MD School list too big/too low yield-help

[nothisispatrick]

Reaaplicant
BCPM 3.75, AO 3.80, Total 3.78
(C/P, Cars, Bio/Biochem, Psy/Soc); April - 511 (127/127/128/129); June - 516 (127/128/130/131)
State of residence: Missouri
South Asian: Indian
University of Miami
Clinical experience: 300 hours scribing, shortly volunteered at nursing home and WIC
Research experience: several research experiences, one case report publication - 200 hours
Shadowing experience: 150 hours shadowing Rheumatologist, ID, ER, Pulmonologist, Cardiologist, Nephrologist, Internist
Non-clinical volunteering: Big Brothers Big Sisters
Other extracurricular activities: Peer workshop leader - 1 semester, Fraternity member, treasurer of a 2 clubs for 1 year each
Currently doing a one-year masters in applied health behavioral research

Trying to shorten the list, but its hard to decide. I don't want to take off too many small town schools and be left with an unbalanced school list.


Out-of-State: Interviewed Matriculated/Verified = Matriculated/Verified ratio
Don't want to waste time/energy on super low yield schools
- Rutgers, Kansas, Minnesota, Utah, South Carolina
Kinda don't want to go to a school located in an area without much to do (still want safety some schools)
- CMU, Creighton, UV, VTC, West Virginia

Albert Einstein College of Medicine*
Baylor College of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
California Northstate University College of Medicine*
Central Michigan University College of Medicine*
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University*
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University*
Creighton University School of Medicine*
OOS:559; 146/5945 = .0246 IS: 39; 9/147
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Drexel University College of Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School*
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine*
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences*
Georgetown University School of Medicine*
Keck Sch. of Med.University of Southern California?
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University*
Medical College of Wisconsin*
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine*
Rush Medical College
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
State University of New York Downstate Medical Cen
Stony Brook University School of Medicine
The University of Miami School of Medicine
the university of toledo college of medicine*
OOS: 209; 40/2955 = .0135 IS: 363; 135/1145
Tufts University School of Medicine
Tulane University School of Medicine
University of Alabama School of Medicine*
OOS:182; 22/3419 = .00643 IS: 274; 164/515
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix*
OOS: 186; 18/3897 = .00462 IS: 162; 62/817
University of Arizona College of Medicine—Tucson*
OOS: 200; 36/6296 = .00572 IS: 320; 81/867
University of Central Florida COM*
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine*
University of Illinois at Chicago-College of Medic
University of Kentucky College of Medicine*
OOS:147; 24/1931 = .0124 IS: 276; 106/485
University of Louisville School of Medicine*
OOS:117; 25/3023 = .00827 IS: 282; 136/464
University of Maryland School of Medicine*
OOS: 293; 43/3715 = .0116 IS: 317; 114/927
University of Minnesota Medical School-Minneapolis/Duluth
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
University of Utah School of Medicine
University of Vermont*
OOS:534; 80/5733 = .014 IS: 83; 38/98
University of Wisconsin
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine* - 516
Ohio State University College of Medicine* - 516
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville*
Virginia Commonwealth*
Virginia Tech Carilion*
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center*
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Washington University School of Medicine
West Virginia – Marshall Joan C. Edwards*

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[gyngyn]

Unlike the other schools on your list , Northstate has chosen to deny its students access to federal loans and payback mechanisms. Were you aware of that?
Were you interviewed this cycle?

 

[nothisispatrick]

I was not aware of that, although I won't be taking out loans for med school. I've read your previous posts and see you're not exactly a fan of CNU. I've removed it from the list as they don't seem to accept many oos - 7. I interviewed at University of Missouri, SLU, Stony Brook, and Miller.

My preferences for a medical school are:
Most important: Getting in somewhere
1. Decent clinical teaching - I think nearly all med schools have this
2. Research opportunities - not the biggest research guy, but I still understand its importance for matching
3. Autonomy - non mandatory classes (I learn better on my own).
4. Collaborative/friendly atmosphere
5. Bigger city - I want stuff to do to have fun and bond with people with (a social life is important - links to 4.)
6. Misc. - Dedicated step study time, close to campus clinical sites, P/F, etc.

I apologize for the double post, but the following are the schools I have not applied to and am having trouble differentiating between (I have applied to the ones not in this list). I am trying to add some of these schools to my list that I have a decent chance of getting into to create a more balanced list without sacrificing my above listed preferences too much. However, I don't know which stat to base my chances of getting in on. Is it Matriculated/Verified, interviewed/Verified, total number of OOS matriculants, OOS class percentage, do I compare IS interview acceptance to OOS interview acceptance, or do I look at some other metric? Suggestion or advice on schools to add to create a more balanced list would be greatly appreciated!

Central Michigan University College of Medicine*
Creighton University School of Medicine*
OOS:559; 146/5945 = .0246 IS: 39; 9/147
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine*
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
the university of toledo college of medicine
OOS: 209; 40/2955 = .0135 IS: 363; 135/1145
University of Alabama School of Medicine*
OOS:182; 22/3419 = .00643 IS: 274; 164/515
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix*
OOS: 186; 18/3897 = .00462 IS: 162; 62/817
University of Arizona College of Medicine—Tucson*
OOS: 200; 36/6296 = .00572 IS: 320; 81/867
University of Central Florida COM*
University of Kansas School of Medicine*
University of Kentucky College of Medicine*
OOS:147; 24/1931 = .0124 IS: 276; 106/485
University of Louisville School of Medicine*
OOS:117; 25/3023 = .00827 IS: 282; 136/464
University of Maryland School of Medicine*
OOS: 293; 43/3715 = .0116 IS: 317; 114/927
University of Minnesota Medical School-Minneapolis/Duluth
University of Utah School of Medicine
University of Vermont*
OOS:534; 80/5733 = .014 IS: 83; 38/98
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine* - 516
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville*
Virginia Commonwealth*
Virginia Tech Carilion*
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center*
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
West Virginia – Marshall Joan C. Edwards*

 

[MedicineN'Jazz]

Unlike the other schools on your list , Northstate has chosen to deny its students access to federal loans and payback mechanisms. Were you aware of that?
Were you interviewed this cycle?

😱 What? Why would they do this???

 

[Faha]

You have many state public schools on your list that accept few non residents with no connection to the state. I suggest these schools:
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
St. Louis
Creighton
Tulane
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Miami
South Florida
Central Florida
NOVA MD
Wake Forest
Eastern Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth
West Virginia
George Washington
Georgetown
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Penn State
Seton Hall
New York Medical College
Albany
Hofstra
Einstein
Quinnipiac
Vermont
Tufts

 

[Goro]

Faha's list is a very realistic one.

 

[Goro]

😱 What? Why would they do this???

The finances of their investors are more important than those of their students.

 

[MedicineN'Jazz]

The finances of thier investors are more important than those of their students.

🙁 That’s so sad. And pre-meds will literally do anything to attend medical school...even take out 300k in private loans smh. They know us too well