MD & DO WAMC: Any help on my school list would be great!

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Looking for some help on my school list. I have a high GPA and a decent MCAT. My extracurriculars are fairly strong and I really want to go to an MD school. Any help is welcome :)

Demographics: ORM
Major/Minor: Biomedical Sciences Major, Nutrition Minor
MCAT: 510
cGPA/sGPA: 4.0
Clinical Volunteering: ~200 from international service trip which was clinical (also raise $6500 and sponsored a free pediatrics camp), ~200 hours as an MA, ~100 hours from the Veteran’s hospital, ~100 hours as a nurses unit assist
Non-clinical Volunteering: ~200 hours from PAMSA volunteer events, ~150 hours from Red Cross, ~60 hours from service organization packing meals and organization events, ~150 hours (after high school) from volunteering in the kitchen (and serving) at the local temple
Research Experience: ~150 as of today in a remote research opportunity (due to COVID) where I am collecting data on free clinics, have done a literature review (1st author) which I submitted but still a long way to publication
Leadership Experience: Current Secretary for Pre-Med American Medical Student Association Chapter (PAMSA), Mentorship Director for PAMSA, Administrative Chair for Red Cross chapter, Vice President for a service organization dedicated to providing meals to underserved kids/families
Shadowing: ~40 hours endocrinology, ~60 hours gastroenterology (including one strong LOR)
Other Experience/Awards: Tutor/Mentor for General Chemistry for one semester, Merit scholarship from my Uni, Dean’s list every semester
LORS: 2 science professors (one with whom I worked with as a tutor/mentor for one semester and one semester as a student), 2 professors from honors courses (Both very strong letters as professors were impressed with me and my work ethic), 1 from an MD I shadowed (strong), 1 from volunteer coordinator who I have know for 2 years now (pretty strong)


My MD School List So Far:
UC Davis
USF-Morsani
California Northstate
Kaiser
Nova MD
FSU
Wright State
UCR
Oregon Health and Science Uni
UCF
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin
Wake Forest
University of Miami
UCI
UCSD
UCLA
UCSF
Ohio State
Case Western
Drexel
UIC

DO Schools:
LECOM (both schools)
NOVA DO
VCOM
Ohio University
Western University COMP
Midwestern
TUCOM-CA

Any suggestions or recommendations are greatly appreciated! Thank you all in advance.

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Remove Florida State (admitted only 4 non residents last year). Case western, Ohio State and UCSF are all reaches with your MCAT of 510. You could add these schools:
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
George Washington
Temple
Jefferson
Seton Hall
New York Medical College
Einstein
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Medical College Wisconsin
Loyola
St. Louis
Creighton
TCU-UNT
 
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Thank you so much! For FSU even being a student at a public FL University won't give me a chance? @Faha
 
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