WAMC/School list. (3.93 cGPC and sGPA, 512 --> 519 MCAT, CA ORM)

[townhall13]

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Hello! I'm a CA Asian male and I think I'm a bit neurotic in assembling my school list this cycle. Right now, my mindset is to cast a net as wide as possible, but I've ended up with an unrealistic amount of schools.

Undergrad: UCR, no OOS Ties
3.93 for both cGPA and sGPA
First MCAT: 512 (128/127/130/127)
Second MCAT: 519 (131/127/131/130)

For my ECs:

Shadowing:
-50 Hours, 2 physicians

Clinical Volunteering: 530 hours
-Hospice (70 hours)
-Hospital volunteer (220 hours across NICU, ER, Med-surg)
-Free clinic (90 hours)
-Hometown hospital (150 hours)

Nonclinical Volunteering: 300 hours
-Soup kitchen (180 hours)
-Homeless outreach (120 hours)

Nonclinical Employment: 890 hours
-Swim instructor (90 hours)
-Summer warehouse job(500 hours)
-Lifeguard(300 hours)

Research:
-600 hours, 1 poster presentation, proposal won an undergrad research grant

I think I'm a bit worried because I don't necessarily have a formal leadership position anywhere in my resume, although I have instances I can draw from. Right now, I have 90 schools, which is obviously insane, and I'm wondering which ones I can take off. I've also omitted most of the T20s where I'm below the MCAT median. I'm wondering if that's a wise decision or not, especially given my retake.



1. Alice Walton
2. UCI
3. UCSF
4. UCLA
5. UCR
6. UCD
7. UCSD
8. USC
9. CUSM
10. Loma Linda
11. Buffalo at Jacobs
12. Virginia Tech
13. Rosalind Franklin
14. Western Michigan
15. U of Vermont
16. Virginia Commonwealth
17. Temple
18. Tufts
19. Loyola
20. Rush
21. Boston U
22. Drexel
23. TCU
24. Albany
25. George Washington
26. Penn state
27. Neomed
28. Cal Northstate
29. Creighton
30. U Illinois
31. Michigan state
32. Medical college Wisconsin
33. Tulane
34. Georgetown
35. Geisinger
36. UPitt
37. Quinnipiac
38. Wake Forest
39. Hackensack
40. Sidney Kimmel
41. U Wisconsin
42. Nova southeastern
43. Saint Louis Uni
44. Eastern Virginia
45. NY medical college
46. Wright state
47. SUNY upstate
48. U Maryland
49. Rutgers RWJ
50. Toledo
51. Dartmouth
52. Kaiser
53. Emory
54. Wayne state
55. U Miami
56. Ohio state
57. West Virginia
58. Albert Einstein
59. Rochester
69. CWRU
70. Brown
71. Hofstra
72. Rutgers NJ
73. U Minnesota
74. Central Michigan
75. Rowan
76. Indiana
77. Iowa
78. UMass
79. Cincinnati
80. UMich
81. Oakland U
82. Utah
83. Cornell
84. UVA
85. U of A Phoenix
86. FAU
87. U Colorado
88. UCF
89. USF
90. Stony Brook

 

[Faha]

I suggest these schools with your stats:
Vermont
Tufts
Boston University
UMass
Rochester
New York Medical College
Albany
Hofstra
Einstein
Mount Sinai
Hackensack
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Georgetown
George Washington
Virginia Commonwealth
Wake Forest
USF Morsani
Miami
Tulane
TCU
Creighton
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Rosalind Franklin
Western Michigan
Iowa
Colorado
Arizona (Phoenix)
The UCs (except Riverside unless you are from that region)
USC Keck
Kaiser
California University

 

[Journey2Med26]

Hello! I'm a CA Asian male and I think I'm a bit neurotic in assembling my school list this cycle. Right now, my mindset is to cast a net as wide as possible, but I've ended up with an unrealistic amount of schools.

