WAMC - 3.74, 517, URM, GA resident

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1. *GPA*: 3.74 cGPA, 3.73 sGPA (very strong upward trend - 3.18 cGPA in HS dual enrollment credits, 3.95 over the rest of my credits at my actual college institution)
2. *MCAT*: 517 (130/125/132/130)
3. *State Residency*: Georgia
4. *Ethnicity*: URM, Black Male
5. *Undergraduate Institution*: Low ranked state school
6. *Clinical Experience*: 250 hours weight loss clinic volunteer, 30 hours patient transport volunteer, 50 hours hospice volunteer (still doing this)
7. *Research*: 2000 hours in a wet lab, 1 publication (pending), 2 poster presentations, 1 abstract, and an Honors Thesis. I’m also starting a new research lab job this summer, projecting 300 hours
8. *Shadowing*: 100 hours total, shadowed 6 different specialties: 2 Neurologists, 2 Cardiologists, Pediatric Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Family Med, Emergency Med
9. *Nonclinical Volunteering*: 200 hours at a soup kitchen
10. *Leadership*: 600 hours - President/Founder/Mentor of an organization for mentoring Black students at my old high school
11. *Nonclinical Paid Work*: 1200 hours as a STEM Tutor at my university, 50 hours as a private tutor for a high school student
12. *Hobbies*: Fitness & Intramural Sports (i love to go to the gym and lift weights & i played intramural basketball), and Modeling for clothing brands & for photography pages
13. *Relevant honors & awards*: 8x Dean’s List, Magna Cum Laude, Level I CRLA Tutoring Certification (should I include this?)

I’m a FAP recipient, and I can afford to apply to about 40 total schools, maybe more if needed. The school list I have right now is:

Harvard
Johns Hopkins
Duke
Stanford
Columbia
UCSF
WashU St Louis
Cornell
Yale
Vandy
Mayo

Emory
Northwestern
UChicago
Pitt
Icahn
Boston
UCLA
Michigan
UVA
Ohio State
USF
UCincy
USC Keck
Miami
Einstein

Maryland
Colorado
Howard
Georgetown
Sidney Kimmel
MCG
Wake Forest
Morehouse
Mercer
Tulane
Vermont
Temple
Tufts
VTC
Rochester
Georgetown
 
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You do not need to apply to 40 schools. I suggest these schools from your list:
Harvard
Johns Hopkins
Duke
Stanford
Columbia
UCSF
WashU St Louis
Cornell
Yale
Vandy
Mayo
Emory
Northwestern
UChicago
Pitt
Icahn
Boston
UCLA
Michigan
UVA
Ohio State
USF
UCincy
USC Keck
Miami
Einstein (free tuition)
Howard
Sidney Kimmel
MCG
Morehouse
Mercer
Tulane
Temple
Tufts
Rochester
Georgetown
Add NYU (free tuition)
 
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You do not need to apply to [emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]] schools. I suggest these schools from your list:
Harvard
Johns Hopkins
Duke
Stanford
Columbia
UCSF
WashU St Louis
Cornell
Yale
Vandy
Mayo
Emory
Northwestern
UChicago
Pitt
Icahn
Boston
UCLA
Michigan
UVA
Ohio State
USF
UCincy
USC Keck
Miami
Einstein (free tuition)
Howard
Sidney Kimmel
MCG
Morehouse
Mercer
Tulane
Temple
Tufts
Rochester
Georgetown
Add NYU (free tuition)

You think I’m competitive enough for NYU? I felt like my stats might not be high enough for them
 
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Are your connected with any mentoring organizations for aspiring Black (male) physicians? SNMA?

Actually i misinterpreted your question sorry, no i wouldn’t say I’m really connected with them. I was part of MAPS but that’s about it
 
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