School List

[SaintSteezy]

I've realized that applying to one school EDP next year is not pragmatic and I therefore created a tentative school list for the upcoming year (3.71S, 3.76C): 6 months as a board member for philanthropic campus activity, 6 months of chemistry research, 6 months shadowing a physician, countless hours cleaning labs for the benefit of freshman lab courses, 2 years volunteering at a youth center. In addition, I should have a few months of clinical volunteering and I'm pursuing a leadership position in my honors college.


I've got VERY strong letters from a volunteer coordinator, my PI and a science professor who constantly professed that I was his best student (don't worry, it didn't go to my head). I'm taking my MCAT next summer and my practice scores have fluctuated between 30-35. What else should I be doing?

University of Florida
Florida Atlantic University
University of Central Florida
Florida International University
University of Miami
University of South Florida
Temple University
Icahn
Cornell
NYU
Boston
Maryland
Geffen
Keck
Stanford

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[Goro]

Looks like a good list to me. Suggest replacing UCLA with Duke, and adding Vandy, Wake-Forest, Pitt, Emory and JHU, especially if MCAT is in mid-high 30s.

I've realized that applying to one school EDP next year is not pragmatic and I therefore created a tentative school list for the upcoming year (3.71S, 3.76C): 6 months as a board member for philanthropic campus activity, 6 months of chemistry research, 6 months shadowing a physician, countless hours cleaning labs for the benefit of freshman lab courses, 2 years volunteering at a youth center. In addition, I should have a few months of clinical volunteering and I'm pursuing a leadership position in my honors college.


I've got VERY strong letters from a volunteer coordinator, my PI and a science professor who constantly professed that I was his best student (don't worry, it didn't go to my head). I'm taking my MCAT next summer and my practice scores have fluctuated between 30-35. What else should I be doing?

University of Florida
Florida Atlantic University
University of Central Florida
Florida International University
University of Miami
University of South Florida
Temple University
Icahn
Cornell
NYU
Boston
Maryland
Geffen
Keck
Stanford

 

[C.glabrata123]

Would suggest Jefferson, GWU, Georgetown, UVa, Albany, Rochester (if you don't mind the cold…), Wake Forest, SUNY Downstate or NYMC (if you want to be in the NYC area).

 

[SaintSteezy]

Thanks for the replies!

I definitely find the NYC area ideal (I'm from Florida and I'm sick of heat and humidity) so I'll consider your suggestion wannabeMD19.

Goro: you really think I'd be competitive for JHU?