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I have posted this in WAMC thread but did not get a response so reposting here.... I would appreciate help in narrowing down my school list. Any input greatly appreciated! Thank you!!
Applying MD for entering class 2020
-Currently a junior at top 20 school in Midwest
-CA resident, ORM
-MCAT 516 (131/130/129/126)
-CGPA 3.92
-SGPA 3.95
-Research: 400 Hours, 2 publications (3rd author on both, clinical research not bench/basic science)
-Clinical volunteering: 200 hours at Children’s hospital
-Non-clinical volunteering-300 hours
-Medically related work experience: 650 hours as surgical support tech at outpatient surgery center
-physician shadowing: approx 100 hours to date, plan on another 20-40 hrs before app
Planning to apply to approx. 35 schools.
Tentative list below. Please help me narrow down. Thank you!!
Reach Schools: Columbia, Yale, NYU, Cornell, Penn, Dartmouth, Stanford, U Chicago, Northwestern, Duke, Wash U
ii. Reasonable schools: UCSF, UCLA, UC Irvine, USC Keck, UCSD, Emory, Pitt, Case Western, Boston U, Tufts, Vanderbilt, Mt. Sinai, Michigan
iii. Others: UC Davis, Georgetown, GWU, Rush, MCW, Miami, RFU/Chicago Med, Jefferson, Temple, Drexel, Tulane, St. Louis University, Loyola Chicago, Penn State, New York Medical College, Rochester, Einstein, Creighton, Univ. of Vermont, Ohio State, Wayne State
Applying MD for entering class 2020
-Currently a junior at top 20 school in Midwest
-CA resident, ORM
-MCAT 516 (131/130/129/126)
-CGPA 3.92
-SGPA 3.95
-Research: 400 Hours, 2 publications (3rd author on both, clinical research not bench/basic science)
-Clinical volunteering: 200 hours at Children’s hospital
-Non-clinical volunteering-300 hours
-Medically related work experience: 650 hours as surgical support tech at outpatient surgery center
-physician shadowing: approx 100 hours to date, plan on another 20-40 hrs before app
Planning to apply to approx. 35 schools.
Tentative list below. Please help me narrow down. Thank you!!
Reach Schools: Columbia, Yale, NYU, Cornell, Penn, Dartmouth, Stanford, U Chicago, Northwestern, Duke, Wash U
ii. Reasonable schools: UCSF, UCLA, UC Irvine, USC Keck, UCSD, Emory, Pitt, Case Western, Boston U, Tufts, Vanderbilt, Mt. Sinai, Michigan
iii. Others: UC Davis, Georgetown, GWU, Rush, MCW, Miami, RFU/Chicago Med, Jefferson, Temple, Drexel, Tulane, St. Louis University, Loyola Chicago, Penn State, New York Medical College, Rochester, Einstein, Creighton, Univ. of Vermont, Ohio State, Wayne State