School List Help/WAMC (URM, 3.91cGPA, 3.89 sGPA, 515 MCAT)

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Help with school list?

Looking for advice on schools to apply to beyond my local state schools and historically black medical schools.

*State/Country of Residence: Maryland
* Ties to other States/Regions: N
* URM? (Y/N): Y (African American Male)
* Year in School: Senior (Graduating this May)
* Undergraduate Major(s)/Minor(s): Biology
* Cumulative GPA: 3.91
* Science GPA: 3.89
* MCAT Score(s): 515
* Research Experience: 300 (Remote Research done during COVID)
* Publications/Abstracts/Posters (include how you were credited e.g. first author, second author, etc.): 1 paper (First Author)
* Clinical Experience (paid or volunteer): Medical Assistant 400 hours (Will continue working as a medical assistant part-time starting next month)
* Physician Shadowing: 20 hours shadowing Internal medicine physician
* Non-Clinical Volunteering: 75 hours Tutoring K-12 students in underserved communities, 30 hours serving Community Food Banks in my local area (by the time I apply this should be closer to 70), 30 hours sewing masks for members in the community which could not afford one
* Other Extracurricular Activities: Held leadership positions on two clubs (1.5 years for each), TA'd biology courses for 1 year
* Other Employment History: Asides from being a Research Assistant/Medical Assistant/Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, no.
* Immediate family members in medicine? (Y/N): N
* Specialty of Interest (if applicable): (Internal Medicine currently but I am sure that will change when I am in medical school)
* Interest in Primary Care (Y/N): Y
* Interest in Rural Health (Y/N): N
* Medical School List: Need help filling in the list beyond what I have currently. Big things for me include some for of financial aid and a diverse student body.

University of Maryland School of Medicine
Howard School of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
George Washington School of Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine
 
You could add any of these schools to your list:
Washington University (in St. Louis)
Northwestern
U Chicago
U Michigan
Case Western
Ohio State
Cincinnati
Vanderbilt
Emory
Miami
Duke
U Virginia
Pittsburgh
U Penn
Johns Hopkins
Hofstra
Einstein
Mount Sinai
NYU
Columbia
Cornell
Dartmouth
Boston University
Tufts
Harvard
Brown
Yale
UCSF
USC Keck
UCLA
 
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