School List Feedback 2024-2025

[thekewlone]

Hello all! I'm a first time applicant this year. I would appreciate feed back and advice on my school list 🙂 I will be taking one gap year

State: GA

ORM? Yes, Asian

GPA: 3.75 cumulative (undergrad only, had a 3.9 until end of junior year unfortunately)

MCAT: 510 (125 psych/soc)

significant ECS: 1. did and enjoyed research for 2 years (it has been 1.5 years since i last did it). no pubs but have posters and mini awards

significant ECS: 2. extensive service (both volunteering and paid) for underserved populations

MD SCHOOL LIST (trying to apply to about 30-35 MD schools, concentrating near the southeast with a few reaches/other geographical areas)

Emory University School of Medicine (state-school, technically)

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University (state-school)

Mercer University School of Medicine (state-school)

Central Michigan University College of Medicine

Drexel University College of Medicine

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Northeast Ohio Medical University

Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center

The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences

Tulane University School of Medicine

Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine at the University of South Alabama

University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine

University of Illinois College of Medicine

University of Kentucky College of Medicine

University of Louisville School of Medicine

University of Minnesota Medical School

Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah

Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Medical College of Wisconsin

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine

Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Albany Medical College

SUNY Downstate COM

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Wayne State University School of Medicine

University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine

University of Kansas School of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville

Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University

I am crafting a separate list for DO schools (around 8 of them)

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[Faha]

You have many state public schools on your list that admit few non residents with your stats and no connection to the state.
What are your clinical and non clinical volunteering/employment activities and hours ? Do you have any in person physician shadowing hours ?

 

[thekewlone]

You have many state public schools on your list that admit few non residents with your stats and no connection to the state.
What are your clinical and non clinical volunteering/employment activities and hours ? Do you have any in person physician shadowing hours ?

which state public schools would this be? i used msar to craft this list so would appreciate a step in the right direction 🙂 i have decent hours for everything else, pretty average.

 

[Faha]

which state public schools would this be? i used msar to craft this list so would appreciate a step in the right direction 🙂 i have decent hours for everything else, pretty average.

What are your actual hours and activities ? Rush expects over a thousand hours of clinical and non clinical activities.

 

[thekewlone]

What are your actual hours and activities ? Rush expects over a thousand hours of clinical and non clinical activities.

oh. i probably have 1000 community service for nonclinical for underserved and 150 for general clinical.

 

[Faha]

I suggest these schools from your list:
Emory University School of Medicine (state-school, technically)

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University (state-school)

Mercer University School of Medicine (state-school)

Drexel University College of Medicine

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Tulane University School of Medicine

University of Illinois College of Medicine

Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

Medical College of Wisconsin

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Albany Medical College

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
You could add these schools:
Belmont
NOVA MD
TCU
Rosalind Franklin
Oakland Beaumont
George Washington
Hackensack
Quinnipiac
Alice Walton (when it opens)
Roseman (when it opens)

I suggest these DO schools:
PCOM Georgia and South Georgia
CUSOM
VCOM (all schools)
ACOM
LMU-DCOM
WCU-COM
NOVA
LECOM-Bradenton
WVSOM
KCU-COM
AZCOM
ATSU-KCOM
DMU-COM
NYITCOM
Touro-NY

 

[Mr.Smile12]

I would appreciate a better description of your activities to better narrow your application for mission fit. Especially with your lower MCAT.

For example, Mercer is your in-state program in Georgia, but they have an expressed interest to educate those who have a strong passion for rural health.