help with school list

[leadinglab252]

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here is the school list I am applying to (please feel free to give me brutally honest feedback)

information:
- uGPA: 3.97, sGPA: around 3.93-3.95
- MCAT: 522 (2nd attempt) 132/127/132/131, 509 first attempt
- CA resident, ORM: Asian Indian, USC

clinical hours: 122 hours at urgent care orthopedic center, 280 hours at urban hospital as a volunteer in various departments, 142 as a behavior therapist (if this counts), 430 as a clinical intern in a heart center

non-clinical: 128 hours for diabetes outreach club, 168 hours founding and organizing a basketball program at nearby elementary schools, 230 hours teaching at nearby schools, 250 hours in healthcare insurance enrollment club - all of the above have leadership

research: 400 hours at a neurological surgery wet lab, one abstract as a national e-poster, 2400 more hours to come in gap year - clinical research

shadowing: 63 hours in various specialities + some more coming in gap year

awards: summa cum, phi beta kappa, small scholarship

please let me know what you guys think, worried if i may have too many reach/target or just too many schools in general. thank you

 

[chilly_md]

Moved to WAMC.

Remove Loyola, Rush, Temple, VCU, EVMS, MCW. You do not seem to have the type of service they emphasize.
Also remove Stanford, Columbia, Michigan, and Duke.

You can add Dartmouth and Colorado.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Non-clinical volunteering doesn't show much service orientation (food distribution, shelter volunteer, job/tax preparation, legal support, transportation services, or housing rehabilitation), and you should have at least 150 hours to avoid getting screened out and at least 250 hours to be taken seriously at brand-name schools that make your list top-heavy.

What else is unique about you that would get the attention of schools like Michigan, Vanderbilt, or WashU St. Louis?