Help with school list? cGPA 3.67 sGPA 3.53 MCAT 31

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I am applying for the next cycle and I am kind of stuck on my school list. I want to apply to ~20 schools but I can't assess whether or not I'm good for the ones on my list and which other ones I should add. Any help is appreciated:

About me:
White female
MD resident
cGPA 3.67
sGPA 3.53* - I got a C+ in gen chem 1 and a C in orgo 1 my freshman year. I had a strong upward trend but it still lowered my GPA significantly. I plan on explaining my shortcomings in my application, but will this ruin my chances?
MCAT: 31: 10 ps/10 v/11 bs

Brief summary of my ECs:
100+ hrs volunteering in ER, lots of patient contact
20+ hrs shadowing a physician
2 years research, 1 publication
1 year as a microbiology TA
100+ hrs non-clinical volunteering
leadership position in a service-related club

My school list so far:
DO:
Touro NY
Nova
PCOM
CCOM
University of New England

MD:
Rosalind Franklin
Tulane
Maryland
Hofstra
Drexel
Penn State
Eastern Virginia
VCU
New York Medical College
Quinnipiac

Thanks 🙂

 

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Anyone? 🙁

 

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[gyngyn]

You are above average for the DO schools and average for most of the MD, so you will be fine.

 

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You are above average for the DO schools and average for most of the MD, so you will be fine.

Thank you, that is very reassuring to hear 🙂 Do you have any suggestions for additional schools I should add to my list?

 

[gyngyn]

Thank you, that is very reassuring to hear 🙂 Do you have any suggestions for additional schools I should add to my list?

Anything more would be based on personal preference. If you saw an interesting OOS friendly school near your stats while perusing the MSAR, add it. Don't forget to pre write the secondaries, though. Writing burn out and financial mayhem are common in this process.

 

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Anything more would be based on personal preference. If you saw an interesting OOS friendly school near your stats while perusing the MSAR, add it. Don't forget to pre write the secondaries, though. Writing burn out and financial mayhem are common in this process.

Oh yeah, I plan on starting way early since I plan to apply to ~20 schools. Thanks for your advice!

 

[Wonton Soup]

I would add Temple and VTC as well.

 

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I would add Temple and VTC as well.

Ah, I think I may have forgotten those. Thanks, I will probably at least add Temple, but I think VTC might be in too rural of an area for me.

 

[Ecronum]

Where didya get in? How come no one ever asks that?