MD Suggestions for where to apply out of state?

[Wroke]

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Good afternoon everyone!

After using this forum for a while, the time has finally come to apply to medical school.

Final stats: cGPA = 3.76, sGPA = 3.70, MCAT = 514 (131, 127, 129, 127).
2 summers of research (Austin College, Penn State), 1 summer teaching English in Costa Rica on scholarship. 3 semesters of Biochemistry research and 3 semesters of Psychology research (Biochem lab shut down for sabbatical, otherwise 5 semesters).
President of my school's Chemical Society chapter where we demonstrate and explain Chemistry in 3 local schools (setting these up was a pain, had to work from scratch to negotiate and make safety contracts).
TA for General Chemistry/Organic Chemistry/Biochemistry as my work study for 5 semesters now.
Winner of a few miscellaneous leadership scholarships and my school's Chemistry award.
200 hours of shadowing locally, and 50 hours of shadowing at Penn State.
Asian male, Texas resident.
My essay focuses on pediatric care supported by multiple experiences working with kids throughout undergrad, and how my decision to pursue medicine is because it uniquely ties in patient treatment, research, and service.

Applying to...
In-state:
UT Southwestern
UT Medical Branch in Galveston
McGovern Medical School
UT SOM in San Antonio
UT Austin Dell Medical School
Texas A&M HSC College of Medicine
Texas Tech HSC SOM at Lubbock

Out-of-state:
Penn State MD/PhD

What would be some good out of state schools to add? Preferably in urban/liberal settings, I would like to leave Texas if possible but I can only think of Penn State. Are there any notable red flags?

**TMDSAS does not use +/- system apparently, so for in-state my GPA is 3.83 (since I have many A-'s from taking 20 hours in 3 semesters).

 

[gyngyn]

If you attended an OOS school, you should apply there and perhaps to other schools in that state. Other than that, you look like a good candidate for your state schools.
OOS schools have learned that TX applicants rarely leave unless induced by recruitment $. Only 215 TX applicants matriculated OOS last year.

 

[Wroke]

If you attended an OOS school, you should apply there and perhaps to other schools in that state. Other than that, you look like a good candidate for your state schools.
OOS schools have learned that TX applicants rarely leave unless induced by recruitment $. Only 215 TX applicants matriculated OOS last year.

First off, thank you for the reassurance. I was hesitant because my resume was not as extensively decorated as my peers'- I completely devoted myself to a few activities rather than attempted to do everything and was questioning myself.

Secondly, 215 is a remarkably low number!
The only OOS schools I can list are schools I will undoubtedly be rejected from (Ex. NYU with median GPA 3.87), and it seems foolish to complete the AMCAS to apply exclusively to Penn State. I will take your advice and add a few schools in Pennsylvania such as Drexel or Temple.

Given my credentials, do you (or anyone else) know if there any other medical schools that I should look into that may accept Texas residents? I am hoping to apply to at least 8 OOS schools for the option of leaving the state for someplace more liberal.

 

[Faha]

Apply to all the Texas schools (including Rio Grande). For OOS you could try the newer schools such as Quinnipiac, Oakland Beaumont and Western Michigan. You could also try the 2 new schools in Nevada that will be accepting applications sometime this year: Roseman and the 2nd University of Nevada.

 

[gyngyn]

Given my credentials, do you (or anyone else) know if there any other medical schools that I should look into that may accept Texas residents? I am hoping to apply to at least 8 OOS schools for the option of leaving the state for someplace more liberal.

Your credentials are way good enough for TX. That's who we tend not to interview. They rarely leave: tuition is cheap, a wide range of schools, separate application. If the new schools have a green admissions dean they might be naive, though...
The exceptions are if you attended an OOS school, MD/PhD, or if there is recruitment money for your special application.

 

[Wroke]

Darn. Well I will look into additional MD/PhD programs then as well as a few other medical schools OOS.

Thank you for the information!

 

[wysdoc]

First off, thank you for the reassurance. I was hesitant because my resume was not as extensively decorated as my peers'- I completely devoted myself to a few activities rather than attempted to do everything and was questioning myself.

Secondly, 215 is a remarkably low number!
The only OOS schools I can list are schools I will undoubtedly be rejected from (Ex. NYU with median GPA 3.87), and it seems foolish to complete the AMCAS to apply exclusively to Penn State. I will take your advice and add a few schools in Pennsylvania such as Drexel or Temple.

Given my credentials, do you (or anyone else) know if there any other medical schools that I should look into that may accept Texas residents? I am hoping to apply to at least 8 OOS schools for the option of leaving the state for someplace more liberal.

I wanted to agree with the advice to apply to all of the Texas schools. Also apply to Baylor, which requires the AMCAS application

 

[Wroke]

Alright, added on Texas Tech (El Paso) and Rio Grande.
I decided not to add Baylor due to GPA (median GPA is 3.88, mine is 3.76 through AMCAS).
I am adding Drexel, Einstein, UPitt, Boston University, Stony Brook, Temple, University of Michigan, Mayo, Geisel, Keck.
These schools appear to take a decent number of OOS applicants.

 

[gyngyn]

Alright, added on Texas Tech (El Paso) and Rio Grande.
I decided not to add Baylor due to GPA (median GPA is 3.88, mine is 3.76 through AMCAS).
I am adding Drexel, Einstein, UPitt, Boston University, Stony Brook, Temple, University of Michigan, Mayo, Geisel, Keck.
These schools appear to take a decent number of OOS applicants.

You should only add "reaches" that you would attend instead of a TX school.
I submit that you would be unlikely to attend Drexel or Temple (or others) at the cost differential of the TX school you are likely to be accepted at.

 

[Wroke]

I see. Alright, I will cut schools from the list to consist only of "reach" schools. Looking at the list, there are around 4 schools that I would absolutely attend despite cost differential.