List of Schools Advice

[wac06004]

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3.7 GPA 32R MCAT (9 v, 11 p, 12 b) resident of Connecticut. The list on the left is my ideal list of schools I would want to apply for. The list on the right comprises of my schools that I would be ok with going to. Which schools from the left would you swap with schools on the right in order to create the best possible list? I believe the one on the left might have too many reach schools.

1. Wake Forest 1. MSU
2. UNC 2. U of Chicago
3. UConn 3. U of Rochester
4. Pitt 4. Albert Einstein
5. MCW 5. Cincinnati
6. U of VT 6. U of Alabama
7. Georgetown 7. Case Western
8. U of Miami 8. Temple
9. Tufts 9. Jefferson
10. Cornell 10. George Washington
11. UC San Fran 11. Virginia Commonwealth
12. Brown 12. SUNY Syracuse
13. Harvard 13. Medical University of South Carolina
14. BU 14. Marshall
15. UCLA 15. UMass
16. Maryland 16. New York Medical School
17. Johns Hopkins 17. St. Louis
18. Columbia 18. University of South Carolina
19. Dartmouth 19. Eastern Virginia
20. Colorado 20. Rosalind Franklin
21. UVa 21. Ohio State
22. Northwestern 22. Drexel
23. U of Michigan 23. Loyola
24. Yale 24. Loma Linda
25. Mount Sinai 25. Louisville

 

[alwaysaangel]

3.7 GPA 32R MCAT (9 v, 11 p, 12 b) resident of Connecticut. The list on the left is my ideal list of schools I would want to apply for. The list on the right comprises of my schools that I would be ok with going to. Which schools from the left would you swap with schools on the right in order to create the best possible list? I believe the one on the left might have too many reach schools.

Sorry, I'm confused as to your question - why are none of the schools you want to apply for ones you want to go to? Shouldn't the lists be overlapped? I think you need to clarify what you're asking to get the answer you want. I'm just going to take the whole list and comment.

But with no information on your ECs or ethnicity its hard to really tell you.

1. Wake Forest
1. MSU
2. UNC
2. U of Chicago
3. UConn
3. U of Rochester
4. Pitt
4. Albert Einstein
5. MCW
5. Cincinnati
6. U of VT
6. U of Alabama
Get rid of this - they only like instate residents who are going to stick around and be doctors in their state.

7. Georgetown
7. Case Western
8. U of Miami
8. Temple
9. Tufts
9. Jefferson
10. Cornell
10. George Washington
11. UC San Fran
Definitely a reach unless your ECs are spectacular. I probably wouldn't waste my money if I were you.

11. Virginia Commonwealth
12. Brown
They like their own - may be a waste of money.

12. SUNY Syracuse

13. Harvard
Definitely a reach for you unless you have amazing ECs or URM. I wouldn't waste your money.

13. Medical University of South Carolina
Get rid of this - they only like instate residents who are going to stick around and be doctors in their state.

14. BU

14. Marshall

15. UCLA
Definite reach for you. Its already hard on OOS applicants and your 9 in verbal will really hurt you

15. UMass

16. Maryland

16. New York Medical School

17. Johns Hopkins
Wouldn't waste your money. Unless your ECs are incredible or you're URM

17. St. Louis

18. Columbia
Wouldn't waste your money. Unless your ECs are incredible or you're URM

18. University of South Carolina
Get rid of this - they only like instate residents who are going to stick around and be doctors in their state.

19. Dartmouth

19. Eastern Virginia

20. Colorado

20. Rosalind Franklin

21. UVa

21. Ohio State

22. Northwestern

22. Drexel

23. U of Michigan

23. Loyola

24. Yale
Get rid of this - unless you're ECs are amazing or you're URM

24. Loma Linda
Big preference for religious students (you even sign a contract swearing off alcohol and premarital sex)

25. Mount Sinai
25. Louisville
Get rid of this - they only like instate residents who are going to stick around and be doctors in their state.





The ones I didn't comment on are perfectly reasonable. I think if you apply broadly (25-30) you will get in somewhere. I would get rid of all the schools that have Extreme instate preference (the KYs, South Caroline, Alabama) and unless money isn't an issue for you I would get rid of the top four med schools you have in there. They look for people with amazing ECs and great grades.

 

[wac06004]

The column on the left is my ideal list, my top 25 schools I would love to attend. The column on the right is essentially schools 26-50 who did not make my ideal list but I would still be fine with attending. So I was just looking to find a way to make a list of 25 that was more reasonable by swapping ones from the top 25 with ones from 26-50. Hope that makes more sense.