WAMC 3.98, 507 deciding to apply MD or not + School List

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cGPA and sGPA - 3.98 cGPA, 3.97 sGPA
MCAT score(s) and breakdown. Include all attempts. - 507 total (CP 127, CARS 127, BB 126, PS 127)
State of residence– PA
Ethnicity and/or race – ORM, white male
Undergraduate institution or category - large public OOS
Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer) - 1100 hr 911/CCT EMT, 350 hr Volunteer Scribe at Free Clinic, 250 hrs Volunteer VA hospital, 100 hr Clinical Internship with vascular surgeon
Research experience and productivity – Pre-Clinical 1400 hr (3 mid-author publications, $1k grant, Poster Presentation), full-time Clinical Research gap year with patient interaction (both in my primary field of interest, incorporating personal experiences with the disease in my application)
Shadowing experience and specialties represented – 180 hrs: IM, EM, Cardiology, Ophthalmology, Otho, Pulmonology, Vascular Surgery, Surgical Oncology
Non-clinical volunteering - 300 hours homeless outreach nonprofit, 150 hrs Soup Kitchen
Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc) – President of student-lead chapter of homeless outreach nonprofit, chess player/ founded chess program allowing club members to mentor children at underserved libraries, Director in club corresponding to field of interest above
Relevant honors or awards – National Merit Scholar full-ride, summa cum laude,
Anything else not listed you think might be important – Content with applying DO. Still holding onto hope for MD, and I personally think it’s worth a try! However, they are expensive and I understand I must keep expectations realistic. Greatly appreciate advice or input.

School List:
Temple, Drexel, Penn State, Geisinger Commonwealth, Sidney Kimmel, Cooper Rowan, Wake Forest, VCU, Vermont, Toledo, West Virginia, Quinnipiac, Albany, Wayne State, Rush, Creighton, Western Michigan, UMKC, University of Kansas (arguable ties to KS)
DO: PCOM, Rowan-Virtua, KCU-COM, LECOM Erie, WVSOM, DMU-COM, VCOM
 
I suggest these schools with your stats:
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Geisinger
Penn State
West Virginia
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac
George Washington
Eastern Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth
Wake Forest
Methodist
NOVA MD
Belmont
Alice Walton
Roseman
TCU
Creighton
Ponce ( St. Louis)
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Rush
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Brigham Young (when it opens)
You could add DUQCOM to your DO list.
 
Thanks for the list Faha, I’ll take this to mean you think I may have a fighting chance at some of these MDs, despite the MCAT. Of course, I completely understand no one can say for sure.