WAMC: Advisor said don't bother with Kaiser. Should I stick to DO?

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I really want to go to Kaiser, and I have a tough time picking what other schools I should apply to. Any help with school list would get great! I made my school list based on schools that didn't specifically say they require LORs from profs, because I only recently had a science prof agree to write a LOR.

Stats and Info:
cGPA: 3.60
MCAT: 519 (128/129/130/132)
asian male (CA)
undergrad in biochem(grad 2020)
- GPA year by year(3.4.,3.27,3.89,3.95)
- Last 2 quarters sr year was part time(to save money)
Research:
- 2 summers in a cancer research institute (summers before and after sophomore year) ~400ish hours total
- no pubs but did 2 projects

Clincal (paid):
- ~1000hrs completed so far interning as an ophthalmic tech(project 2000+ in aug 2022) (This is my gap year post grad)
Volunteering:
-~500hrs in addiction psych clinic in Riverside (Jr year 10 months)

Shadowing:
~10hours of addiction psych(jr year)
~20ish hours shadowing various ophthalmologists(I stand at the doorway and observe)

ECs:
-Pres of Club(2 years) focused on migraine awareness and education

Other:
- LORs from 4 ophthalmologists i worked for
- 1 LOR from science prof

School list:
1. Kaiser, 2. UCR , CUSM, California Northstate, UCI, UCD, Arizona(pheonix), Rush, UNLV, WVU,UMich, UMKC, University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine,

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UNLV, WVU, and the Missouri schools accept few non residents with no connection to the state. You should add more schools and I suggest these:
TCU-UNT
NOVA MD
Wake Forest
Tulane
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Seton Hall
Hofstra
Einstein
Rochester
New York Medical College
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Tufts
Pittsburgh
Ohio State
Cincinnati
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Medical College Wisconsin