Reapplicant here. What are my chances?! School list help?

[TUforMD]

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Hey @Goro @Faha Im sure you get these a lot but I would love some help with my school list. I am a reapplicant and I feel like my school list might have cost me last year. I posted my stats below. New stuff that was not in last years application has ** ** around it

Thank you!!!!

Year in school: Graduated 2016

State: Maryland

Schools I applied to last cycle:

WVU, Albany, Drexel, EVMS, GWU, Georgetown, IU, Temple, NYMC, Oakland, PSU, Vermont, Rosalind Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, OSU, Miami, Tufts, UA- Tuscon, Iowa, Kentucky, UMD, U of Wisco, VCU, WF

Cumulative GPA: 3.87

Science GPA: 3.88

MCAT: 512 (129/125/130/128)

Research: One semester in a lab at undergrad as assistant (no course credits/publications)

Volunteering: 130 hours in ICU (From 2014-2015); **Planning to start volunteering at VA with Red Cross this month**

Physician Shadowing: 20 hours shadowing 1 Anesthesiologist (June to Sept 2016); **Medical Scribe for Pediatrician (1000+ hours)**

Non-Clinical Volunteering: Environmental Cleanup (30 hours), holiday party for underprivileged kids, community service chair of fraternity where I organized many other philanthropic events

ECs: Fraternity Academic and Community Service Chair (left in 2016)

Employment History: Clerical Worker; Got a promotion to IRB Coordinator for University (left in 2016); **Work Full Time as Medical Scribe for Pediatrician (Dec 2017 - Present)**

Immediate Family in Medicine: No

Specialty of Interest: Pediatrics/ Neonatology

Intrest in Rural Health: No

I have an IA on my record for marijuana possession in dorms (I know it was incredibly stupid) but all charges are dropped and no criminal record

I also submitted my secondary applications in mid-September so that might have something to do with it

 

[Goro]

Late app killed you, and possibly some poorly written essays. You also had some donations on the list, like U WI and U KY.

Rewrite all essays and have multiple eyeballs vet them

I suggest:
Hofstra
U Toledo
U VM
Miami
St. Louis
Albany
Albert Einstein
Rochester
Rush
Rosy Franklin
MCW
NYMC
VCU
EVMS
Wake Forest
Jefferson
Temple
Tufts
Drexel
Creighton
George Washington
Georgetown
Emory
Tulane
Dartmouth
Loyola
Netter
Oakland-B
Western MI
Seton Hall
U MD
Nova MD
Uniformed Services University/Hebert (just be aware of the military service commitment)
Any DO program. I can't recommend Touro-NY, Nova, Wm Carey, LUCOM, for different reasons. MSUCOM? Read up on Larry Nasser and you decide.

 

[TUforMD]

Late app killed you, and possibly some poorly written essays. You also had some donations on the list, like U WI and U KY.

Rewrite all essays and have multiple eyeballs vet them

I suggest:
Hofstra
U Toledo
U VM
Miami
St. Louis
Albany
Albert Einstein
Rochester
Rush
Rosy Franklin
MCW
NYMC
VCU
EVMS
Wake Forest
Jefferson
Temple
Tufts
Drexel
Creighton
George Washington
Georgetown
Emory
Tulane
Dartmouth
Loyola
Netter
Oakland-B
Western MI
Seton Hall
U MD
Nova MD
Uniformed Services University/Hebert (just be aware of the military service commitment)
Any DO program. I can't recommend Touro-NY, Nova, Wm Carey, LUCOM, for different reasons. MSUCOM? Read up on Larry Nasser and you decide.

So can I ask your opinion on my personal statement situation. I really worked hard on my PS last cycle and I really love it. My premed advisor told me she really likes it as well and recommended I keep it mostly the same. After some editing/ formatting it is about 90% the same as last cycle. How bad would that look to schools I am reapplying to?

 

[Goro]

So can I ask your opinion on my personal statement situation. I really worked hard on my PS last cycle and I really love it. My premed advisor told me she really likes it as well and recommended I keep it mostly the same. After some editing/ formatting it is about 90% the same as last cycle. How bad would that look to schools I am reapplying to?

Get more people to look at it