WAMC+School List | 3.7 GPA, 516 MCAT, ORM

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1. 3.74 cGPA and 3.55 sGPA
2. 516 (129/127/128/132)
3. Asian, US citizen
4. attended public university for undergraduate, ranked in top 70
5. 300 hours of EMS volunteering, 120 from another clinical experience, and another 200 projected from my gap year
6. 1000 research hours; 5 abstracts accepted to research fairs/conferences, I’ve done 4 poster presentations, 1 submitted publication but I’m fifth author
7. 160 hours shadowing varying specialties (GI, cardiology, ophthalmology, primary care, anesthesiology)
8. 80 hours non medical volunteering (mentoring elementary students)
9. Had 2 significant non clinical leadership positions
   1. 300 hours as a resident advisor
   2. 113 hours for an advocacy initiative that I created and led
10. In my gap year I have a clinical job for a few months before going abroad to teach
11. Was on the dean's list and had merit scholarship (not full ride) for undergrad, but I don't think these are significant awards

Not a Texas resident so not considering those schools and prefer schools closer to the east coast. Here are some of the ones I’ve been thinking about. Let me know if I’m shooting too high/what schools I have a decent chance at? Suggestions for schools I haven't listed here?


Temple
Sinai
Jefferson
Robert Wood
NYMC
GWU
NJMS
UPitt
Howard University
Albany Medical College
Penn State
Geisinger
University of Maryland
Case Western
Tufts

 

[Mr.Smile12]

What is your state of residence? What state did you grow up?

80 hours non medical volunteering (mentoring elementary students)

What other community service do you have? Teaching/tutoring/mentoring are academic competencies. Leading an advocacy initiative is leadership - advocacy.

 

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What is your state of residence? What state did you grow up?


What other community service do you have? Teaching/tutoring/mentoring are academic competencies. Leading an advocacy initiative is leadership - advocacy.

NJ
I'm afraid I don't really have community service, I can start now and aim for about 60 hours?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

NJ
I'm afraid I don't really have community service, I can start now and aim for about 60 hours?

You need 150 hours of service orientation to avoid getting screened out by most schools: food distribution, shelter volunteer, job/tax preparation, legal support, transportation services, or housing rehabilitation. Having zero hours puts your application at serious risk of getting screened out unless you articulate a very strong mission fit.

Practically every premed applicant has teaching, tutoring, or mentoring. Such activities do not help you stand out. (The students you serve who are under-resourced are helpful, but underserved populations go under a different category for me.)

 

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I suggest these schools with your stats:
Your 3 New Jersey state public schools
Hackensack
Hofstra
New York Medical College
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac
UMass
Tufts
Wayne State
Oakland Beaumont
Western Michigan
Medical College Wisconsin
Ponce (St. Louis)
TCU
Iowa
Colorado
Roseman
Alice Walton
Belmont
NOVA MD
Wake Forest
Methodist (when it opens)
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Penn State