goro]

Hello! My stats are very good and my ECs are okay so I'm trying to figure out a good list. I have Texas residency, ORM. I'm an engineering major at a large state school. I have a 3.9X and >524 on the MCAT, 250 hospital hours, 100 hours tutoring kids in a low SES environment. Engineering internships, one of which is biomedical devices so I'm trying to frame my application around that. Basic leadership positions in my fraternity. Around 300 research hours that will give me a few abstracts. I need to whittle it down some. It's hard to find specific information about schools so I'm almost whittling down based on how pretty the campus is and how much the secondary sucks. Do any of these schools yield protect/have missions I don't fit?

All Texas schools
Harvard
Penn
Columbia
WashU
Cornell
NYU
Pittsburgh
Yale
Pritzker
Michigan
Vanderbilt
Mt. Sinai
Northwestern
Virginia
UCSF
UCLA
Emory
USC Keck
Ohio State
Rochester
Cincinnati
Einstein
Hofstra

ECs are on the low side for the Really Top Schools

I suggest sticking with the TX schools.

 

[DrFortiusNatando]

If you are willing to stay in Texas, you will have a good number of options right there.

I would consider removing a couple among Hofstra, Emory, Einstein, Rochester, Cincinnati, and Mt Sinai. They will likely yield/resource-protect, bc a Texas resident with your stats will generally NOT go to their school. They will generally not want to waste an interview slot on a TEXAS applicant with tippy top stats who will have so many other options. Especially since ORM, your EC's are on the weak side for schools like Harvard and Yale. They might be more interested in you after a gap year or two, and though you might very well get an interview at those places, likely not Acceptance material at this point.