WAMC cGPA 3.91 / MCAT 517. Help with regional school list

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iceman579

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Hi! I am looking for help with my school list based on my stats/ECs. I am mostly looking to stay within the region as I have family in PA, OH, and DC. Here are my stats/ECs and school list:

  1. cGPA: 3.91, sGPA: 3.93
  2. MCAT: 517 (129/128/131/129)
  3. State of residence: PA
  4. Ethnicity: Caucasian
  5. Undergraduate institution: University of Pittsburgh, majored in Political Science
  6. Clinical experience: about 2000 hrs as a group therapist/behavioral health aide in a psychiatric hospital
  7. Research experience: about 200 hours as a research associate for a clinical psychiatric study, no publications + completed and presented poster project for second semester biology lab course
  8. Shadowing: about 50 hrs in psychiatry, still looking for more
  9. Non-clinical volunteering: about 30 hrs volunteering with my university's sports nutrition center helping student-athletes make smart food choices post-workout
  10. Other extracurricular activities: Internship abroad in Lisbon, Portugal completing a research project about best practices for victim support services and shadowing a neuropsychologist, TA for organic chemistry lab for one semester, founded a chapter of national Alzheimer's awareness student group at my university, and served one semester as president, member of Autism Speaks club, member of social fraternity
  11. Relevant honors or awards: Dean's List, Phi Beta Kappa membership
  12. Anything else not listed you think might be important: Summer involvement in community theater programs as an unpaid actor, independent contractor for Halloween shows at a local amusement park as assistant production manager/sound technician
School List (no specific order):
Thomas Jefferson
USF Morsani
Cincinatti
Rochester
Ohio State
Case Western
Pitt
Duke
Virginia
UChicago
UPenn
GW
Georgetown
NYMC
Penn State
Temple
Geisinger
Drexel
Toledo
WVU
Wright State

Any suggestions/insight would be much appreciated. Thank you!

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Your application is overall great; see if you can get those nonclinical volunteering numbers up a bit before app time. Your list is appropriate.

If you're looking to add more: Hofstra, SLU, Cleveland Clinic, Albany, MCW, Emory, Miami, Wake Forest.
 
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