WAMC- 501--->515. Help with School list?

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Hi_I'mPaul

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Hi guys! This is my first post and I would love to get your feedback on my chances for this cycle. I am also looking for help with my school list. Any input would be much appreciated! I am happy about my substantial improvement in grades and I feel like I have a better shot this cycle than I did the last cycle! THANKS IN ADVANCE.

I've taken the MCAT three times:
2016 MCAT: 507
2017 MCAT: 507
2018 MCAT: 515 (130, 126, 130, 129) Got the score TODAY!! (NEW FOR CURRENT CYCLE)

undergrad cGPA: 3.63 (168 total credits)
undergrad sGPA: 3.55 (88 credits)
graduate GPA: 4.0 (32 credits) (NEW FOR CURRENT CYCLE)

Community Service hours: 250
Reseach Hours: 1000
Hospital Volunteer: 100
TA hours: 200
Shadowing hours: 200
Student Ambassador for my master's program
Possible TA job for graduate school during my application year.
Have some other stuff but these are the main ones.

Kinda a "reinvented applicant." Substantial improvement of my GPA and MCAT within one year while balancing consistent volunteering. I live in Florida, am a White Male (22 years old) and would love to go to school in my state.

School List:
Reach Schools :
(Kinda places where I could see myself living + "dream schools") (5 total)
Case Western
Columbia
Keck
UCLA
Harvard

Middle tier: (Median MCAT within 1-2 points of my score) (9 total)
Albert Einstein
Hofstra
Emory
Dartmouth
Sidney Kimmel
Brown
Univ of Florida
Rochester School of Med & Dentistry
Univ of South Florida (where I am getting my masters!)

Higher chance of acceptance: (MCAT stands a good shot) 15 total
Albany
Florida Atlantic
Creighton
Florida International
Florida State
George Washington
Temple
Loyola
Penn State
St. Louis
Tulane
Univ of Central Florida
Univ of Miami
Wake Forest
NOVA (Florida) (not sure what their MCAT average is though)

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Some schools will average your MCAT scores. Your reach schools are unrealistic. Your best chances are any of your Florida schools though you could receive interviews at some of the other OOS schools on your list.
 
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I suggest:
ALL FL schools
Albany
The Philly Triplets
NYMC
Netter
SLU
MCW
Gtown
Dartmouth
GWU
Case
Pitt
Mayo
Wayne State
Tulane
Wake
EVMS
Hofstra
U WV
Creighton
Loyola
Rush
U Rochester
Any DO school. I can't recommend Touro-NY, Nova, Wm Carey, LUCOM, for different reasons. MSUCOM? Read up on Larry Nasser and you decide.
 
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Some schools will average your MCAT scores. Your reach schools are unrealistic. Your best chances are any of your Florida schools though you could receive interviews at some of the other OOS schools on your list.
Yes, I also agree that my "reach" schools are virtually "impossible," but gotta try! I have a friend with an 18 ACT and a 2.8 GPA that got into Columbia (White guy, nothing special) so he gives me hope for that haha. Thanks for your input!
 
I suggest:
ALL FL schools
Albany
The Philly Triplets
NYMC
Netter
SLU
MCW
Gtown
Dartmouth
GWU
Case
Pitt
Mayo
Wayne State
Tulane
Wake
EVMS
Hofstra
U WV
Creighton
Loyola
Rush
U Rochester
Any DO school. I can't recommend Touro-NY, Nova, Wm Carey, LUCOM, for different reasons. MSUCOM? Read up on Larry Nasser and you decide.
Awesome! I'll look into some of the schools you added that are not on my list! Thanks!
 
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