Nontrad 3.86 517 ORM WAMC/list help

[JAK2-STAT3]

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Hi everyone! Any feedback on my app or further school list suggestions would be welcome.

1. uGPA 3.86 (4.0 last 64 credits), sGPA 3.7 DIY Post bacc GPA (to finish prereqs) 3.95 in 16 credits
2. MCAT: 517 (127/130/128/132)
3. State of Residence: VA, ties to IN
4. ORM, female
5. Liberal Arts (not a well known one)
6. Clinical:
   1. 180 hr hospital volunteer (various departments)
   2. 480 hr as MA in rural clinic (ongoing, will be nearly 1000 hr by June)
   3. 40 hr as MA in Covid unit
7. Research
   1. Undergrad
      1. ~600 hr in various labs
      2. 2 posters presented at conferences
      3. 1st author pub of Senior Honors thesis (in an undergrad journal, not sure if this counts)
   2. After graduation
      1. ~6,000 hr as research assistant at an academic hospital (3 yrs full time)
      2. 1 co-first author pub, 1 mid author pub
      3. 2 oral presentations at conferences (on same project)
      4. 3+ first author posters (on same project)
      5. 2+ second author posters
8. Shadowing: 32 hr (Neurology, Oncology, Surgery)
9. Non-clinical: 400 hours in organization serving people with developmental delays and physical disabilities
10. Other
    1. 600 hr as writing tutor (over 3 years)
    2. 800 hr as club leader (over 2 years)
    3. Proficient in Spanish, studied abroad in Spanish speaking country
11. Awards
    1. Honors in both majors
    2. Won a poster competition
12. Interested in rural medicine, but would like to do some sort of research. Concerned about low-ish CP and BB scores for top schools and a research-heavy app. I am not currently doing any research. I became interested in medicine after graduating from college.

List: shooting for 20-25 schools, unless y'all tell me I need more

1. UVA
2. EVMS
3. VA Tech
4. VCU
5. WVU
6. IU
7. GW
8. Georgetown
9. MCW
10. Case
11. CCLCM
12. Mayo

Other suggestions??

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Did you spend your childhood primarily in rural communities? Aside from state residency, have you checked out whether the schools on your list have rural health tracks?

 

[JAK2-STAT3]

Did you spend your childhood primarily in rural communities? Aside from state residency, have you checked out whether the schools on your list have rural health tracks?

I did not grow up in a rural area, but I live in one now. The clinic I currently work in serves patients primarily from small town/rural VA and WV. I know that IU, WVU, and MCW have rural tracks. I am not sure I have strong enough rural ties to convince schools with rural tracks that I am committed to rural medicine, so I don't want to limit myself to schools with rural tracks. Moreover, I want the option of specializing, and it seems like many rotations in rural tracks are limited to FM, peds, OB, etc.

 

[JAK2-STAT3]

@Goro @Faha @gyngyn @LunaOri any advice on schools to add?

 

[Faha]

You could add any of these schools to your application:
Dartmouth
Tufts
Boston University
Brown
Hofstra
Einstein
Mount Sinai
NYU
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Columbia
Cornell
Vanderbilt
St. Louis
Tulane

 

[Goro]

Add Yale, Harvard, U MI, U VM to list

 

[JAK2-STAT3]

Dartmouth
Tufts
Boston University
Brown
Hofstra
Einstein
Mount Sinai
NYU
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Columbia
Cornell
Vanderbilt
St. Louis
Tulane

Add Yale, Harvard, U MI, U VM to list

Thank you both very much for the feedback. I have incorporated your suggestions (based on geographic preferences--I would rather not be in NYC) into a revised list below, with a few of my own additions in bold.

Does this look reasonable or too top-heavy? Should I add more lower tier schools (Drexel, Albany, Rosalind Franklin, etc.)?

Case
CCLCM
Cinci
Dartmouth
Duke
EVMS
GW
Gtown
Harvard
IU
Mayo
MCW
Pitt
Tulane
U MI
U VA
U VM
VA Tech
Vanderbilt
VCU
Wake Forest
Wash U
WVU
Yale

 

[Faha]

You have a good list and should receive several interviews.

 

[chilly_md]

Do not apply to Drexel, Albany, or Rosalind Franklin. They are low-yield and may not consider you with your high stats.

You can also apply to Ohio State, Jefferson and Rochester (completely different part of the state than NYC).

 

[Goro]

You have a good list and should receive several interviews.

I agree with the wise Faha