WAMC - *Need help reducing/finalizing school list!!!*

[lickerwhicker]

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[banthapug]

I think it's way too top heavy. I'd remove some top tier schools and add in a few mid range private schools that are out of state friendly.

 

[AxelLopez]

3,78 is an average for ucla med school that cool. Try removing the "Maybe" and if you want remove the ones that aren't in California. You should be able to get into about 5 I think. applying to 10 med schools is enough.

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[NeuroSoph75]

I'm not an expert, but I'd say you have a good chance at #18-35. I would actually leave Miami and BU because they are mid-tier schools that fit your professional goals. UVA also has a lot of opportunities for people interested in refugee health/health disparities. I don't know much about UVermont, so I can't comment. If you want to trim, I would remove schools such as Wash U, U Chicago, NYU, Vandy which have median MCATs >520 unless you have a specific reason for applying. I would also check out Tulane given your interest in urban health, it might be a better option than OUWB, although you are quite a bit above their median.

 

[Nalsjewels]

Lol. Do not apply to just 10 schools as a Californian.

For things like diversity/urban & minority health, look at maybe switching out some top places and consider a few lower ranked programs like Iowa (Carver), GWU, Tufts, Tulane, Vermont. Jefferson has a lot going on in those areas. Maybe Rush too.

UCD and UCR have very specific missions so only apply if you meet those (for ex, UCR wants people with connections to Inland Empire and a commitment to severing the underserved).

Of the top tiers you've included, places that strike me offhand as having lots of opportunities in your interests: Harvard, Duke, Sinai, Emory, Columbia, UChicago, JHU

3,78 is an average for ucla med school that cool. Try removing the "Maybe" and if you want remove the ones that aren't in California. You should be able to get into about 5 I think. applying to 10 med schools is enough.

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[Goro]

I suggest:

1. Columbia
2. Duke
3. Harvard
4. Johns Hopkins
5. UPenn
6. Stanford
7. Yale
8. WashU
9. UChicago
10. Mt. Sinai
11. NYU
12. Northwestern
13. Cornell
14. Vandy
15. Pittsburgh
16. Case Western
17. UMichigan
18. Emory
19. USC-Keck
20. Albert Einstein
21. Rochester
22. Dartmouth
23. UVA
24. UMiami
25. Hofstra
26. Boston University
27. UC Davis
28. UC Irvine
29. UC Los Angeles
30. UC Riverside (ONLY if you're from the Inland Empire)
31. UC San Diego
32. UC San Francisco

IF you need to cull more, start in this order: U MI, U Chicago, WashU, U Penn

 

[lickerwhicker]

I suggest:

1. Columbia
2. Duke
3. Harvard
4. Johns Hopkins
5. UPenn
6. Stanford
7. Yale
8. WashU
9. UChicago
10. Mt. Sinai
11. NYU
12. Northwestern
13. Cornell
14. Vandy
15. Pittsburgh
16. Case Western
17. UMichigan
18. Emory
19. USC-Keck
20. Albert Einstein
21. Rochester
22. Dartmouth
23. UVA
24. UMiami
25. Hofstra
26. Boston University
27. UC Davis
28. UC Irvine
29. UC Los Angeles
30. UC Riverside (ONLY if you're from the Inland Empire)
31. UC San Diego
32. UC San Francisco

IF you need to cull more, start in this order: U MI, U Chicago, WashU, U Penn

Would you recommend that I remove UC Riverside and WashU and replace them with Jefferson and Tulane? I've read that Jefferson and Tulane are "low-yield" schools, so I'm not sure if I should add those to my list or not..

 

[lickerwhicker]

Lol. Do not apply to just 10 schools as a Californian.

For things like diversity/urban & minority health, look at maybe switching out some top places and consider a few lower ranked programs like Iowa (Carver), GWU, Tufts, Tulane, Vermont. Jefferson has a lot going on in those areas. Maybe Rush too.

UCD and UCR have very specific missions so only apply if you meet those (for ex, UCR wants people with connections to Inland Empire and a commitment to severing the underserved).

Of the top tiers you've included, places that strike me offhand as having lots of opportunities in your interests: Harvard, Duke, Sinai, Emory, Columbia, UChicago, JHU

Do you know what UCD's specific mission is? I looked at MSAR but it didn't seem they were super restrictive like UCR?

 

[Goro]

Would you recommend that I remove UC Riverside and WashU and replace them with Jefferson and Tulane? I've read that Jefferson and Tulane are "low-yield" schools, so I'm not sure if I should add those to my list or not..

According to the wise gyngyn, UCD's mission is to serve the Middle Valley.

Tulane and Jeff would be low yield. U AZ is worth a shot. Also consider Mayo

 

[Nalsjewels]

Of note, I had no connections to Inland Empire/did not attend UCR for undergrad and was accepted to UCR's SOM. However, I did highlight my experiences with underserved communities and my desire to practice in a diverse/underserved area like the IE. I had no connections to Middle Valley and was not even sent a secondary from UCD.

If you really like Jeff and its new curriculum program, then it might fine to send an app...they have a lot of apps but are definitely responsive if you make it clear you are super interested. Just my experience.

Do you know what UCD's specific mission is? I looked at MSAR but it didn't seem they were super restrictive like UCR?