WAMC?? Need help with school list

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[Faha]

I suggest adding these schools to your application:
Stanford
Kaiser
Boston University
Dartmouth
Brown
Rochester
Hofstra
Einstein
Mount Sinai
NYU
Duke
Miami
USF Morsani
Pittsburgh
Case Western
Cincinnati
Washington University
Northwestern
U Chicago
Ohio State
UVA
Michigan

 

[deleted1026852]

I suggest adding these schools to your application:
Stanford
Kaiser
Boston University
Dartmouth
Brown
Rochester
Hofstra
Einstein
Mount Sinai
NYU
Duke
Miami
USF Morsani
Pittsburgh
Case Western
Cincinnati
Washington University
Northwestern
U Chicago
Ohio State
UVA
Michigan

Are these schools that don't weigh research heavily?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Demographics:

• California Resident
• White female
• Biochemistry major, graduated 2019 from top public uni
• First gen college students, raised by single parent

Stats

• cGPA/sGPA: 3.71, 3.63
• MCAT 520 (2019: 130/128/131/131)

Research

• 900 Hours total
• No publications or posters

Clinical Experience

• Volunteer: 80 hours in hospital ICU taking labs to pathology, guiding visitors, passing out blankets
• Volunteer: 200 Hours taking vitals at a free clinic
• Paid: 2,000 hours Certified Nurse Assistant in a skilled nursing facility
• Paid: 2,000 hours Emergency Department Scribe

Shadowing:

• EM: 20 Hours
• Internal Medicine: 40 hours
• FM: 40 Hours
• Trauma Surgery: 40 hours

Other Extracurriculars/employment:

• Worked in retail during UG
• Volunteered as a camp counselor (~500 hours) during UG for an org for kids
• TA for Organic Chemistry During UG

Schools

Definitely applying to all UCs, but I'm not sure what other schools to apply to outside of Cali. Is it worth a shot applying to Kaiser, NYU, Stanford, Mayo?..or am I just not competitive enough?

Good job with what you have accomplished. You should access the MSAR to get a better handle of your chances as an OOS applicant, then followup with some networking with current medical students and recent graduates as much as you can (AMSA at least). I would ask you why you think you aren't competitive (what aspects of your application), and what resources you have available to help you with personal statements, interviewing skills, and networking skills. If proximity to home/California is important to you, then that should drive you in narrowing your list.

 

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Are these schools that don't weigh research heavily?

Less so than schools such as Harvard.