Schools List Help Please!

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bdi3

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Hi everyone!

I'm finalizing my schools list for this cycle and would appreciate any advice.

A little about me:

NC Resident
Non-traditional Applicant:
Finished Undergraduate in 2016, worked in Healthcare Consulting for 3 years (2016-2019), Graduate Student (2019-present)
Reapplicant (applied to ~10 schools in the 2017-2018 cycle. Interviewed and waitlisted at EVMS, but had to withdraw from the waitlist due to full-time work circumstances)

Undergraduate Major: Economics and Chemistry
GPA: 3.5, Upward Trend
sGPA: 3.33

Masters of Physiology (currently pursuing)
GPA: 4.0

MCAT:
510; Chem/Phys: 127, CARS 130, Bio 126, Psych/Soc 127 **MCAT score is from June 2015, so it is expired now**
Retaking MCAT on 7/18
(rescheduled due to COVID). Currently scoring in the 511-516 range on AAMC Full Length Practice Tests 1-3

Full-Time Work: ~7500 hours (3 years) in Healthcare/Financial Consulting.

Shadowing Experience:
>200 hours (Cardiology, Anesthesiology, OB/GYN, General Surgery, Internal Medicine)

Research Experience: Clinical Research: minimal (~100 hours), no publications. (More was planned, but cancelled due to COVID)

Volunteering:
Clinical:
500 hours
Non-clinical: 700 hours

Leadership:
Senior Level Consultant: lead teams of 4-6 consultants on project engagements with major hospital systems.
President of Habitat for Humanity Club at my undergraduate school


Schools List:
  • Brody School of Medicine (ECU)
  • Drexel
  • Eastern Virginia Medical School
  • George Washington
  • Georgetown
  • Tulane
  • USF
  • UCF
  • Maryland
  • Miami
  • UNC Chapel Hill
  • USC- Greenville
  • UVA
  • VCU
  • Virginia Tech Carillion
  • Wake Forest
  • West Virginia
  • Baylor*
  • Emory*
  • Michigan*
  • Vermont*
*have not added to AMCAS yet, but am planning to.

Looking to add 4-6 more schools. I'd appreciate any suggestions and advice/comments on my current list.

Thanks!