MD WAMC 518, 3.9+ and School List

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SoyMan

SoyMan

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Ethnicity: White
State: IA
School: Public University
Major: Engineering
Certificate in Translational Research
GPA: 3.9+
MCAT: 518 (130, 128, 130, 130)
Shadowing: 60 Hours (20 radiology, 20 pathology, 20 misc.)
Research: 2 and a half years, 1 poster, publication in the works. Speech and Hearing/Engineering Focused
Nonclinical Volunteering: 150 Hours Projected, 100 currently
Clinical Volunteering: 350 Hours Projected, 250 currently
Leadership positions in two organizations
Prestigious scholarship at University
Received a small grant to work on a creative personal project, presented at engineering fair
Studied abroad for a summer

I did better on the MCAT than I ever thought I could and now I feel like I need to aim higher. I want to create a well-balanced school list and am hoping to apply to around 15 schools. I was hoping to stay close to home for personal reasons but now I don’t know what I will do. Not sure if my ECs are adequate to be successful at T10s and would like feedback. I’m concerned that my research experience is lackluster for top tier schools, I am in the lab for only about an hour a week.

Current School List (Was aiming for a 512)
Iowa
Creighton
Mayo
SLU
Colorado
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Missouri-Columbia
Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Washington University Saint Louis
Dartmouth (interested in MD/MS engineering program)

I want to add schools that compliment my stats, but I need help balancing my list. What ratio of safety/target/reach do I shoot for? Thank you for any feedback!
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Missouri accepts few non residents (only 17 matriculated last year) with no connection to the state. You could add these schools:
Illinois
Carle Illinois
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Western Michigan
If you add all these you can include a few reaches that appeal to you.
 
Faha said:
Missouri accepts few non residents (only 17 matriculated last year) with no connection to the state. You could add these schools:
Illinois
Carle Illinois
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Western Michigan
If you add all these you can include a few reaches that appeal to you.
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I haven't hear of Carle before but it looks like it's right up my alley! Thanks!
 
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It seems like you have a really strong app. Where did you end up applying?
 
Ole_Toe said:
It seems like you have a really strong app. Where did you end up applying?
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Sorry I didn’t check this for a while! I ended up applying a little more top heavy than I wanted

Iowa
Mizzou
Creighton
Loyola
SLU
WashU
Mayo
Harvard
Brown
Dartmouth
Vanderbilt

I have my first and so far only interview at Iowa in two weeks! Haven’t heard anything good or bad from anyone else yet. Hopefully I start hearing from some more schools soon!
 
SoyMan said:
Sorry I didn’t check this for a while! I ended up applying a little more top heavy than I wanted

Iowa
Mizzou
Creighton
Loyola
SLU
WashU
Mayo
Harvard
Brown
Dartmouth
Vanderbilt

I have my first and so far only interview at Iowa in two weeks! Haven’t heard anything good or bad from anyone else yet. Hopefully I start hearing from some more schools soon!
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This is the entirety of your school list?
 
Good school list, but it needs to be twice as long. You should add a dozen more schools, including your Iowa schools. Good luck!
 
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