WAMC 518/3.85, review school list before submit?

[deleted1165111]

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Final check on school list before submitting, any feedback (top heavy, unrealistic schools, etc) would be GREATLY appreciated!

1. cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS
   1. cGPA -> 3.85
   2. sGPA -> 3.74 (3.96, 3.32, 3.65, 4.0)
2. MCAT score(s) and breakdown
   1. 518 (130/130/130/128)
3. State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US)
   1. NC
4. Ethnicity and/or race
   1. ORM
5. Undergraduate institution or category
   1. Ivy
6. Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
   1. 175 hours patient sitter/nurse assistant paid
   2. 200 hours clinical volunteering in ED
   3. 50 hours music therapy volunteer
7. Research experience and productivity
   1. 800 hours clinical research at Stanford Children's (3 poster presentations, 1 manuscript)
   2. 1000 hours at undergrad lab
   3. 2000 hours at Yale Med (current position) as Research Tech, 2 poster presentations
8. Shadowing experience and specialties represented
   1. 100 hours pediatrics
   2. 25 hours nephrology
9. Non-clinical volunteering
   1. 275 hours as a volunteer custodian at local school
   2. 100 hours tutor for homeless children
   3. 200 hours habitat for humanity
10. Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
    1. 800 hours of leadership
       1. President of large undergrad club for 1 year (previously vice president for 2 years), Vice President of premed club 2 years
    2. 185 hours Chemistry TA
    3. Astronomy/Stargazing hobby (unknown # of hours)
11. Relevant honors or awards
    1. Dean's List, Summer Research Grant
12. Letters of Recommendation
    1. 2 Science Profs, 3 Research PIs (one is an MD/PhD and will emphasize clinical potential rather than research)

School List

Harvard

Yale

UPenn

Columbia

Vanderbilt

Cornell

Duke

Mayo

Sinai

Northwestern

NYU LISM

BU

Dartmouth

USC

Brown

UMiami

UNC

ECU

Wake Forest

Tufts

Colorado

Sidney Kimmel

VTech

Georgetown

Tulane

Albany

Einstein

St Louis

UMass

 

[gyngyn]

You didn't give us your list!

 

[deleted1165111]

You didn't give us your list!

Oops sorry just posted!

 

[Faha]

You have a good list and should receive several interviews. Remove Albany since they may "yield protect". You could add Washington University, Hofstra, USF Morsani.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

You are looking good. I will remind you that you may not get an interview with East Carolina due to mission mismatch.

 

[deleted1165111]

@Faha @Mr.Smile12 Really appreciate the feedback, any concern about the clinical to research ratio?

My advisor brought up that I might get "flagged" for having much more research, but I think I can write pretty well about it. She just said that I might be a better MD/PhD applicant than MD, but I don't really have an interest in going to an MSTP and only will apply if you all think my application leans that way.

 

[Faha]

You also have more than enough clinical and non clinical hours so "too much" research is not an issue.