WAMC/school help list 3.83 / 521 ORM

[drdoof11]

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1. cGPA: 3.83 sGPA 3.71 (does anyone know which is more heavily weighted?)
2. 521, 128/131/131/131
3. NY resident
4. ORM
5. T15 undergrad
6. clinical: worked as an EMR in a foreign country for around 350 hours and worked as patient navigator in a nearby hospital taking temps, asking covid questionnaires around 250 hours
7. research: 3 years of undergrad with a neuroscience/psychology lab, ~600 hours, no pubs or posters but will get a poster this upcoming fall, LOR from PI
8. shadowing: OBGYN ~ 40 hours primary care ~20 hours
9. Non-clinical volunteering: food bank cooking and distributing food for ~120 hours, worked with community service org doing blood drives fundraisers etc ~ 80 hours
10. Other extracurricular activities: president of a premed club, one of my activities on app is playing tennis as a hobby
11. Basically, im concerned that im covering all my bases but honestly not excelling anywhere and im scared ill just "fall thru the cracks". im honestly not a great writer but ive been working for a really long time on my personal statement and activities. looking for some advice on more schools to apply to that might be more realistic with mediocre ECs and above average stats. i am targeting around 25 schools
12. School list:
    1. All NY state schools
    2. cornell
    3. Mt. Sinai
    4. Einstein
    5. GW
    6. Drexel
    7. temple
    8. albany
    9. rochester
    10. hofstra
    11. thomas jeff
    12. eastern virginia
    13. NYU
    14. NYMC
    15. USF
    16. Geisinger
    17. OSU
    18. Quinnipiac

 

[ujsc]

You have a good overall profile. I think you will be very competitive with great majority of schools if app is written well.

 

[Faha]

Do you have any clinical volunteering hours in this country ?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

More specifically, how long have you been a patient navigator? You conveniently left out hours accrued unlike many of your other activities...

Also can you tell me why you think a medical school will accept anyone who describes their EC's as mediocre? The only ones that will are the ones you should avoid. You are president of a premed club, so I don't understand this mindset.

 

[drdoof11]

Do you have any clinical volunteering hours in this country ?

yes, the patient navigator position which i worked at for around 260 hours is clinical

 

[drdoof11]

More specifically, how long have you been a patient navigator? You conveniently left out hours accrued unlike many of your other activities...

Also can you tell me why you think a medical school will accept anyone who describes their EC's as mediocre? The only ones that will are the ones you should avoid. You are president of a premed club, so I don't understand this mindset.

i mean id like to think theyre not bad its just in comparison to a lot of other candidates i dont stand out at all in any one area

 

[Faha]

yes, the patient navigator position which i worked at for around 260 hours is clinical

You could add these schools to your application:
Vermont
Tufts
Miami
Western Michigan
Cincinnati
Washington University (in St. Louis)
Duke

 

[Mr.Smile12]

i mean id like to think theyre not bad its just in comparison to a lot of other candidates i dont stand out at all in any one area

It has been said "comparison is the thief of joy." Why do you think others voted you in as president of your club? Were you not also compared to other premeds in your premed club? What made you stand out to get chosen for this role?

 

[chilly_md]

Hey guys, so I already submitted and was verified by AMCAS, so these are my official grades and everything. I already applied to 20 schools, but i am looking to add 5-10 more and i am really lost, not sure if i should go for more reaches, or more mid-tier privates. I REALLY want to stay on the east coast area and would ideally love to be in a city like NYC, DC, Boston, Philly.

1. cGPA 3.85, sGPA 3.73
2. 521 (128/131/131/131) (c/p is my worst nightmare)
3. NY resident
4. White female
5. T15 undergrad
6. Volunteered as an EMR in a foreign country (but am Red Cross certified) for around 350 hours, worked at school's healthcenter as a paid patient navigator ~250 hours, definitely interacted w patients and took temps gave covid questionnaires etc. but didnt have as concert medical care
7. worked with a neuroscience lab since freshman year, around 600 hours. I don't have any pubs or posters but i am presenting a poster at the end of the summer, which i mentioned in my app
8. 20 hours primary care, 40 hours OB-GYN
9. Work at a local food bank ~ 120 hours, part of a community service org on campus that ran blood drives and fundraisers ~80 hours
10. President of a premed organization with many members, TA for neurobiology class
11. Deans list every semester but didnt even mention this bc its on my transcript

So far, these are the schools I applied to

1. Stony brook
2. downstate
3. upstate
4. buffalo
5. hofstra
6. NYU
7. NYU LISOM
8. cornell
9. mt. sinai
10. einstein
11. rochester
12. NYMC
13. columbia
14. drexel
15. lewis-katz
16. thomas jefferson
17. penn state
18. GW
19. UVA
20. USF

I know that stats are my strong suite, my extracurriculars are mediocre which is why i added USF and UVA. I want to add a few more, and am looking for tips on if i should aim for more reach schools, or what. I also am unwilling to take preview, but have already taken casper so no preview schools please. Any advice or help you guys have would be so greatly appreciated!!! i am really struggling w adding more.

I have merged your post with your original thread. Add Faha’s suggestions. Remove Penn State and Drexel. You could try Iowa, EVMS, and VCU as well.