NEED HELP to improve my Application!!!

[RKO1992]

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Hi everyone. I am currently a Senior Graduating in May 2013 from Rutgers University, NJ. I have a good GPA and hopefully will do good on my MCAT in April. I took my MCAT last year in August and ended up with 25 (12/4/9). Based on the current practice exam trends it seems like I will end up around 30. I was working full time until my Junior year so my ECs are very weak.

Here are my stats:
GPA: cGPA 3.92/ sGPA 3.82

MCAT: 1st time 25 (13/4/9), 2nd time hopefully 30.

ECs:
Clinical: Volunteering in ER, I have 150 hours right now and will have approximately 250 by the time I apply.
Non-Clinical: I have been going to a Hindu Temple every weekend for 3-4 hours for almost 3 years now. I help clean the hall for ceremony and serve people with food and water after the ceremony is over. Does this count towards non clinical Volunteering?
Work Experience: Chemistry Tutor for 2 years and still working, Worked at a Fast Food Restaurant as a Shift Leader for one year.
Shadowing: I will have 30 hours of shadowing from one doctor.
Research: None
Club: None

I am going to apply to many schools but below are the few schools that will be my first choices:
UMDNJ-RWJ
UMDNJ-NJMS
UMDNJ-SOM
Drexel
Copper Medical School
Temple University

What are my chances? What should I do to improve my chances in upcoming six months? Thank You!

 

[Juan Solo]

I think that it is a bit difficult to predict your chances without an actual MCAT score. However if you did score a 30 or higher on the MCAT then my advise would be to try and strengthen your EC's. Clinical experience is good but it is also very helpful to have community/social experience as well as some leadership experience.

 

[futurenjdoc]

Hey, I'm gonna be graduating from Rutgers New Brunswick as well this year. Your GPAs are very impressive especially considering the tough curriculum that is offered at Rutgers. I think if you get a 30 on your MCAT, you will have a great shot to every single one of those schools, especially Cooper as it is a newer school. A 24 for your first shot is very good. Your EC's I think are somewhat marginal but can be offset by your GPA. I see a lot around this message board that 50 hours of shadowing is considered 'aquedate', so maybe work on that a bit. But basically, if you can perform strongly on the MCAT like you say you're going to, you should have no problem getting into a school. Good luck!👍

 

[PsychOut13]

If you could get an exposure to research before applying that would definitely increase your chances since a lot of schools look for that. Also, a 30+ on your MCAT would obviously increase your likelihood of admissions but it needs to be much more balanced (you have virtually no chance with a 4 subscore, you need at least a 7 and should aim for a 9 or 10)

 

[RKO1992]

Thank You All. I will try to focus on my MCAT to get 30+ and will also work on some ECs.