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So I don't really know if this belongs here or elsewhere, but I need help picking a list of schools (and I guess a general reaction to my profile). It's basically copied directly from my MDApps profile.
22 year-old white male
Virginia citizen (in-state eligible)
Undergraduate Institution: VCU
MCAT Score: VR 10, PS 9, BS 12, R = 31R
BCPM GPA: 3.80
Overall GPA: 3.86
Extra-Curriculars:
●Non-medical mission trips
●Music volunteer at church
●Professional training and experience in singing, acting, piano, and dance
●Sunday school volunteer
●Children's musical co-director
●Worked at a grocery store for 2+ years in a leadership position where I won several awards
●Dean's list for 7 out of 8 semesters
●Dean's scholarship recipient for 4 years
●Volunteer Medical Clinic Assistant at Free Clinic
●Shadowed a pediatrician (15 hours)
●Graduate research assistant in a basic science lab
●Mentored incoming freshman students
●Honors College Member
●Active member of the Pre-Med Society
●Forensic Science Club officer
●Nursing home volunteer
●Preceptored upper-level Biology class for 1 semester
●Unit Secretary in Emergency Room
●Lab & Research Assistant in a Clinical Research Group
I'm looking for schools near in the mid-Atlantic and upper-Atlantic region (basically north of Richmond, VA and west of Chicago, IL) and I prefer schools in an urban or suburban environment. I also prefer curriculum that is organ-based and has some PBL, but these are not necessarily deal-breakers for me. I would like to apply to about 20 schools.
Here are the schools I am applying to for sure:
-VCU
-UVA
-WVU
-University of Maryland
-University of Pennsylvania
-University of Pittsburgh
-NYU
-Mt. Sinai
-NYMC
These are the other schools I am considering (of which I can only choose about 10):
-Albany Medical College
-Albert Einstein of Yeshiva University
-Columbia University
-Cornell University
-Drexel University
-Georgetown University
-Indiana University
-Jefferson Medical College
-Loyola University Chicago
-Medical College of Wisconsin
-Northwestern University
-Ohio State University
-Rosalind Franklin University
-SUNY Buffalo
-SUNY Downstate
-SUNY Stony Brook
-SUNY Upstate
-Tufts University
-University of Illinois
-University of Kentucky
-University of Michigan
-University of Rochester
-University of Toledo
-University of Vermont
-Vanderbilt University
Although I'm in-state for EVMS I do not really like the school and I can't stand Norfolk - so I decided not to apply there. Perhaps it's a bad move, but that's the way it goes. George Washington is also traditionally fond of VCU undergrads but I was relatively unimpressed with their facilities and I don't like that the 3rd and 4th year are done at separate hospitals.
Any thoughts on these schools? What about others that I didn't list that you think I might have a good shot at or be a good fit for?
22 year-old white male
Virginia citizen (in-state eligible)
Undergraduate Institution: VCU
MCAT Score: VR 10, PS 9, BS 12, R = 31R
BCPM GPA: 3.80
Overall GPA: 3.86
Extra-Curriculars:
●Non-medical mission trips
●Music volunteer at church
●Professional training and experience in singing, acting, piano, and dance
●Sunday school volunteer
●Children's musical co-director
●Worked at a grocery store for 2+ years in a leadership position where I won several awards
●Dean's list for 7 out of 8 semesters
●Dean's scholarship recipient for 4 years
●Volunteer Medical Clinic Assistant at Free Clinic
●Shadowed a pediatrician (15 hours)
●Graduate research assistant in a basic science lab
●Mentored incoming freshman students
●Honors College Member
●Active member of the Pre-Med Society
●Forensic Science Club officer
●Nursing home volunteer
●Preceptored upper-level Biology class for 1 semester
●Unit Secretary in Emergency Room
●Lab & Research Assistant in a Clinical Research Group
I'm looking for schools near in the mid-Atlantic and upper-Atlantic region (basically north of Richmond, VA and west of Chicago, IL) and I prefer schools in an urban or suburban environment. I also prefer curriculum that is organ-based and has some PBL, but these are not necessarily deal-breakers for me. I would like to apply to about 20 schools.
Here are the schools I am applying to for sure:
-VCU
-UVA
-WVU
-University of Maryland
-University of Pennsylvania
-University of Pittsburgh
-NYU
-Mt. Sinai
-NYMC
These are the other schools I am considering (of which I can only choose about 10):
-Albany Medical College
-Albert Einstein of Yeshiva University
-Columbia University
-Cornell University
-Drexel University
-Georgetown University
-Indiana University
-Jefferson Medical College
-Loyola University Chicago
-Medical College of Wisconsin
-Northwestern University
-Ohio State University
-Rosalind Franklin University
-SUNY Buffalo
-SUNY Downstate
-SUNY Stony Brook
-SUNY Upstate
-Tufts University
-University of Illinois
-University of Kentucky
-University of Michigan
-University of Rochester
-University of Toledo
-University of Vermont
-Vanderbilt University
Although I'm in-state for EVMS I do not really like the school and I can't stand Norfolk - so I decided not to apply there. Perhaps it's a bad move, but that's the way it goes. George Washington is also traditionally fond of VCU undergrads but I was relatively unimpressed with their facilities and I don't like that the 3rd and 4th year are done at separate hospitals.
Any thoughts on these schools? What about others that I didn't list that you think I might have a good shot at or be a good fit for?