WAMC 518/3.9x IL Resident

[Present-Row-4056]

Stats:

1. cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS: 3.95 cGPA/3.95 sGPA – BS Chemistry
2. MCAT score(s) and breakdown: 518 (132/125/131/130)
3. State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US): IL
4. Ethnicity and/or race: White
5. Undergraduate institution or category: State School
6. Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer):
   1. 180 hours Emergency Department Volunteer
   2. 80 hours Oncology Unit Volunteer
7. Research experience and productivity:
   1. 750 hours in organic chemistry lab
      • 1 publication under review, 2nd author
      • 1 manuscript in process, 3rd author
8. Shadowing experience and specialties represented
   1. 25 hours General Surgery
   2. 25 hours Internal Medicine
   3. 10 hours Cardiology
9. Non-clinical volunteering
   1. 100 hours in Farmers Market working for program that enables food stamp use for fresh produce.
   2. 100 hours Coaching Youth Sport that I play
   3. 50 other various hours
10. Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
    1. 750 hours summer employment as lifeguard
    2. 2500+ hours as student athlete – team captain
11. Relevant honors or awards
    1. Dean’s List
12. Anything else not listed you think might be important
    1. None

I am currently a junior applying for the 2023-2024 cycle, but I am considering taking a gap year to improve my ECs (mostly clinical experience and volunteering). If I do end up taking a gap year, I will look to work with the undeserved in some form.

For my school list, I am aware that I have a lot of “low-yield” schools but they are in locations I like so I am okay with extra secondaries. Are there any schools that I should remove or add?

School List: UChicago, WashU, Yale, Duke, Vanderbilt, Mayo, Northwestern, UMich, Case Western, UPitt, UVA, URoch, OHSU, Dartmouth, UIowa, VCU, EVU, Vermont, Vtech, BU, UCinc, UCol, Tufts, Thomas Jefferson, Penn State, Temple, Albany, UIC, SIUE

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[Mr.Smile12]

Can you tell me what your mission fit is? How many schools need a Casper or PREview score?

 

[Faha]

OHSU admits few applicants with no connection to the state. You could add any of these schools:
Western Michigan
USF Morsani
Miami
Hofstra
Einstein
Mount Sinai
Cincinnati
Kaiser

 

[Goro]

OP, dump these as they're likely resource protect you out: Penn State, Temple, Albany,VCU, EVU, Vtech,

School List: UChicago, WashU, Yale, Duke, Vanderbilt, Mayo, Northwestern, UMich, Case Western, UPitt, UVA, URoch, Dartmouth, UIowa, Vermont, BU, UCinc, UCol, Tufts, Thomas Jefferson, UIC,

SIUE: keep ONLY if you're from the southern half of the state.

ADD:
U VM
U MI
U WI
U Miami
U SF/Morsani
Einstein
Emory
Hofstra
NYU
Stanford
UCSF
Harvard
UCLA
Keck
Baylor