School List Help Please

[MatthewDamon]

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[chewy2008]

Hello,

Just for some background I'm a non-URM from CA with a 3.78 cGPA and a 3.7 sGPA, 31 MCAT (11/10/10). I've compiled my school list but need help paring it down because there's too many. Any suggestions? For context, I have extensive service and leadership experience, research (w/ pub), and pretty solid letters of rec.

Albany
Albert Einstein
BU
Cooper
Creighton
Drexel
Dartmouth
GW
Georgetown
Hofstra
Indiana
Loyola Stritch
MCW
NYMC
Oakland Beaumont
OHSU
Quinnipiac
Rosalind Franklin
Rush
Jefferson
SUNY Downstate
SUNY Buffalo
Temple
OHSU
Vermont
Tufts
Tulane
U Arizona (Phoenix + Tucson)
U Iowa
U Rochester
Virginia Commonwealth
Virginia Tech Carilion
Wake Forest
Brown

and of course all of my state schools (which I'm applying to despite them all being huge reaches.)

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

EDIT: So far I have been advised to remove Dartmouth, Brown, GW, Georgetown, Cooper, the SUNY's and Virginia Tech. I am looking to remove ~3-5 more schools.

Overall your list looks fine. I agree with removing the SUNYs, Brown, maybe even Rochester and Iowa. The SUNYs are public institutions and accept a very low number of OOS applicants. Tulane, Georgetown, GW, and Drexel accept an insanely large number of applicants for their available seats.
The trick is to apply broadly and early! Good luck.

 

[ticktock5051]

Good choice removing SUNYs and Carilion. The AZ schools don't seem like a great choice to me. Phoenix has a total class size of 80 w/ 31% OOS. However, with such a small class size I think the competition would be just brutal. Many of the schools you listed require biochem so make sure you have that.

 

[MatthewDamon]

Overall your list looks fine. I agree with removing the SUNYs, Brown, maybe even Rochester and Iowa. The SUNYs are public institutions and accept a very low number of OOS applicants. Tulane, Georgetown, GW, and Drexel accept an insanely large number of applicants for their available seats.
The trick is to apply broadly and early! Good luck.

Would you recommend applying to Tulane, GW, Georgetown, and Drexel then? Also I don't know how SDN works but thank you @ticktock5051, I do have biochem in my class list luckily. Didn't know that about Arizona

 

[chewy2008]

Would you recommend applying to Tulane, GW, Georgetown, and Drexel then? Also I don't know how SDN works but thank you @ticktock5051, I do have biochem in my class list luckily. Didn't know that about Arizona

Yes because you never know if you have a good chance of getting an interview unless you apply, and your MCAT is within their range. My advice is to write your best personal statement and pre-write your secondaries by looking through the older allopathic school forums (previous years' prompts).

 

[MatthewDamon]

Yes because you never know if you have a good chance of getting an interview unless you apply, and your MCAT is within their range. My advice is to write your best personal statement and pre-write your secondaries by looking through the older allopathic school forums (previous years' prompts).

Thanks! Will do