Help with school list please!! 30 mcat, 3.9 gpa :)

[pennstate13]

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Hey guys,

I am a PA resident and currently go to penn state. I just took my mcat 5/26 and got my scores back. I got a 30 on it (10/8/12). Since I was avging 30-33 I feel like retaking to make it in this application cycle isn't gonna be much of a diff so I don't plan on retaking 🙁 My cgpa is a 3.84 and my sgpa is a 3.91. Even though Im gonna apply to PA schools, my parents live in florida and I really would like to apply to those schools too.

My ec's are pretty strong: lotsss of volunteer work, clinical shadowing, medical mission trip, peer mentoring, leadership positions, sorority member, one summer of research (no pubs), class ta'ing... and am planning on ta'ing a lab senior year and continuing research my snr yr in a new lab.

I wanna apply broadly due to my low mcat, so can anyone help with a decent school list with reaches, safeties and matches? Thanks 🙂

 

[Catalystik]

Hey guys,

I am a PA resident and currently go to penn state. I just took my mcat 5/26 and got my scores back. I got a 30 on it (10/8/12). Since I was avging 30-33 I feel like retaking to make it in this application cycle isn't gonna be much of a diff so I don't plan on retaking 🙁 My cgpa is a 3.84 and my sgpa is a 3.91. Even though Im gonna apply to PA schools, my parents live in florida and I really would like to apply to those schools too.

My ec's are pretty strong: lotsss of volunteer work, clinical shadowing, medical mission trip, peer mentoring, leadership positions, sorority member, one summer of research (no pubs), class ta'ing... and am planning on ta'ing a lab senior year and continuing research my snr yr in a new lab.

I wanna apply broadly due to my low mcat, so can anyone help with a decent school list with reaches, safeties and matches? Thanks 🙂

With a 3.84/30, for you to research for "fit":

Reasonable reaches:
UCF, USCal, Boston, Tufts, SLU, Einstein, Rochester,
UConn, Georgetown, Miami, Iowa, Maryland, UMinn, Stony Brook, Wake, Cincinnati, Penn State, UWisconsin,

Target:
Loma Linda, Loyola, RFU, UKentucky, Creighton, Albany, SUNY Downstate, Hofstra (newer), Jefferson, MCW,
UIllinois, Wayne, Buffalo, Toledo, UNebraska, Drexel, Temple, Vermont, VCU, Virginia Tech Carilion (newer), Arizona,

Safeties:
GWU, FIU, Louisville, Tulane, NYMC, MUSC, SCarolina, EVMS, Florida Atlantic University (new),
Rush, Michigan State, Oakland (new),

And FSU, UF (a bit of a reach), and USF if you feel they are suitable.