School list, please help!!!

[MimiGH]

I will appreciate some feedback on my school list, GPA is on a low side but I have shown upwards trends. I intend to apply to 40 schools, I understand this is costly however I am willing to maximize my chances.

GPA: 3.40
Study abroad semester GPA: 3.70
(I am aware AMCAS will consider my study abroad GPA, my school does not factor it in the cumulative)

MCAT: 515
URM: African (not African American)
I am applying as disadvantaged
Residency: New York
Volunteer (clinical) : 100 hours
(disaster relief): 132 hours
Shadowing: 350 hours
Employment (non clinical) : 2200 hours
Research (no publication) : 800 hours

TARGET (based on MSAR and some posts here)

1. New York Medical College
2. SUNY Downstate
3. SUNY Upstate
4. Buffalo
5. Albany
6. Drexel
7. Temple
8. Meharry
9. Howard
10. Morehouse
11. Loyola
12. Rosalind Franklin
13. George Washington
14. Quinnipiac
15. Seton Hall
16. Maryland
17. Vermont
18. Loma Linda
19. Mercer
20. Tulane

Medium (Not sure About my chances here)

• Albert Einstein
• Stony Brook
• Case Western
• Emory
• UConn
• Cooper
• Tufts
• Penn state
• Thomas Jefferson

I would appreciate feedback, comments, and suggestions. I am looking to add more schools to the list.
Thank you.

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[Faha]

What region of Africa are you from ?

 

[MimiGH]

What region of Africa are you from ?

@Faha Ghana West Africa

 

[Faha]

Mercer does not accept non residents of Georgia. You could add any of these schools:
Dartmouth
Brown
Boston University
Hofstra
NYU
Mount Sinai
Rochester
Pittsburgh
Georgetown
Kaiser

 

[MimiGH]

Mercer does not accept non residents of Georgia. You could add any of these schools:
Dartmouth
Brown
Boston University
Hofstra
NYU
Mount Sinai
Rochester
Pittsburgh
Georgetown
Kaiser

@Faha, Thank you very much, sir! I will add the above schools and hopefully, sometime in the future, I can come back and comment with a positive update!