WAMC 3.96GPA, 515, international, URM school list help

[Sunrizon]

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I just graduated in December from a relatively small university with a 3.96, sGPA: 3.98. Currently taking 1-2 gap years to work as a research assistant at a T20 and I should have about 4,000hrs and a few papers at the end. I currently have one third author pub. I also got some research experience in undergrad totaling to be about 1000 hours so I should be sitting at 5,000hrs at the time of my application in the 2023-2024 cycle.

Massively interested in rare diseases and cancer and I have worked/am working in a lab that deals with both. Hoping to bring clinical research to my home country.

African Male

Non-clinical volunteering hours: 100hrs

Clinical volunteering hours: started volunteering at a hospital so should be 200hrs at time of app

Shadowing: 6 hours at a hospital and 45 hours at a cardiologist's private practice

MCAT: 515 (129,125,132,129)

Leadership: 3000 hrs being the president of a diversity club, 500 hours being a peer mentor,

Work experience: Worked in academic support, library, and TA'd for a couple semesters

School list:

MUSC: md/phd

Georgetown: md

Medical College of Wisconsin: md/phd

University of Illinois Chicago: md

WashU: md/phd

Tulane: md

Vanderbilt: md/phd

Harvard: md and md/phd

St. Louis Uni SOM: md

UVA: md

Wayne State SOM: md

Weill Cornell: md/phd

U Conneticut: md/phd

Yale: md

DartMouth: md or mdphd

Sidney Kimmel: md

Stony Brook: md

West Virginia U: md

I know my list is top heavy but mostly top schools accept internationals like me, I have the FAP so I have only 20 free apps. Anyone to remove or add please. Greatly appreciate

 

[gyngyn]

W VA only matriculated 2 internationals and one was EDP.
Replace with at least one of the HBCU's.

 

[deleted1139416]

The problem is that your EC’s are top tier but your MCAT is not. Since you are Black that will help a LOT. But I’m not sure if the advantage given to Black applicants extends to international black applicants or if it’s just African Americans.

 

[Sunrizon]

Any takes @Goro

 

[Goro]

Any takes @Goro

I honestly don't know how international African students are viewed by med schools.