School list/ WAMC (507/ 3.4) Appreciate any help!

[ieatpizza1234]

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cGPA: 3.4
sGPA: 3.23
MCAT: 500. (124/26/125/125) 507 (127/126/127/127)
Residence: New York
Race/Ethnicity: Black
UG: Bio major, top 10
Rural interest: want to work with underserved/marginalized communities
Age at matriculation: 24
Gap year: 2
Clinical Experience:

• - 110 hrs children’s hospital art volunteer
• - 40 hrs hospice volunteer
• - 120 hospital volunteer (maternity, ed triage)
• - about 800 hrs working full time as a scribe during gap year (projected for before I apply)
• -75 hrs shadowing - neonatology, oncology

Research:
- 600 research, no pubs or big conferences, 2 different labs
Shadowing: 60 hrs shadowing - neonatology, oncology
Non-clinical Volunteering:

• - 200 hrs as stem camp Director
• - 40 hrs teaching stem to elementary students
• 120 hrs musician in church choir

Leadership:
- 350 leadership role in club (treasurer, 3 yrs)
- 160 hrs sub teaching (job)
-180 leadership in stem journal + blogging (2 yrs)
- stem camp director mentioned above


Paid employment:
scribing, sub teaching, various retail jobs held over the summers while at home

other: retook orgo 1 lecture and lab after graduation at a local CUNY, got an A and A- respectively. I could not retake it at my undergrad school because they only let you retake classes you fail.

List so far: will also apply to 5 do schools
Schools I have so far- open to alternatives/ anything you think I should delete. I will also apply to like 5 DO schools so feel free to recommend any of those as well!

Charles drew

Meharry

Howard

Morehouse

Rush


uniersity of alabama birmingham

Penn State

UB

rosalind franklin

University of Wisconsin

albany medical college

quinnipac

Drexel

Tulane

University of Illinois College of Medicine

Temple

SUNY Upstate

george washington university school of med

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine

NYU

Einstein

Stony brook

Loyola University Chicago (Stritch)

burnett som at tcu

emory

tufts

 

[mike-sheree]

U of ILL out of state is PUNISHING tuition.

 

[Faha]

Your lack of non clinical volunteering (outside of teaching) is a major weakness as some schools screen at 150 hours. Schools such as Rush and Loyola expect many hundreds of hours. You should accumulate 150+ hours of non clinical volunteering such as food bank, homeless shelter before you submit your application. Some of the schools on your list are unrealistic. I suggest these schools with your stats:
Howard
Meharry
Morehouse
Charles Drew
Xavier (Louisiana-when it opens)
All 4 SUNYs
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac
New York Medical College
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
George Washington
Eastern Virginia
Methodist
NOVA MD
Miami
Emory
Belmont
Alice Walton
TCU
Roseman
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Indiana
For DO schools I suggest these:
Touro-NY
NYITCOM
PCOM (all schools)
KCU-COM
DMU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
CUSOM

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Not to be confused with, though I would have you consider, XUCOM (DO) in Ohio when it opens. Caveat emptor for new schools.

Did you attend any recruitment fairs, such as the CUNY fair? Are you attending recruitment events (in-person or virtual)? Have you connected with SNMA chapter officers at all the schools on your list?

Watch our Underrepresented Communities forum. Or reach out to those organizations.

 

[ieatpizza1234]

ack of non clinical volunteering (outside of teaching) is a major weakness as some schools screen at 150 hours. Schools such as Rush and Loyola expect many hundreds of hours. You should accumulate 150+ hours of non clinical volunteering such as food bank, homeless shelter before you submit your application. Some of the schools on your list are unrealistic. I suggest these schools with your stats:
Howard
Meharry
Moreh

Why would my volunteering as a teacher not count for volunteering?

 

[Faha]

Why would my volunteering as a teacher not count for volunteering?

It is non clinical volunteering but schools are looking for other activities besides teaching.

 

[AJ25]

You might be a good SMP candidate actually.

 

[Med Ed]

Why would my volunteering as a teacher not count for volunteering?

AMCAS has separate categories for non-clinical volunteering and teaching/tutoring.

Teaching is a laudable endeavor, but medical schools want to see some service experiences that don't have an expert/learner dynamic.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

It is non clinical volunteering but schools are looking for other activities besides teaching.

Adding, practically every premed teaches, tutors, or mentors. It won't help you stand out.

If you were employed as a teacher, you might get a little more slack. But a 40-hour teach-in is very common among applicants. It's also similar to being director of a STEM camp.