WAMC: 3.96, 517 CA (applying 2025-2026 cycle)

[sjam3]

1. cGPA: 3.96 sGPA:3.98
2. MCAT 517 (one attempt) 129/129/128/131
3. State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US) CA
4. Ethnicity and/or race White male

School List - would like to cut down to ~35 and willing to move anywhere

UofA - Phoenix

Kaiser

UCI

UCLA

UCSD

UCSF

USC Keck

Case Western

Cincinnati

Colorado

Creighton

Dartmouth

Einstein

Emory

George Washington

Georgetown

Hackensack Meridian

Hofstra

Icahn @Mount Sinai

Jefferson

Loyola

Mayo

MCW

NYMC

Ohio State

Penn State

Pitt

Quinnipiac

Rochester

Temple

Tufts

U Boston

U Iowa

U Miami

U Michigan

U Vermont

U Virginia

USF Morsani

VCU

Wake Forest

Wash U St. Louis

Western Michigan

Thank you in advance.

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[sjam3]

@Goro @Faha @Mr.Smile12 can you please help?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

On face value, you are solid cannon fodder.

UC schools focus a lot on community fit, especially supporting those who grew up in areas they serve. Your activities touch many different marginalized populations, so I would think that's enough to grab attention among the schools where you will apply to. But mission fit will push your application further; research the PRIME programs for the UC schools.

Of course if you're "am premed, will travel," apply smartly. What makes you excited to attend medical school in Phoenix, Iowa City, or Kalamazoo (for example)? I'm guessing you just looked at median MCAT/GPA, but you need mission fit too.

Also, I think you might still be a little lower than desired for the Jesuit schools for service orientation hours. Try to pick that up by the time you apply (especially soup kitchen work... get it up to 400 if you can to match your refugee rehabilitation work).

 

[Goro]

UofA - Phoenix

Kaiser

UCI

UCLA

UCSD

UCSF

USC Keck

Case Western

Cincinnati

Colorado

Dartmouth

Einstein

Emory

Hofstra

Mount Sinai

Jefferson

Loyola

Mayo

NYMC

Ohio State

Pitt

Rochester

Tufts

U Boston

U Iowa

U Miami

U Michigan

U Vermont

U Virginia

USF Morsani

Wake Forest

Wash U St. Louis

Western Michigan

Thank you in advance.

I suggest the above:
Also consider:
U Cincy
Baylor
Vandy
U Chicago
Northwestern
Stanford
BU
Duke
UTx.SW
SUNY.SB

 

[sjam3]

On face value, you are solid cannon fodder.

UC schools focus a lot on community fit, especially supporting those who grew up in areas they serve. Your activities touch many different marginalized populations, so I would think that's enough to grab attention among the schools where you will apply to. But mission fit will push your application further; research the PRIME programs for the UC schools.

Of course if you're "am premed, will travel," apply smartly. What makes you excited to attend medical school in Phoenix, Iowa City, or Kalamazoo (for example)? I'm guessing you just looked at median MCAT/GPA, but you need mission fit too.

Also, I think you might still be a little lower than desired for the Jesuit schools for service orientation hours. Try to pick that up by the time you apply (especially soup kitchen work... get it up to 400 if you can to match your refugee rehabilitation work).

Thank you for your response! It is true that I looked up median MCAT/GPA. I added Iowa because my very close family member is currently doing residency there. Others are pretty much a numbers fit.

 

[sjam3]

I suggest the above:
Also consider:
U Cincy
Baylor
Vandy
U Chicago
Northwestern
Stanford
BU
Duke
UTx.SW
SUNY.SB

Aren't Baylor and UTx.SW in Texas? I was under the impression that Texas schools accept very few OOS applicants.

 

[Goro]

Aren't Baylor and UTx.SW in Texas? I was under the impression that Texas schools accept very few OOS applicants.

90% of their classes have be Texans.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Aren't Baylor and UTx.SW in Texas? I was under the impression that Texas schools accept very few OOS applicants.

You can do the research, but Texas schools like 3.9+ GPAs and solid MCATs like yours, though yes, the competition for OOS slots can be fierce.

 

[LunaOri]

You can add UMass, which is very OOS friendly.

 

[sjam3]

Thank you all so much for your help!