Hey guys, I am a reapplicant and need some help with my school list. My goal here is not to get commentary on whether or not I am a competitive candidate in general (I hope I am), but to get an idea of how I can apply wisely to minimize application costs.
My stats:
First MCAT (last year): 30S - 12P 7V 11B
Second MCAT (this year): 35O - 12P 11V 12B
GPA: 3.8 Bio major at a UC school (not CA resident tho)
Research: 1.5 year thesis in undergrad, 2 years research post-bacc fulltime - no accepted pubs but submitting a 1st and 3rd author by October
Extras: Shadow 50hrs in US, Shadow/Clinical research 150hrs abroad (all pediatrics)
*NOT an underrepresented minority applicant*
Submitted Primaries (in order of preference, md/phd only):
Top:
UPenn
Harvard
U of Washington
Hopkins
Emory
NYU
UCLA
Yale
Case Western
Mid:
Columbia
Stanford
UCSF
UCSD
UCI
UNC
Low:
OHSU
Maryland
Alabama
UCD
Medical College of Georgia
Questions: Is this list overkill, too few, too top heavy? I am interested in infectious disease (molecular epi, immunology, pathology...) - any schools not on my list that are particularly good for this? I am amcas verified and submitting secondaries now. Any advice greatly appreciated, Thanks!
My stats:
First MCAT (last year): 30S - 12P 7V 11B
Second MCAT (this year): 35O - 12P 11V 12B
GPA: 3.8 Bio major at a UC school (not CA resident tho)
Research: 1.5 year thesis in undergrad, 2 years research post-bacc fulltime - no accepted pubs but submitting a 1st and 3rd author by October
Extras: Shadow 50hrs in US, Shadow/Clinical research 150hrs abroad (all pediatrics)
*NOT an underrepresented minority applicant*
Submitted Primaries (in order of preference, md/phd only):
Top:
UPenn
Harvard
U of Washington
Hopkins
Emory
NYU
UCLA
Yale
Case Western
Mid:
Columbia
Stanford
UCSF
UCSD
UCI
UNC
Low:
OHSU
Maryland
Alabama
UCD
Medical College of Georgia
Questions: Is this list overkill, too few, too top heavy? I am interested in infectious disease (molecular epi, immunology, pathology...) - any schools not on my list that are particularly good for this? I am amcas verified and submitting secondaries now. Any advice greatly appreciated, Thanks!