Undergrad: UCR, no OOS Ties
3.93 for both cGPA and sGPA
First MCAT: 512 (128/127/130/127)
Second MCAT: 519 (131/127/131/130)

For my ECs:

Shadowing:
-50 Hours, 2 physicians

Clinical Volunteering: 530 hours
-Hospice (70 hours)
-Hospital volunteer (220 hours across NICU, ER, Med-surg)
-Free clinic (90 hours)
-Hometown hospital (150 hours)

Nonclinical Volunteering: 300 hours
-Soup kitchen (180 hours)
-Homeless outreach (120 hours)

Nonclinical Employment: 890 hours
-Swim instructor (90 hours)
-Summer warehouse job(500 hours)
-Lifeguard(300 hours)

Research:
-600 hours, 1 poster presentation, proposal won an undergrad research grant

I think I'm a bit worried because I don't necessarily have a formal leadership position anywhere in my resume, although I have instances I can draw from. Right now, I have 90 schools, which is obviously insane, and I'm wondering which ones I can take off. I've also omitted most of the T20s where I'm below the MCAT median. I'm wondering if that's a wise decision or not, especially given my retake.



1. Alice Walton
2. UCI
3. UCSF
4. UCLA
5. UCR
6. UCD
7. UCSD
8. USC
9. CUSM
10. Loma Linda
11. Buffalo at Jacobs
12. Virginia Tech
13. Rosalind Franklin
14. Western Michigan
15. U of Vermont
16. Virginia Commonwealth
17. Temple
18. Tufts
19. Loyola
20. Rush
21. Boston U
22. Drexel
23. TCU
24. Albany
25. George Washington
26. Penn state
27. Neomed
28. Cal Northstate
29. Creighton
30. U Illinois
31. Michigan state
32. Medical college Wisconsin
33. Tulane
34. Georgetown
35. Geisinger
36. UPitt
37. Quinnipiac
38. Wake Forest
39. Hackensack
40. Sidney Kimmel
41. U Wisconsin
42. Nova southeastern
43. Saint Louis Uni
44. Eastern Virginia
45. NY medical college
46. Wright state
47. SUNY upstate
48. U Maryland
49. Rutgers RWJ
50. Toledo
51. Dartmouth
52. Kaiser
53. Emory
54. Wayne state
55. U Miami
56. Ohio state
57. West Virginia
58. Albert Einstein
59. Rochester
69. CWRU
70. Brown
71. Hofstra
72. Rutgers NJ
73. U Minnesota
74. Central Michigan
75. Rowan
76. Indiana
77. Iowa
78. UMass
79. Cincinnati
80. UMich
81. Oakland U
82. Utah
83. Cornell
84. UVA
85. U of A Phoenix
86. FAU
87. U Colorado
88. UCF
89. USF
90. Stony Brook

 

[Journey2Med26]

I'd use LizzyM and WARS to help identify how many schools total + how many from each category/list.
WARS is super helpful if you input honest answers!

LizzyM Score Calculator - What are my medical school chances?

The LizzyM Score Application Assistant Calculator helps answer What are my chances for medical school based on AAMC admissions data on admitted med students.

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https://forums.studentdoctor.net/attachments/wedge-applicant-rating-system-v-1-3-1-2017-protected-xlsx.213197/

Now, on to your list as it stands.
I'm not sure if this is in preference order or not.
But let me give you a little feedback on Virginia Tech since I have a little inside scoop on that particular school.

VT is situated in Blacksburg, Virginia which is somewhat rural. Their medical school program is somewhat new. The way they built it was by partnering a State university with a private hospital which is about 45 minutes away (Carilion in Roanoke). Roanoke is a much larger city environment and there's also a VA center there.

More importantly, VT is a dark horse that should be getting a very bold new look! The Director of Residency at UVA was recently poached by VT to be their inaugural Chief of Neurosurgery. I'm not sure he is directly involved in Residency at Tech, but he was hired for his experience, including top-notch leadership. I'd be stunned if he is not sharing the inside scoop on ways to improve VT's Med School overall. I happen to know this doc (Dr. John Jane, Jr.) and he is an extraordinary "catch" for VT. I truly believe VT's program is getting polished up to skyrocket.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Do you have the money to apply to 90 schools? Do you have an idea how many secondary applications you will have to fill out? And within two weeks of receiving the links to apply? You know you can't do that.

You don't mention what your purpose is as a physician. You don't mention anything that could help you narrow your list other than "I just want to get in..." which is the best way to have schools pass your file. Many schools will consider you for interview after redacting your metrics, so it's all up to your mission fit. So far, I don't see it.

Use Faha's list. Start over and figure out what would make you excited to go to that program. Find out from your networking with students at the school what each program does to help students in trouble. You need to be picky; you can't buy just any house for the debt you will go into for medical school.