Unsure about how competitive I am for schools outside Virginia (GPA: 3.98, sGPA 3.96/511 full length)

[Studytrain]

Major: Health Sciences

• cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS
  • cGPA: 3.98
  • sGPA: 3.96
• MCAT score(s) and breakdown
  • Last full length (FL1) - 511 (127/128/127/129) with one month left to study
• State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US)
  • Virginia
• Ethnicity and/or race
  • White male
• Undergraduate institution or category
  • James Madison University
• Clinical experience (non-volunteer)
  • Gastroenterology medical assistant - 300 hours
  • Emergency department scribe - 250 hours
• Research experience and productivity
  • Investigated education under JMU’s HHMI grant to study inclusive teaching practices and their relationship to social belonging and self-identified generalized anxiety disorder. This is in hopes of bridging the gaps in educations among URM. 2 poster presentations and one presentation that was canceled due to COVID.
• Shadowing experience and specialties represented
  • 30 hours in gastroenterology (office and hospital)
• Non-clinical volunteering
  • Food pantry for underserved individuals in my hometown - 300 hours
  • Safe Rides program that aids in students getting home safely on weekends - 90 hours
• Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
  • Was a teaching assistant for Organic Chemistry that held 2 lectures per week - 120 hours
  • Peer tutor for General Chemistry - 30 hours
• Relevant honors or awards
  • Asked to carry in the banner for the college of behavioral sciences at our graduation (not sure if this is relevant)
• LOR
  • Should be good

Current list of schools I am applying to:
1. Georgetown
2. VCU
3. EVMS
4. VCOM
5. George Washington University
6. Temple
7. UVA (stretch)
8. MUSC
9. University of Maryland (stretch)

Note: This do not include the hours that I intend to complete ~100 hours of shadowing and 1000+ hours of paid clinical work.

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[Mr.Smile12]

No bets without an MCAT score. While your shadowing is a little low, your scribing could be a proxy for shadowing.