MD WAMC - CA ORM 519/3.83

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1. cGPA: 3.83; sGPA: 3.55
2. MCAT: 519, 128/130/129/132 (first attempt)
3. Residency: CA
4. ORM
5. Undergrad Institution: T20 CA school, Humanities Major
6. Clinical experience: ~600 hrs (scribe in ED + outpatient clinic, inpatient volunteer in community hospital)
7. Research: ~700 hrs (Done at T5 med school; no pubs/presentations)
8. Shadowing: ~100 hrs (IM, Neurology, Urology, Ortho)
9. Non-clinical volunteering: ~1000 hrs (shelter, food bank, coordinated social services for underserved individuals as part of mobile nonprofit; had leadership here)
10. Other extracurricular activities: Lots of work hours from before college—waiting tables, clerking for local government, teaching ESL

I'm concerned about my sGPA, and I feel my app is very balanced and not very "spiky". Any advice on the school list would be greatly appreciated. I'm aiming for a surgical subspecialty, which makes places with a decent bit of prestige + access to research important. Still, gotta be realistic. Any help would be greatly appreciated!