List Help: MCAT 511/GPA s3.6/o3.7 CA WF

[whittierstmd2be]

CA Resident/Working in NY (2 yrs)
MCAT: 511 (127/126/128/130)
GPA: s3.4 (OC - ugh!)/o3.6 (Upward Trend)
Dean's List 6 semesters/Cum Laude Graduate
Highly Selective New England Liberal Arts
Clinical Research Associate (Current Employment) (18+ mo 2800 hours)
Co-Author 2 publications; 3 Abstracts all in connection with clinical employment
Clinical Shadowing: 250 hrs
Hospital Clinical Quality Control Intern: 240 hrs
Community Service/Leadership/Education: 750 hrs
White Female

Here's my list as of today. I'd appreciate any advice, thoughts or suggestions,

UC Davis
UC Riverside
UC San Diego
UC Irvine
Wake Forest
SUNY Downstate
SUNY Upstate
Chicago Rosalind Franklin
Drexel University
GWU
Georgetown
NYMC
Stony Brook
Tulane
Tufts
SLU
Albany Medical Center
Albert Einstein
Quinnipiac University
Wayne State
Creighton University
Rush
University of Toledo
Loyola Chicago
Cooper Medical Center at Rowan
Rochester
University of Arizona - Tucson
University of Arizona - Phoenix
Virginia Tech

WARS Categories Distribution/WARS Score 74 (C Level):
1 - 0
2 - 1 (UCSD)
3 - 3 (USC-Keck; Albert Einstein; Rochester)
4 - 8 (Wayne; Creighton; SLU; SUNY Downstate; Stony Brook; Quinnipiac, Wake Forest; Toledo)
5 - 7 (UC Davis, UC Irvine; UC Riverside; UCSD; Arizona - Tucson; Arizona - Phoenix; Virginia Tech)
6 - 10 (Tulane; Tufts; Georgetown; Loyola Chicago; Drexel; GWU, NYMC; Rush; Albany; Rosalind Franklin)

I originally had USC-Keck but dropped it. I'm from SoCal with a legacy connection. Should I keep it?Should I drop the 3 state schools in states in which I am not a resident?
Should I also be applying to DO?

Thank you!

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[Faha]

You can remove some of the state public schools where you are not a resident including Toledo, Cooper Rowan,Virginia Tech, both Arizona schools.
You could add these schools:
Vermont
Seton Hall
Temple
Jefferson
Eastern Virginia
NOVA MD
Oakland Beaumont
Western Michigan
Medical College Wisconsin
California University (new school)
Kaiser (when it opens)

 

[whittierstmd2be]

Thank you Faha! I guess I missed that some of those schools were state public schools.

 

[whittierstmd2be]

Faha - Do you think I should also be applying to DO schools? Thanks again!

 

[Faha]

Yes, apply to at least 6 DO schools and you are competitive for all DO schools.

 

[whittierstmd2be]

Thank you.

That was my plan and I've shadowed a DO and have him preparing a LOR for me - which I'm told is important for DO programs.

Would it be fair to ask how you would assess my competitiveness for the allopathic schools I'm applying to?

Thanks again!

 

[Faha]

The GPA-MCAT grid shows you have approximately a 60% chance for a MD acceptance. If you apply this month to all the schools I listed and submit your secondaries by July your chances are higher.

 

[whittierstmd2be]

Thank you again!

 

[Goro]

CA Resident/Working in NY (2 yrs)
MCAT: 511 (127/126/128/130)
GPA: s3.4 (OC - ugh!)/o3.6 (Upward Trend)
Dean's List 6 semesters/Cum Laude Graduate
Highly Selective New England Liberal Arts
Clinical Research Associate (Current Employment) (18+ mo 2800 hours)
Co-Author 2 publications; 3 Abstracts all in connection with clinical employment
Clinical Shadowing: 250 hrs
Hospital Clinical Quality Control Intern: 240 hrs
Community Service/Leadership/Education: 750 hrs
White Female

Here's my list as of today. I'd appreciate any advice, thoughts or suggestions,

UC Davis
UC Riverside (ONLY if you're from the Inland Empire)
UC Irvine
Wake Forest
ALL SUNYs
Chicago Rosalind Franklin
Drexel University
GWU
Georgetown
NYMC
Tulane
Tufts
SLU
Albany Medical Center
Quinnipiac University
Wayne State
Loyola Chicago
U WV
Nova MD
CalU Med

Should I also be applying to DO?

Thank you!

ADD:
EVMS
U Miami
MCW
You have to apply to DO to be on the safe side. Start list with NYITCOM, PCOM and UNECOM. You know which ones I don't like.

 

[whittierstmd2be]

You can remove some of the state public schools where you are not a resident including Toledo, Cooper Rowan,Virginia Tech, both Arizona schools.
You could add these schools:
Vermont
Seton Hall
Temple
Jefferson
Eastern Virginia
NOVA MD
Oakland Beaumont
Western Michigan
Medical College Wisconsin
California University (new school)
Kaiser (when it opens)

What would you think about me adding Hackensack at Seton Hall at this "late" date? Is that a good target for me? P.S. I've received secondaries from all of the schools to which I applied (30) and have completed and submitted them. I'm still waiting for one of them to show me some love with an interview invitation. Fingers crossed. Thanks again.

 

[Faha]

You can add Seton Hall.

 

[whittierstmd2be]

You can add Seton Hall.

Thank you.