is this school list okay?

[boogiecousins94]

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I graduated in 2016, sGPA is 3.27, cGPA is 3.33. First two years I had sub-3.0 (freshman sGPA was 2.65 🙁 ). Overall I had 3.7 sGPA my final two years, (40 credits of BPCM I think) and I have a 3.83 post bac gpa of 7 credits, but couldn't take multiple the same semester due to class timing and working full time.

For context my sGPA was poor in the beginning due to C- in Calc 2, C in genetics, C+ in anatomy courses, B- in ecology etc.

My last two years I received two A-s and one A in 3 semesters of physics, As in various upper level neuro classes, A- in both orgo 2 and orgo lab, etc. The reason my sGPA isn't lie 3.8+ for last two years is due to one B- in biochem (but got 131 on MCAT go figure) and a B+ in 2 or 3 classes.

Residency is in New England

MCAT is 515 (128/128/131/128) from 2015

Research:

• 2500hrs, 3 different labs, current lab manager as full time job for past year (45hrs a week, at very prestigious academic hospital, not sure if that matters at all probably not)
• first author publication, another first author pub coming this summer sometime.
• Multiple abstracts in major national conferences (2nd author out of 7)
• Mentored/taught summer student in current lab for 10 weeks if that matters

Clinical:

• 55 hours shadowing, 4 different specialties
• 100hrs hospital volunteering, very patient intensive. This was over 3 semesters (no summers) and trained new volunteers in this position.
• Hospice volunteering with dementia patients (just started due to timing issues, only about 15hrs when I apply)
• IDK if this is clinical, I know its not a physician but I shadowed multiple mental health outpatient/inpatient facilities (only about 10hrs total)

Non-clinical Volunteering:

• 25hrs food bank, started in March, still ongoing
• 40hrs special olympics (3 tournaments), still ongoing
• Special olympics asst. coach for this summer ( begins later this month, I'm not applying until July 1st or so) but will only be handful of hours by the time I apply.

Other:

• 3 part time jobs in college (not at the same time) probably 200hrs total (not a lot)
• Self-employed yard work for 2 summers (500hrs)
• Did 4 years/12 total seasons of competitive intramurals at school (3 different sports) just to provide other info

LORs:

• Very very good, 3 different PIs all 3 of them dept chairs at different med schools.
• MD letter, professor letters etc., and a character letter
• Using committee packet

School List:
Miami
USF
UCF
Jefferson
Drexel
Temple
Quinnipiac
UConn
Loyola Chicago
Georgetown
George Washington
Wake Forest
Vermont
VCU
EVMS
Virginia Tech
Tulane
Rosalind Franklin
Florida International
USC
MCW
UMass (not a legal resident but I live in the state for past year and pay taxes here)
BU (not sure since averages are so high but I see upward trend stuff)
NYMC
Oakland

I have very strong ties to one of the florida schools, also can apply to 25 max due to committee letter restrictions. I also plan on taking two more courses at least during the cycle, I know it won't be in GPA but I guess I can send with updates whenever this paper is published too

Thanks for the help I appreciate it. Also for context my PS discusses my desire to bridge the gap between research and patient care and how I want to embody the whole spectrum of medicine, as in I want to advanced the field but be able to form connections with patients and provide a source of comfort etc. while helping them. One of my LORs discusses this as well

 

[boogiecousins94]

anybody have an opinion? thanks

 

[Goro]

I'm not a fan of ties unless you actually went to the school, or lived in the state, hence delete the FL state schools. Delete U CT unless you're a Nutmegger. Delete Va Tech (highly quirky, small class size, and OOS unfriendly). Don't know if Keck rewards reinvention, but definitely add NYMC, Albany, Case, Dartmouth and maybe Hofstra and/or Emory. Also add some DO schools, like PCOM, NYITCOM and UNECOM.


Miami
Jefferson
Drexel
Temple
Quinnipiac
UConn
Loyola Chicago
Georgetown
George Washington
Wake Forest
Vermont
VCU
EVMS
Virginia Tech
Tulane
Rosalind Franklin
Florida International
USC
MCW
UMass (not a legal resident but I live in the state for past year and pay taxes here)
BU (not sure since averages are so high but I see upward trend stuff)
NYMC
Oakland

I have very strong ties to one of the florida schools, also can apply to 25 max due to committee letter restrictions. I also plan on taking two more courses at least during the cycle, I know it won't be in GPA but I guess I can send with updates whenever this paper is published too

Thanks for the help I appreciate it. Also for context my PS discusses my desire to bridge the gap between research and patient care and how I want to embody the whole spectrum of medicine, as in I want to advanced the field but be able to form connections with patients and provide a source of comfort etc. while helping them. One of my LORs discusses this as well[/QUOTE]