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Hi everyone,
I am applying for MD/PhD programs this upcoming summer. However I was wondering if my school list, based on my stats and ECs, was good.
NY Resident
Non-URM white male
MCAT: 516 (95th percentile)
Major: Biochem/Math minor
GPA: 3.9
sGPA: 3.9
Research: 3 years total (2 summers).
Did one year of wet lab work involving zebrafish and diseases. Did not like wet lab work too much so I switched to computational research.
Have done computational research the past two years focusing on amino acids.
I have done an REU. Currently finishing up a manuscript and plan to submit it soon with my PI for publication.
I also have three poster presentations outside of my college and am a member of a research honors society
ECs:
3 years of peer tutoring at my college
I also started to teach MCAT prep courses for a well-known company
I’ve helped autistic kids learn math for the past two years through a school program
I have about 30 hours of shadowing right now but I am still shadowing so I hope to have around 80 when I’m done
100 hours of volunteering at a hospital
I have the following school list so far
Targets
UConn
URochester
Stony Brook
Umass
UNC
Penn State
UPitt (did REU there, otherwise it would be a reach)
UT southwestern
UT San Antonio
SUNY Upstate
Uwisconsin-Madison
Reaches
Boston
Hopkins
Umichigan
Dartmouth
Duke
I just want to know if my list is good so far and if there are any schools that I should put as reach instead of target or vice-versa. I plan to add a few more schools for a total of 20.Also if anyone has any good school suggestions please let me know. I know it's a little early but I have a busy schedule next semester so starting early is a good idea.
I am applying for MD/PhD programs this upcoming summer. However I was wondering if my school list, based on my stats and ECs, was good.
NY Resident
Non-URM white male
MCAT: 516 (95th percentile)
Major: Biochem/Math minor
GPA: 3.9
sGPA: 3.9
Research: 3 years total (2 summers).
Did one year of wet lab work involving zebrafish and diseases. Did not like wet lab work too much so I switched to computational research.
Have done computational research the past two years focusing on amino acids.
I have done an REU. Currently finishing up a manuscript and plan to submit it soon with my PI for publication.
I also have three poster presentations outside of my college and am a member of a research honors society
ECs:
3 years of peer tutoring at my college
I also started to teach MCAT prep courses for a well-known company
I’ve helped autistic kids learn math for the past two years through a school program
I have about 30 hours of shadowing right now but I am still shadowing so I hope to have around 80 when I’m done
100 hours of volunteering at a hospital
I have the following school list so far
Targets
UConn
URochester
Stony Brook
Umass
UNC
Penn State
UPitt (did REU there, otherwise it would be a reach)
UT southwestern
UT San Antonio
SUNY Upstate
Uwisconsin-Madison
Reaches
Boston
Hopkins
Umichigan
Dartmouth
Duke
I just want to know if my list is good so far and if there are any schools that I should put as reach instead of target or vice-versa. I plan to add a few more schools for a total of 20.Also if anyone has any good school suggestions please let me know. I know it's a little early but I have a busy schedule next semester so starting early is a good idea.