WAMC/School List (4.0 GPA, 517 MCAT)

[north236]

Uni of Maryland

Miami Miller

Howard

Kaiser Permanente

NYU Long Island

Georgetown

George Washington

Oakland Beaumont

Penn State

Rochester

Saint Louis

Wake Forest

Ohio State

Loyola

Eastern Virginia

Virginia Commonwealth

Virginia Tech

Drexel

Temple

Sidney Kimmel

Uni of Pittsburgh

Albany

Albert Einstein

Hofstra

Warren Alpert Brown

Rosalind Franklin

Dartmouth/Geisel

Tufts

Boston U

Quinnipac

Emory

Wayne State

USC Keck

USF Morsiani U Chicago

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[north236]

@Faha @Goro @gonnif @LizzyM

 

[Goro]

You're a rock star, but Howard is a no go

List And comments will follow

 

[Goro]

You're a rock star, but Howard is a no go

List And comments will follow

You're also aiming too low.

 

[Faha]

I suggest these schools with your stats:
U Maryland
Johns Hopkins
Georgetown
George Washington
U Virginia
Duke
Emory
Vanderbilt
Miami
USF Morsani
Tulane
Northwestern
U Chicago
St. Louis
U Michigan
Case Western
Ohio State
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Jefferson
U Penn
Hofstra
Einstein
Mount Sinai
Columbia
Cornell
NYU
Rochester
Dartmouth
Brown
Harvard
Boston University

 

[LizzyM]

Concur with the above. Unless you've lived and worked in a predominantly African-American community, you are not a good fit for Howard and even if you have, you might be considered "too good" for them and they will yield protect. That will be your biggest issue -- getting schools to take you seriously when the assumption will be that you will choose a higher ranked school, or one that offers a full-ride over whatever lower level school you apply to.

 

[north236]

Concur with the above. Unless you've lived and worked in a predominantly African-American community, you are not a good fit for Howard and even if you have, you might be considered "too good" for them and they will yield protect. That will be your biggest issue -- getting schools to take you seriously when the assumption will be that you will choose a higher ranked school, or one that offers a full-ride over whatever lower level school you apply to.

Any advice for getting lower ranked schools to take me seriously? I feel as though I don't have an "x factor" or something that makes me stand out substantially for the higher ranked schools.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Any advice for getting lower ranked schools to take me seriously? I feel as though I don't have an "x factor" or something that makes me stand out substantially for the higher ranked schools.

How much networking have you done with students at those schools or attended any recruitment events?

 

[north236]

How much networking have you done with students at those schools or attended any recruitment events?

Not very much so far, but I have been researching these schools in detail to see how their programs align with my goals and application.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Not very much so far, but I have been researching these schools in detail to see how their programs align with my goals and application.

Not saying you would be taken more seriously, but there is always some value to face time and engagement (in real life).

 

[Goro]

I suggest the following. Nothing wrong with aiming high.
U MD
NYU
Columbia
JHU
WashU
Northwestern
Vanderbilt
Harvard
Yale
Cornell
U Chicago
Mayo
Case
Stanford
Duke
Sinai
U VA
BU
Baylor
UCSF
Pitt
USC/Keck
UCLA
U MI
Rochester
Hofstra
Ohio State
U Cincy
Dartmouth
Western MI
USF Morsani
SUNY-SB
Brown
U MA
U IA
Albert Einstein
Emory
Tufts
NYU-LI
Jefferson
Miami
SLU
U WI
U CO
U VM