School list advice (3.75 sgpa/ 511 MCAT)

[LiteralLungs]

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Hello, I'd like some feedback on my school list.

State of residence, status

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• ORM

Ties to other states/regions

• None

Cumulative/Science GPA

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MCAT Score

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Research Experience

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Clinical Experience

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Physician Shadowing

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Non-Clinical Volunteering

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Other Activities:

• Had some leadership and teaching positions in my non-clinical volunteering roles

Other Employment History:

• Worked some other jobs in undergrad, about 400 hours

Additional Notes

• One major concern is how old much of my clinical volunteering was.

School List:

I've got 40 schools on here right now, but I want to trim it down to like 30.
I'm likely going to remove Commonwealth after advice from another user.

I recently added the state public schools:
Indiana
Ohio State
University of Central Florida
University of Cincinnati
University of Iowa

My MCAT is right below the 25% for these schools except for Indiana. Would it be a mistake applying to these?

Thank you

School name		25th - 75th percentile MCAT for OOS matriculants	10th - 90th percential MCAT	25th - 75th percential GPA	OOS %
Maryland		511-518	509-520	3.71-3.94
EVMS		509-515	506-519	3.49-3.88	48%​
Vermont		509-515	507-518	3.58-3.85	72%​
Georgetown		510-517	508-520	3.61-3.92	93%​
Jefferson		512-517	509-520	3.64-3.88	64%​
Tufts		511-518	508-520	3.58-3.86	79%​
Oakland		507-514	504-516	3.72-3.94	46%​
VCU		511-516	508-519	3.64-3.91	39%​
Quinnipac		509-516	506-519	3.51-3.89	74%​
Wake Forest		511-516	509-520	3.59-3.90	68%​
Drexel		510-514	508-517	3.59-3.86	69%​
Rosalind Franklin		509-515	504-518	3.52-3.86	47%​
Commonwealth		508-516	505-519	3.57-3.87	28%​	demonstrated commitment to service and to addressing the healthcare needs of our region and under-served populations.
Albany		509-513	507-515	3.58-3.82	71%​
Temple		508-515	506-519	3.56-3.87	53%​
Rush		510-516	507-520	3.6-3.88	75%​
Penn state		508-514	507-518	3.67-3.94	63%​
NYMC		510-513	507-516	3.5-3.8	45%​
Loyola		508-514	505-519	3.57-3.88	64%​
Creighton		510-515	508-518	3.67-3.93	93%​
University of Miami		511-516	507-519	3.6-3.91	43%​
Indiana University SOM		507-517		3.71-3.95	21%​	Seems to like research. For OOS, they prefer applicants with significant ties to Indiana? US territories represented seemed pretty random
Cooper		508-513		3.61-3.87	25%​	Wants applicants that have demonstrated the drive to improve healthcare access in urban underserved populations?
Ohio state		513-521	508-523	3.76-3.98	46%​
University of Central Florida		512-517		3.73-3.96	32%​
University of Cincinnati		513-520	510-523	3.66-3.95	47%​
University of Colorado		510-517	507-519	3.64-3.90	51%​
University of Iowa		513-520		3.72-3.97	35%​	Outstanding non residents
WVU		508-514		3.73-3.95	37%​	Land grant university?
Seton Hall		508-514		3.66-3.88	36%​
Nova MD		511-514		3.58-3.89	41%​
Florida Atlantic		509-516		3.66-3.9	57%​
Florida International University		508-515		3.63-3.93	18%​
Texas Tech Fort Worth		507-513		3.48-3.79	48%​
SLU		511-517		3.77-3.95	77%​	Humanistic medicine, have demonstrated career in service to society
Medical college of wisconsin		507-515		3.59-3.89	40%​	MCW-Green Bay and MCW-Central Wisconsin want those with demonstrated interest in Wisconsin and psychiatry or primary care MCW-Milwaukee has no preference
Wayne State		508-515		3.63-3.91	34%​
GW?		510-516
Tulane		508-515			76%​
University of Wisconsin		509-517			32%​

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[LiteralLungs]

I was thinking of removing the following:

Texas Tech Fort Worth
Commonwealth
Indiana University SOM
University of Central Florida
University of Cincinnati
University of Iowa
Florida International

 

[Putkernerinthehall]

Yeah, Cincy and Ohio State are a reach in terms of the MCAT.

 

[LiteralLungs]

Yeah, Cincy and Ohio State are a reach in terms of the MCAT.

MCAT (10%/25%/median)

Indiana: 502/507/511 (OOS % = 21%) (States that they prefer OOS who have ties to Indiana) (However, the US territories represented seem pretty random to me, doesn't seem to have regional preference)
Ohio State: 508/513/518 (OOS % =46%)
Cincinnati: 509/513/517 (OOS % =47%)
Central Florida: 511/512/514 (OOS % =32%)
Iowa: 509/513/518 (OOS % =35%) (Considers 'outstanding' non residents

With these numbers, would you say Iowa, Central Florida, or Indiana should be taken off? My MCAT is fine for Indiana, but they state that they want those who have significant ties to Indiana, but I'm not sure how much that holds true. They have a 21% OOS rate.

Ohio State and Cincinnati have high OOS rates, but yes, my MCAT is a little below their 25% OOS scores.

I'm right at 10% for Central Florida.

My MCAT is between 10% and 25% for Iowa, so I'm not sure that is considered 'outstanding'.

Do you think I should apply to any of these 5 schools?

 

[Putkernerinthehall]

As an ORM, I think OSU, Cincy, and Iowa are a reach. I'd certainly apply to Indiana and Central Florida.