School list thoughts/help!? 3.6 cGPA, 3.5 sGPA, 512 MCAT, SES disadvantaged (FAP)

[nolimitdoom]

Here are my stats:

• ORM, SES disadvantaged, Illinois resident
• 3.6 cGPA, 3.5 sGPA
• 506 -> 512 MCAT
• 600 clinical hours
• 60 hours shadowing
• 500 hours in an elected (unpaid) leadership position
• 70 hours hospital volunteering
• 300+ hours designing apparel
• 1000+ working part time during school + breaks
• ~150 hours teaching at my university, unpaid
• 100 hours total volunteering for two summers at a local religious org
• Starting research this month; projecting 25 hours per week

This is my school list as is:

Albany Medical College

Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at TCU

Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Medical College of Wisconsin

Northeast Ohio Medical University

Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

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

Tulane University School of Medicine

University of Illinois College of Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (research heavy tho)

Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Drexel University College of Medicine

University of Arizona College of Medicine

Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine

Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

New York Medical College

University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine

Creighton University School of Medicine

The DO schools I am interested in by order:

• Rowan SOM
• MSUCOM
• PCOM
• CCOM

Still gonna do some research for DO schools!

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[nolimitdoom]

First time poster, thanks in advance everyone!!

 

[Faha]

Where is your state of residence ? Do you have any non clinical volunteering hours ?

 

[nolimitdoom]

Where is your state of residence ? Do you have any non clinical volunteering hours ?

Yeah! I have 100 hours of non-clinical volunteering a local religious org that I was also a student at for 6 years. I would set up events, clean, manage a supply list donation system, tutor, and even teach the class for an hour at a time when the teacher would let me. Beyond that, I also have about 50 hours of volunteering for at the same religious org but for flood relief in Pakistan. I am an Illinois resident.

 

[Faha]

You have several state public schools on your list that admit few non residents with your stats and no connection to the state. For example, U Washington admits less than 1% of applicants who are not from states in the Northwest. Remove Rush since they are looking for applicants with many hundreds or thousands of hours of nonclinical volunteering. I suggest these schools with your stats:
U Illinois
Southern Illinois
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Creighton
TCU
NOVA MD
Wake Forest
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Penn State
Hackensack
New York Medical College
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac
For DO schools I suggest these:
CCOM
MU-COM
DMU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
KCU-COM
PCOM
NYITCOM
Touro-NY
CUSOM
LECOM

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Yeah! I have 100 hours of non-clinical volunteering a local religious org that I was also a student at for 6 years. I would set up events, clean, manage a supply list donation system, tutor, and even teach the class for an hour at a time when the teacher would let me. Beyond that, I also have about 50 hours of volunteering for at the same religious org but for flood relief in Pakistan. I am an Illinois resident.

It will help you to get more sustained community service where you show your service orientation in community with those who are in distress. I don't have an issue if you are part of a faith-based group, but consistent engagement with those in need for non clinical challenges makes it easier for you to show that service orientation. (The alternative explanation is that you are working with the group because of your identity of service associated with the faith-based group.)

Keep in mind fundraising is not service orientation according to the competency definition.