School List Critique?

[Orthosurg1]

Hi Everyone!

I will be applying to allopathic medical schools this summer. I was wondering if I could please get some input/critique on my list of schools. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Stats:
GPA: 4.0
MCAT: 512 (128/129/128/127)
LizzyM: 71.8
Residence: Permanent Wisconsin resident, but I attend college in Minnesota
Female, ORM
Interest in Rural Medicine (grew up on a dairy farm)
Possible specialty choices: orthopedics, emergency medicine, geriatrics, family medicine
Volunteering: 150+ hours volunteering with a pediatric music therapist, other scattered volunteering experiences with my school
Chief Scribe in an ED, ~525 hours scribing so far
~2500 hours working as a CNA in an assisted living
10 hours of shadowing an orthopedic surgeon, 6 hours shadowing a pathologist and pathologist's assistant
Extra-curricular activities: Pre-Professional Careers Club president, student ambassador, chancellor's representative, research symposium presenter in my school for the past 2 years, precinct delegate for my political party, student government member, agricultural-related experiences, writing TA, general chemistry TA, student blogger for the admissions department

School List:
Mayo Medical School- MN
Mayo Medical School- AZ
Washington University in St. Louis
Northwestern University- Feinberg School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
University of Minnesota Medical School
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Colombia Uniersity College of Physicians and Surgeons
Creighton University School of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
University of Michigan Medical School
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver School of Medicine
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Thanks everyone!

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[Packed2go]

Hi Everyone!

I will be applying to allopathic medical schools this summer. I was wondering if I could please get some input/critique on my list of schools. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Stats:
GPA: 4.0
MCAT: 512 (128/129/128/127)
LizzyM: 71.8
Residence: Permanent Wisconsin resident, but I attend college in Minnesota
Female, ORM
Interest in Rural Medicine (grew up on a dairy farm)
Possible specialty choices: orthopedics, emergency medicine, geriatrics, family medicine
Volunteering: 150+ hours volunteering with a pediatric music therapist, other scattered volunteering experiences with my school
Chief Scribe in an ED, ~525 hours scribing so far
~2500 hours working as a CNA in an assisted living
10 hours of shadowing an orthopedic surgeon, 6 hours shadowing a pathologist and pathologist's assistant
Extra-curricular activities: Pre-Professional Careers Club president, student ambassador, chancellor's representative, research symposium presenter in my school for the past 2 years, precinct delegate for my political party, student government member, agricultural-related experiences, writing TA, general chemistry TA, student blogger for the admissions department

School List:
Mayo Medical School- MN
Mayo Medical School- AZ
Washington University in St. Louis
Northwestern University- Feinberg School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
University of Minnesota Medical School
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Colombia Uniersity College of Physicians and Surgeons
Creighton University School of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
University of Michigan Medical School
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver School of Medicine
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Thanks everyone!

 

[Packed2go]

Your list looks a little top heavy but hopefully you'll get some feedback from the adcoms @gyngyn , @Faha , @Goro . Do you have any research? I would add St. Louis U., and some of the Chicago schools (Loyola, Rush, RFU)

 

[Orthosurg1]

Your list looks a little top heavy but hopefully you'll get some feedback from the adcoms @gyngyn , @Faha , @Goro . Do you have any research? I would add St. Louis U., and some of the Chicago schools (Loyola, Rush, RFU)

Thanks for the input, I really appreciate it! I do have some research, but not basic science/bench research. It's research on methods of teaching biochemistry to students, particularly enzyme-substrate interactions. There's a possibility of a paper authorship next year, but nothing's set in stone yet.

 

[Faha]

You do have quite a few reaches considering your MCAT score. Add a few more target schools such as Loyola, St. Louis, Rosalind Franklin, Tulane, Einstein.

 

[Orthosurg1]

You do have quite a few reaches considering your MCAT score. Add a few more target schools such as Loyola, St. Louis, Rosalind Franklin, Tulane, Einstein.

Thank you!

 

[Goro]

I suggest the following

SLU
Medical College of Wisconsin
University of Minnesota Medical School
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Loyola
Wake
VCU
EVMS
Rush
Creighton University School of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Tulane
U Miami
Loma Linda (but read their list of don'ts)
The Philly Triplets
NYMC
Albany
Oakland B
Western MI (maybe)
Any DO school, starting with CCOM, MUCOM and DMU

 

[Orthosurg1]

I suggest the following

SLU
Medical College of Wisconsin
University of Minnesota Medical School
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Loyola
Wake
VCU
EVMS
Rush
Creighton University School of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Tulane
U Miami
Loma Linda (but read their list of don'ts)
The Philly Triplets
NYMC
Albany
Oakland B
Western MI (maybe)
Any DO school, starting with CCOM, MUCOM and DMU

Thank you, this is very helpful!

 

[Ad2b]

It's research on methods of teaching biochemistry to students, particularly enzyme-substrate interactions.

Does that particular professor have a last name starting with something that sounds like yesssssss??? 🙂 Best professor ever?

 

[Orthosurg1]

Does that particular professor have a last name starting with something that sounds like yesssssss??? 🙂 Best professor ever?

She does not, but she is a pretty great professor!