School List Help-3.9, 523, ORM

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Hi! I am applying this cycle and want input on my school list (good fits, schools to remove/add, etc.). Thank you so much for your help!!

cGPA and sGPA - cGPA: 3.90, sGPA: 3.85
MCAT score(s) and breakdown - 1 attempt, Jan 26: 523 (128/131/132/132)
State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US) - AZ, undergrad in MD and strong ties to TX
Race and Gender - White, Female
Undergraduate institution or category - T10 (graduating in 3 years)
Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)- 300 hrs in clinical research (screening, consenting, etc.), 300 hours hospital volunteering, 300 hours volunteering doing social determinants of health help in Spanish-Speaking Clinic
Research experience and productivity - 1400 in clinical complicated pregnancy lab (abstract, poster, mid author pub), 700 in wet lab (presentation, mid author pub), 1200 on BME design team project (international conference presentation, 2 pubs-one mid author, 1 first author)
Shadowing experience and specialties represented - 75 hours (oncology, anesthesiology, EM, ortho)
Non-clinical volunteering - 250 hours tutoring kids from local public schools
Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc) - Gen Chem tutor (on admin team), Cell biology learning assistant, Clinical research coordinator in gap year, President of Women's Pre-health club, VP of animal shelter volunteering club, camp counselor
Relevant honors or awards - Dean's List, 2nd place in age group for half marathon
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I have similar ish stats (a bit lower than yours) and I would think your list is quite top heavy. I'm sure being from a T10 undergrad would help you, but it's probably safer to add more state schools that are OOS friendly. Just curious does clinical research count for clinical hours? What were the details of your role?
 
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300 hours volunteering doing social determinants of health help in Spanish-Speaking Clinic
Be more specific why this is a "clinical" experience. What is "social determinants of health help"?
 
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