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Tulane accepts some Texans. You could also try these schools:
Washington University
Duke
Brown
Dartmouth
Pittsburgh
Rochester
Case Western
Einstein
Hofstra
There is a reluctance from OOS MD schools to interview Texas residents with no connection to their school or state since they know from past experience that Texas residents will end up going to a Texas school. This is less true for applicants with high stats so you could receive some interviews.
 
You are a rock star and have rock star level ECs: founding an afterschool program? Teaching a class as an undergraduate? Apply to your Texas schools and any top-20 school that interests you. Good luck. And have Harvard on your list as well.

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vabak45 said:
Washington University seems like a very far reach, since according to MSAR I'm below the median for the MCAT and I'm not even in the 25 percentile with my GPA. Shouldn't I apply to a reach that my stats at least somewhat fit? (I put Yale down for this reason)

Edit: I was looking at Washington in St.Louis, my bad. Thank you for the school suggestions!
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Washington University offers interviews to 30% of their applicants who complete secondaries. It is much higher for applicants with a MCAT of 521.
 
@Goro: we're looking at a rockstar here; the ~3.80 GPA won't keep the OP out of top-20 schools with their superb ECs and solid MCAT.
 
vabak45 said:
Hey everyone!

I have been having trouble coming up with a good school list for my stats. I'm not sure how many top tier, middle tier or low tier schools I should be applying for and any advice would be greatly appreciated
  • Year in school: Junior Year
  • Country/state of residence: Texas
  • Cumulative GPA: 3.82
  • Science GPA: 3.78
  • MCAT Score: 521 (132/128/130/131)
  • URM Status: No (Indian Male)
  • Research – include any abstracts/posters/publications and how you were credited (eg. First author, senior author, etc):
    • 2 poster presentations at national conferences
    • 2 years of genetics research (no pubs) ~ 500+ hours (1.5 years)
  • Volunteering (clinical)
    • Hospital Volunteer - Worked in Pre-OP room assisting the nurses with getting medication for patients, tending to basic patient needs such as food and water, and setting up beds for incoming patients ~ 190 hours (1 year)
  • Paid Clinical Experience
    • EMT - Worked as an EMT for my University emergency medical services department. Did all of the usual things that an EMT does from helping assess a person's condition to stabilizing them as they are taken to a hospital ~ 300 hours (1 year)
  • Physician Shadowing
    • Shadowed general surgeon (40 hours) and family practice doctor (60 hours) ~ total 100 hours
  • Non Clinical Volunteering
    • Volunteered at a Crisis Line, talking with people who were either distressed or experiencing suicidal thoughts. Helped calm them down and direct them to counselors or psychologists who could help ~ 230 hours (1 year)
    • Volunteered at a Juvenile Detention Center and helped rehabilitate kids who were stuck within the system. I helped teach many of the kids at the Detention Center different academic subjects and how to not end back up within the system. ~ 160 hours (1 year)
    • Created an after school program that both provided a place of academic enrichment and learning for poor middle school students, but also an escape from their tough socioeconomic situations ~ 250 hours (1.5 years)
  • Extracurricular Activities
    • Founder of an online writing company that produces supplemental materials for popular tabletop role-playing games such as D&D, Pathfinder, etc. ~ 500+ hours
    • Created and taught a university course called "Access to Healthcare Across Different Communities", which was a lecture course focused on how access to health can vary depending on factors such as race, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, region, age, etc. ~ 110 hours (1 semester of planning the course with faculty, 1 semester of teaching)
    • Sophomore Adviser for the University Honors program. Helped organize a curriculum for the University Honors Freshman Seminar course and lead that seminar course for that year's freshman class ~ 230 hours (1 year)
    • Additional passions such as performing music with my band Stone Shepherds (2.5 years)


Since I'm from Texas, I'm going to apply to all of the Texas schools including Baylor. The other schools on my list right now are:

Yale, Duke, Brown, Pittsburgh, Boston, Albert Einstein, Case Western, Dartmouth, West Virginia, Toledo, Stony Brook, Hofstra, and Vermont.

I want to try and have 25-30 schools, but right now I'm at 20. As much I would love to apply to more top tier schools, I know that my stats aren't that great, so advice on how to make a well rounded school list would be greatly appreciated.
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You can aim higher than Toledo and UWV. Brown highly favors their own UGs.Add all NYC Titans, Stanford, WashU,
 
Goro's given you at least the gold-tier rockstar list. Maybe platinum. All your Texas schools and any schools you'd be interested in attending. Harvard, Yale, WashU, Stanford: have 'em all on your list. Good luck; you're quite a strong applicant! Competitive for Harvard, for sure.
 
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