WAMC/School list 3.8 GPA/518 MCAT

[flymetothemoon]

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Hi, I would appreciate an honest assessment of my chances and school list, and thank you in advance for your help and feedback. I am a first time applicant, and will have one gap year. As of now my interests are leaning towards primary care, but I understand that these may change. I think I have a good focus and story for my application/PS and have many hours/longevity of both clinical and non-clinical work to talk about.

1. cGPA: 3.8, sGPA 3.65
2. MCAT: 518 (131/127/130/130)
3. State of residency: CT
4. Ethnicity/race: ORM, male
5. Undergraduate institution: Ivy
6. Clinical experience (volunteer and paid):

1. 2100 hours as an EMT, have done this activity for 5 years and have worked in several different municipalities. Will continue this through gap year. Licensed CPR instructor and also assisted with collegiate Emergency Response Team as a logistics coordinator.​

2. 70 hours as a volunteer with hometown Medical Reserve Corps during COVID - assisted with vaccine clinics and mask distribution​

7. Research experience and productivity: 75 hours, pilot study for community medicine program, presentation (poster only due to COVID) at medical society conference, co- author
8. Shadowing experience: 45 hours - PC, cardiology, EM
9. Non-clinical volunteering:

1. 1000 hours at a senior living facility, ongoing - I write about this extensively as it is one of my most meaningful activities​

2. 100 hours clothing/food pantry​

3. 45 hours at an another organization that serves seniors, ongoing​

10. Other extracurricular activities:

1. I have a somewhat unique extracurricular activity and compete in collegiate and national tournaments. I am also the president of the club for this activity at my university which involves leadership, teaching, and recruitment.​

2. President of my program house - responsible for house leadership, recruitment, resolving house disputes, housing finances, maintenance issues, organizing living arrangements, liaison with Res Life​

3. Physics TA​

11. Relevant honors or awards:

1. Community Service Scholarship for work with seniors/EMS​

2. Citation from Mayor of hometown for community service work during COVID pandemic​

3. Volunteer service award for EMS service in my hometown​

4. Scholarship award for graduate program​

12. Other: I will be doing an MPH during my gap year, while continuing my EMT work. Masters research/thesis will involve my interests in public health and senior population.

School List: Not sure if this is too top-heavy, please let me know if there are other schools that I should add, or schools that I should remove
Albert Einstein
BU
Brown
Columbia
Cornell
Dartmouth
Drexel
Emory
Georgetown
GW
Hofstra
Jefferson
Loyola
Maryland
Miami
Michigan
Mt Sinai
Northwestern
NYMC
NYU - LI
Pitt
Quinnipiac
Rutgers NJMS
Rutgers RWJ
Stonybrook
Temple
Tufts
U Chicago
U Conn
UVM
Yale

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[Faha]

Remove Rutgers since they admit few non residents with no connection to the state. You should receive several interviews from the other schools on your list.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Do you want to do community medicine?

 

[flymetothemoon]

Remove Rutgers since they admit few non residents with no connection to the state. You should receive several interviews from the other schools on your list.

Thanks @Faha, appreciate your advice!

 

[flymetothemoon]

Do you want to do community medicine?

honestly, I haven't given that question much thought, but maybe? Why do you ask?

 

[voxveritatisetlucis]

Good chances at most places. Might help if you get latin honors (magna or summa preferably) or PBK

 

[Mr.Smile12]

honestly, I haven't given that question much thought, but maybe? Why do you ask?

I wasn't sure what was your motivation to go into medicine. From your list of activities, that was the impression it gave me.

 

[flymetothemoon]

I wasn't sure what was your motivation to go into medicine. From your list of activities, that was the impression it gave me.

I am definitely interested in public health, and specifically within a particular group. Don't want to say too much here for anonymity sake, but happy to talk more about my motivation via private message.