WAMC/School List: (3.52/510/NY/URM)

[bluejayfrance4251]

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Hi, I’m looking for help with my school list, I used mostly admit.org and MSAR but I wanted some feedback. I know that it’s top heavy, my goal is to cut down to no more than 28 schools. Please let me know what I should remove, add or replace.

T50 undergrad
URM - (black woman)
State: NY
Undergrad GPA: 3.52 (graduated 2023)
Grad GPA: 3.92 (graduated 2024)
sGPA: 3.55
MCAT : 124/129/126/131 510

ECs:
Volunteer (non-clinical): 100 hours (STEM mentor, elementary school volunteer)
Clinical (paid): 2,845 hours (MA, CRC, Anesthesia Tech)
Non-clinical (paid/work study): 218 (preschool teaching assistant, TA)
Research: 1813 hours (3 pending pub) (biotech, social science)
Shadowing: 20 hours (ENT)
Leadership: 500 hours (e-board of two clubs)
Hobby: cooking
I have been told that my writing is strong by advisor, other applicants, current physicians and current med students

Reach:
- Weill Cornell
-Duke University
-Stanford
-UCSF
-Northwestern
-Columbia
- Harvard
- NYU Grossman
-UChicago
-Icahn at Mount Sinai
-Boston University
-Brown University
-Emory

Target:
- Dartmouth (Geisel)
-Georgetown
-University of Rochester
- Albert Einstein School of Medicine
- Stony Brook University
-Hofstra University
-University of Pittsburgh
-Sidney Kimmel Medical College
-Tufts University
-Rush University
-Temple University
-Drexel University
-Rutgers New Jersey
-George Washington University

Baseline:
-SUNY Downstate
-Penn State University
-Howard University
-Morehouse University

Other things to consider:
LGBT+, late diagnosed ADHD, will be working as a CRC at Icahn full time starting this summer, I am from NYC and don’t have my license so mostly interested in urban locations with strong public transport.

LOR: 2 science prof, 1 MPH prof, 1 supervisor at biotech, 1 research supervisor, 1 MGH/MEEI MD

 

[Mr.Smile12]

What feedback have you gotten from your advisors and references about your list? I would lock down the ones you know are in urban centers like NYC, Boston, Philly, or DC. With the help of your SMP committee, you should get attention.

 

[bluejayfrance4251]

What feedback have you gotten from your advisors and references about your list? I would lock down the ones you know are in urban centers like NYC, Boston, Philly, or DC. With the help of your SMP committee, you should get attention.

They haven’t provided much advice other than using MSAR to see how I stack up stats wise. I’m just not sure which ones to keep over others.

 

[Faha]

Some of your schools are unrealistic with a MCAT of 510. I suggest these schools from your list:
-Duke University
-Northwestern
-UChicago
-Icahn at Mount Sinai
-Boston University
-Brown University
-Emory

Target:
- Dartmouth (Geisel)
-Georgetown
-University of Rochester
- Albert Einstein School of Medicine
- Stony Brook University
-Hofstra University
-University of Pittsburgh
-Sidney Kimmel Medical College
-Tufts University
-Rush University
-Temple University
-Drexel University
-George Washington University

Baseline:
-SUNY Downstate
-Penn State University
-Howard University
-Morehouse University
You could add Meharry, New York Medical College, Hackensack

 

[bluejayfrance4251]

Some of your schools are unrealistic with a MCAT of 510. I suggest these schools from your list:
-Duke University
-Northwestern
-UChicago
-Icahn at Mount Sinai
-Boston University
-Brown University
-Emory

Target:
- Dartmouth (Geisel)
-Georgetown
-University of Rochester
- Albert Einstein School of Medicine
- Stony Brook University
-Hofstra University
-University of Pittsburgh
-Sidney Kimmel Medical College
-Tufts University
-Rush University
-Temple University
-Drexel University
-George Washington University

Baseline:
-SUNY Downstate
-Penn State University
-Howard University
-Morehouse University
You could add Meharry, New York Medical College, Hackensack

Thank you !

 

[secondariesftw]

I would add Buffalo. You should be ok without a car there.

 

[LunaOri]

There are other schools (Albany comes to mind) where you can do all your rotations at the university hospital on the med school campus. Smaller city, has buses, but you might have to Uber to get to a big grocery store.