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back2skewl

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Hey! I'm a current Peace Corps Volunteer one year into my service looking to apply to medical school in the next application cycle. I've got a list of schools I'm interested in, but I would really appreciate feedback on any you think I should definitely add or take off. I'm interested in doing family practice in a rural area.
Here's a little more about my stats and my experience:

Undergrad: Small liberal arts school
State of residence: South Dakota
Cumulative GPA:3.9
Science GPA:3.83
MCAT Scores: 512 (126/128/128/130)
Research: A full-time summer internship in a translational lab doing breast cancer research (~320 hours)
Volunteering: Public Health Peace Corps Volunteer ~4,000 hours split between clinical and non-clinical volunteering; volunteering at a free clinic ~100 hours
Physician shadowing: 100+ hours primary care, 8 hours Oncology, 2 hours surgery
Extracurricular activities: Ultimate Frisbee, Pre-med club, Hispanic Studies Club
Employment history: Backpacking guide, Research, Off-season Camp Host, Conferences and Events for my university, Front Desk Worker in a residence hall
Immediate family members in medicine? (y/n): Mom is a retired nurse practitioner

Here are the schools I'm interested in:
Case Western Reserve
Rochester
Emory
Saint Louis
Jefferson
Miami Miller
Colorado
Tulane
George Washington
Creighton
RUSH
Nova Southeastern MD
University of South Dakota
MC Wisconsin
Loyola
Uniformed Services University
Kaiser

Any feedback is greatly appreciated!

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You should receive several interviews from your list. You could add Drexel, Temple, Georgetown, Rosalind Franklin.
 
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