Somewhat clueless on School List cGPA3.3 sGPA 3.7-3.8 MCAT 509

[ComfySouthern]

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1. 29 y/o black male- non trad
2. State of residence: Florida
3. Undergrad 2007-2012 Business/Accounting: 3.2 GPA (very few science classes), sGPA 2016-2018 3.7-3.8 (A in all upper level sciences Orgo Physics Etc.)
   
4. 2 year masters in psych 2016-2018: GPA 4.0
   
5. 509 (129/126/125/129)
6. ~750+ hours of clinical experience in hospital on psyche floor as part of master's degree
   
7. ~70 hours research
8. ~100 hours non-clinical volunteering
9. Collegiate athlete throughout undergrad
10. 50+ hrs shaddowing
11. Worked throughout undergrad and into recent years full time to support family

I am the first in my family to go to school for anything past high school. It feels like I have been getting lost in the process at times and I have decided to reach out so that I do not miss my opportunity. So far my school list is:

All Florida Schools* UF FSU USF UCF FIU FAU NSU
UT
Meharry

 

[Faha]

Add Miami, Morehouse and Howard. Other schools to consider include:
Tufts
Quinnipiac
New York Medical College
Hofstra
Einstein
Mount Sinai
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
George Washington
Georgetown
Duke
Emory
Tulane
Oakland Beaumont
Medical College Wisconsin
Loyola
Rosalind Franklin
St. Louis

 

[ComfySouthern]

Add Miami, Morehouse and Howard. Other schools to consider include:
Tufts
Quinnipiac
New York Medical College
Hofstra
Einstein
Mount Sinai
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
George Washington
Georgetown
Duke
Emory
Tulane
Oakland Beaumont
Medical College Wisconsin
Loyola
Rosalind Franklin
St. Louis

Thanks for the quick response. Do you think for the most part a lot of those are reaching?

 

[Dr. Meliodas]

You have a strong app. Make sure when submitting your primary you apply as disadvantaged this will give your app a small boost (you qualify as disadvantaged based on what you've said about your families financial hardship).

Make sure you apply for the AAMC Fee Assistance Program - this will give you 16 free primary applications and waive the cost of just about all your secondaries!

As a URM you are competitive for schools where you are at least as close as possible to their reported 25th percentile MCAT for accepted/matriculants. For reach school you could consider schools where your MCAT is no more than 2pts bellow the schools reported 10th percentile for accepted/matriculants. I'd apply to very few were your MCAT is greater than 2pts bellow their reported 10th percentile.

In addition to Faha's List I'd for sure add:

Drew/UCLA
Case Western

 

[Faha]

No, you have a very good sGPA, MCAT and a unique background in Business/Accounting. You could even add schools such as Harvard, Columbia and Stanford as reaches.

 

[ComfySouthern]

You have a strong app. Make sure when submitting your primary you apply as disadvantaged this will give your app a small boost (you qualify as disadvantaged based on what you've said about your families financial hardship).

Make sure you apply for the AAMC Fee Assistance Program - this will give you 16 free primary applications and waive the cost of just about all your secondaries!

As a URM you are competitive for schools where you are at least as close as possible to their reported 25th percentile MCAT for accepted/matriculants. For reach school you could consider schools where your MCAT is no more than 2pts bellow the schools reported 10th percentile for accepted/matriculants. I'd apply to very few were your MCAT is greater than 2pts bellow their reported 10th percentile.

In addition to Faha's List I'd for sure add:

Drew/UCLA
Case Western

I was ashamed at first, but a friend of mine convinced me to do the disadvantaged portion at the last minute thankfully.

 

[ComfySouthern]

No, you have a very good sGPA, MCAT and a unique background in Business/Accounting. You could even add schools such as Harvard, Columbia and Stanford as reaches.

Thank you for your responses, you guys are awesome

 

[theKingLT]

I was ashamed at first, but a friend of mine convinced me to do the disadvantaged portion at the last minute thankfully.

No reason to be ashamed but it's understandable. Just remember we need people of all backgrounds in medicine. They ask about it for a reason

 

[gyngyn]

You are a candidate for just about any school.

 

[Dr. Meliodas]

I was ashamed at first, but a friend of mine convinced me to do the disadvantaged portion at the last minute thankfully.

I felt the same way when I applied. It feels wired checking that box, and many don’t really know that they are actually disadvantaged because it’s all they’ve ever known and it sort of normalizes things.

 

[Goro]

Add Miami, Morehouse and Howard. Other schools to consider include:
Tufts
Quinnipiac
New York Medical College
Hofstra
Einstein
Mount Sinai
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
George Washington
Georgetown
Duke
Emory
Tulane
Oakland Beaumont
Medical College Wisconsin
Loyola
Rosalind Franklin
St. Louis

To this list, add all HBCs (including UCLA/Drew), U WV, IU, Pitt, Mayo, BU