NJ / 3.9+ cGPA / 3.9+ cGPA / 506 MCAT - How to approach this cycle, and need feedback on my school list.

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MCAT: 506 (all sections above 125)
cGPA: 3.9+
sGPA: 3.9+
Major: Chemical Engineering
Total Clinical Hours - 205 hours:
Hospital volunteering (hands on responsibilities and patient care, no fluffing pillows or answers phones bull****) - 175 hours / 1 year
Hospice facility volunteering - more or less same responsibilities as current hospital volunteering gig but played more of an emotional support role for families and patients (quit due to personal reasons after few months) - 30 hours / 3 months
Total Non-Clinical Hours - 650:
American Red Cross - 350 hours / 3 years
Food Pantry - 250 hours / 1.5 years
Animal Shelter - 50 hours / 6 months

Shadowing: 180 hours
Three different specialties (IM, Peds, FM)
LORs: 7 Secured Letters of Rec (very strong letters)
1 MD
1 DO
1 from hospital volunteer manager (RN of 9 years)
2 natural science
1 humanities
1 engineering
Research:
None currently - plan on joining research lab my senior year (Fall 2023/Spring 2024)
Work Experience:
Manufacturing industry internship - process engineering intern for two summers (2022, 2023)
Pharmaceutical industry internship - spring
Other:
Several leadership positions in various clubs, 1 year as a chemistry tutor at my college (paid), organized a food drive, several one day environmental volunteering events (trash clean up, trail maintenance, mostly for hobby for various organizations), honor society induction 2023, volunteering at my university for on campus events for new students and other events, middle school science fair volunteering (1 day event, 2 years in a row).
Personal Statement and Essays (Compelling, I think?):
- Grew up in single parent house hold, low SES upbringing - lived in homeless shelters with my dad many times growing up, Hispanic, plus some other stuff.

School list is as follows:
MD Programs:
  1. Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
  2. Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
  3. Rowan University Cooper Medical School
  4. Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
  5. New York Medical College
  6. University of Kansas School of Medicine
  7. Loma Linda School of Medicine
  8. Medical College of Wisconsin
  9. Temple University Medical School
  10. Drexel University College of Medicine
  11. Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College
  12. Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
  13. Albany Medical College
  14. University of Vermont College of Medicine
  15. Quinnipiac Medical School
  16. Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine
  17. Wayne State University
  18. George Washington University School of Medicine
  19. Georgetown Medical School
  20. Creighton University School of Medicine
  21. Saint Louis University School of Medicine
  22. West Virginia University School of Medicine
  23. University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
  24. Loyola Stritch School of Medicine
  25. Rush Medical College
  26. Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
  27. Eastern Virginia Medical School
  28. University of Arizona College of Medicine
  29. University of South Carolina School of Medicine
  30. Northeast Ohio Medical University
  31. Carle Illinois College of Medicine
  32. Indiana University School of Medicine
DO Programs:
  1. Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine
  2. Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine Harlem
  3. Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine Middletown
  4. New York Institute of technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
  5. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
  6. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Elmira
  7. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Erie
  8. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Seton Hill
  9. Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  10. Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
  11. Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine

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If you don't mind, stating your state of residence would help the advisors a lot, thank you!
 
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You have several state public schools on your list that admit very few non residents with a MCAT of 506 and no connection to the state. Also, schools lsuch as Rush and Loyola are looking for applicants with many more hours of clinical exposure than you have.
I suggest these schools from your MD list:
  • Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
  • Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
  • Rowan University Cooper Medical School
  • Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
  • New York Medical College
  • Loma Linda School of Medicine
  • Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Temple University Medical School
  • Drexel University College of Medicine
  • Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College
  • Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
  • Albany Medical College
  • University of Vermont College of Medicine
  • Quinnipiac Medical School
  • Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine
  • Wayne State University
  • George Washington University School of Medicine
  • Georgetown Medical School
  • Creighton University School of Medicine
  • Saint Louis University School of Medicine
  • Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
  • Eastern Virginia Medical School
  • Carle Illinois College of Medicine

  • You could add these schools:
  • Wake Forest
  • TCU
  • Medical College Wisconsin
  • Belmont (when it opens)
  • You ave a good DO list
 
Where did you send your 7 letters? Did you do any mix-and-match if schools wanted to see fewer?

Any connections with Latinx mentoring organizations for engineering or future physicians, like LMSA?
 
Where did you send your 7 letters? Did you do any mix-and-match if schools wanted to see fewer?

Any connections with Latinx mentoring organizations for engineering or future physicians, like LMSA?
Just to clarify the letters, they are part of a letter packet my school is compiling and will be uploading to AMCAS/AACOMAS. I sent all my letters to my university. I have two packets and there are 6 letters per packet (MD letter going to MD schools, DO letter going to DO schools, so each packet has 6 letters). And to answer your second question, no I do not have connections with Latinx organizations as you described.
 
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Add MSUCOM to your list! The best rated DO school! I think your MD is fine, you can definitely add central Michigan since they accept lower scores
 
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