Help with school list, Please! 3.8/3.82s 515

[Tenzing2017]

Hey everyone, I just got my MCAT scores back. Not as great as I wanted based on my FLs but still I can't complain!

Anyone have suggestions for a school list? I am a NY resident, white male.

Do I have a shot at any reaches?

Thanks!

GPA: 3.8, 3.82s MCAT: 515 130/127/131/127
B.S. in Biochemistry Major, Chemistry Minor
Taking a Gap Year: Working as Medicinal Chemist in Pharma
Strong upward trend, Freshman year=3.0, every semester there after >3.9.
Transferred schools. Current School Transcript= 3.95, 3.98s GPA
Graduated #1 in Biochemistry, Awarded College Medal
Committee Ranking Top 10% of Class (Highest Rank)
Should have great LORs, Professors know me well (1 Orgo, 1 Research Mentor (Orgo), 1 Biochem, 1 Molecular, 1 Habitat, 1 Theology)

Research
-3 Years Total: 1 year immunology, 2 years Organic Chemistry
-2 Years Organic Chemistry Research: Two Grants
-Department Grant Year 1
-Competitive University-Wide Fellowship, year 2
-3 Posters, Senior Thesis

Extra-Curricular
-President/Founder of Tri-Beta Biological Honors Society
-Weekly Service at a Nursing home (non-clinical) 3 semesters
-Chair of Mentoring Program for Biochemistry and mentor
-VP of Biochemistry Club, Treasure
-Habitat for Humanity Trip- Guatemala
-Ambassador College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
-Emergency Room volunteer + Shadowing ~250 hrs
-Former Personal Fitness Trainer (~3 years)


Former College
-VP of Biology club


Tutoring
-Organic Chemistry I&II, General Biology, Genetics, Anatomy & Physiology I&II >1000hrs
-Tutor in three departments: Physics, Chemistry, and Student Access (University Run service)
-Teaching Assistant Physics, Lecture
-Teaching Assistant Chemistry, Lab

Honors&Scholarship
-Valedictorian of Biochemistry
-Outstanding Junior Biochemistry student
-Competitive Research Fellowship
-Internal Research Grant
-Empire State Diversity Honors Scholarship
-Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society
-Alpha Epsilon Delta Honors Society
-Tri Beta Honors Society

1. College of Physicians and Surgeons- Columbia University
2. Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Studies
3. NYU School of Medicine
4. Albert Einstein College of Medicine
5. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
6. SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
7. SUNY Upstate College of Medicine
8. New York Medical College
9. Hofstra North Shore- LIJ School of Medicine
10. Stony Brook School of Medicine
11. Albany School of Medicine
12. Yale School of Medicine
13. Perelman School of Medicine
15. Geisel School of Medicine- Dartmouth
16. Alpert Medical School- Brown
17. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
18. Mayo Medical School
19. Vanderbilt School of Medicine
20. University of Virginia School of Medicine
21. Georgetown University School of Medicine
22. Emory University School of Medicine
23. Boston University School of Medicine
24. Temple University School of Medicine
25. Drexel University College of Medicine
26. Sidney Kimmel Medical College-Thomas Jefferson

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[Tenzing2017]

thoughts? / Bump

 

[Faha]

You should receive interviews from your list. You could add these schools:
SUNY Buffalo
Vermont
Quinnipiac

 

[Tenzing2017]

@gyngyn

 

[gyngyn]

I count 12 schools on your list where you have a fair to good chance at an interview. If you add Buffalo, Rochester and VT you should be in good shape.