WAMC: 3.5, 524, research heavy applicant (MdPhD?)

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Hi SDN, thank you for taking a look at my stats and extracurriculars. Right now I am kinda split on applying Md vs MdPhD and planning to apply broadly to both... Any advice would be immensely helpful!! I feel like I might be deluding myself in terms of how competitive my application might be with my gpa as it is.
  • cGPA 3.5 sGPA 3.5
  • MCAT 524 one attempt
  • WA state resident, ORM, large public undergrad
  • I have low clinical experience, but was a care-taker for my parent for about 6 months (unsure of what to say about this)
  • Research experience: 1 first author pub, 2 posters, 2000+ hours research technician
  • 25ish hours shadowing
  • 200 hours volunteering with parkinsons patients outside of a clinical setting (again not sure of what to say about this)
  • 150ish hours outdoors club leadership, 200 hours lighting designer for theatre groups
  • 200ish hours Student TA of 1 upper level and one intro bio class
  • 150 hours gen chem/ochem tutor at local community college

    Current school list:

    University of Washington School of Medicine,
  • Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine,
  • Virginia tech,
  • Case Lerner College of medicine,
  • Penn State College of Medicine,
  • Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine,
  • Drexel University College of Medicine,
  • Quinnipiac Netter School of Medicine,
  • Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine,
  • SUNY Upstate Medical University,
  • University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine,
  • Eastern Virginia Medical School,
  • University of Minnesota Medical School,
  • Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College,
  • University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
  • , University of Colorado School of Medicine,
  • University of Maryland School of Medicine,
  • University of Rochester School of Medicine,
  • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine,
  • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine,
  • West Virginia University School of Medicine (MdPhD)
  • Oregon Health Sciences University, University of Iowa (Md-PhD)