WAMC: GPA - 3.96, MCAT - 516

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1. cGPA: 3.964, sGPA: 3.96
2. MCAT: 516 - 131/125/129/131
3. CA resident
4. White/Caucasian
5. UCLA
6. Clinical Experience (volunteer/non-volunteer): Hospital volunteer - 300hrs current, 70hrs volunteering in underserved community in South LA
7. Non-clinical volunteering: 100hrs ESL tutoring refugees (300hrs total on SOS board), 50hrs mentoring high school students in underserved communities about college and career options, 15hrs as College Day mentor, 10-15hrs as a Unified/Special Olympics partner
8. Shadowing: 70hrs - Orthopedic Oncology
9. Research: 650hrs completed, 1 poster presentation, 1000hrs expected by matriculation
10. Other activities/work/etc: 170hrs as a student tutor at community college
11. Honors/Awards: Chancellor’s Service Award, Latin Honors, Dean’s List
12. Hobbies: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (100hrs, probably 400-500 by matriculation), Soccer, Basketball (team manager)


Current School List: I was looking to apply to around 35 schools. So, I was wondering what you think about my current list. Thanks in advance for any and all help and I wish the best to all those applying this cycle!

1. Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2. Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine
3. Duke University
4. Eastern Virginia Medical School
5. Geisel School of Medicine
6. Georgetown University School of Medicine
7. Harvard Medical School
8. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
10. Keck School of Medicine of USC
11. Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple U
12. Mayo Clinic
13. New York Medical College
14. Northwestern University
15. Ohio State University College of Medicine
16. Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook
17. Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
18. St. Louis University School of Medicine
19. Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
20. Stanford University
21. SUNY Downstate
22. SUNY Upstate
23. Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
24. Tufts University
25. UC Davis
26. UC Irvine
27. UCLA
28. UCSF
29. UCSD
30. University of Maryland School of Medicine
31. University of Massachusetts Medical School
32. University of Michigan Medical School
33. UPitt School of Medicine
34. University of Virginia School of Medicine
35. USF Morsani College of Medicine
36. Wayne State University
37. Weill Cornell Medicine
38. Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
39. California Northstate University College of Medicine
40. Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
41. Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
42. University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix
43. University of Illinois College of Medicine
44. University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

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44 schools is too many to apply to. You could remove some of the reaches such as Harvard, Cornell, Northwestern, Stanford. Also some of the state public schools that accept few non residents with no connection to the state such as Rutgers, UMass, SUNY Upstate.

 

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44 schools is too many to apply to. You could remove some of the reaches such as Harvard, Cornell, Northwestern, Stanford. Also some of the state public schools that accept few non residents with no connection to the state such as Rutgers, UMass, SUNY Upstate.

In regard to the remaining schools on the list, do you think they’re a good bunch and do I have a decent chance at interviews, or should I remove any others that I wouldn’t have high chances to? Thanks once again.

 

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You have a good mix of schools and should receive several interviews.