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WAMC and School List Help for Upcoming cycle
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Too many OOS schools that either take majority in-state/a neighboring state, or out of your stat range (Sinai, Case, Pitt etc).
Your non-clinical volunteering is limited mostly to tennis lessons it seems. That could hinder you at service-heavy schools like Loyola.
I suggest all your in-state options and the following:
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Quinnipiac
Medical College of Wisconsin
VCU
V Tech (maybe)
Oakland
Wayne state
Hackensack meridian
Vermont
Wake forest
Tulane
George Washington University
Penn state
Temple
Drexel
Loyola
NYMC
Albany
Rosalind franklin
Belmont
Alice walton
You probably should have a few DO options. I would recommend:
PCOM
DMU
KCU
Campbell
ACOM
Touro NY
NYIT
Your non-clinical volunteering is limited mostly to tennis lessons it seems. That could hinder you at service-heavy schools like Loyola.
I suggest all your in-state options and the following:
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Quinnipiac
Medical College of Wisconsin
VCU
V Tech (maybe)
Oakland
Wayne state
Hackensack meridian
Vermont
Wake forest
Tulane
George Washington University
Penn state
Temple
Drexel
Loyola
NYMC
Albany
Rosalind franklin
Belmont
Alice walton
You probably should have a few DO options. I would recommend:
PCOM
DMU
KCU
Campbell
ACOM
Touro NY
NYIT
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Your service orientation seems weak. Only 100 hours as a health educator to underserved communities... that's not quite the level of involvement that we would want (though it is important in a health-adjacent way). Are you directing patients to community health resources? Are you involved with food distribution, shelter volunteering, job/tax preparation, transportation services, or housing rehabilitation? You must have 150 hours by the time you submit your application to avoid getting screens out at most schools. Ideally you must have 250 or more at the start of the cycle.
Tennis coach to wheelchair-bound individuals is service that is an extension of your hobby where you are an expert. Consequently this activity barely moves the needle.
Lifestyle medicine is a nice theme, but you immerse yourself with research in the area, not with activities. Tennis is nice, but it is still considered a rather privileged activity. In what ways are you stretching beyond your comfort zone? It doesn't seem like you have done much of that.
Tennis coach to wheelchair-bound individuals is service that is an extension of your hobby where you are an expert. Consequently this activity barely moves the needle.
Lifestyle medicine is a nice theme, but you immerse yourself with research in the area, not with activities. Tennis is nice, but it is still considered a rather privileged activity. In what ways are you stretching beyond your comfort zone? It doesn't seem like you have done much of that.
