MD WAMC & School List; 517 MCAT/4.0, Florida Applicant

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1. cGPA and sGPA: 4.00/4.00
2. MCAT score(s) and breakdown. 517; 130/127/130/130
3. State of residence: Florida
4. Ethnicity and/or race: Asian, Vietnamese
5. Undergraduate institution: University of South Florida; Public College
6. Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer): Cardiac Monitor Tech: 1150 Hours (Paid); Patient Care Tech/CNA: 288 Hours, ~1,300 expected (Paid).
7. Research experience and productivity: 1500 Hours in Immuno-oncology lab; 1 publication
8. Shadowing experience and specialties represented: 245; Pediatric General Surgery, Medical Oncology, Orthopedic Surgery. (Trauma + Elective for both surgeries)
9. Non-clinical volunteering: Meals on Wheels; 200 hours
10. Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc) Gap year travel; Road trip FL to CO; Medical Mission Trip in Oct. 2026
11. Relevant honors or awards: Summa Cum Laude
12. Anything else not listed you think might be important: Hobbies: Photography, Cooking. Second time reapplicant (initial in 24-25 during undergrad)

Seeking Schools that will enable a competitive surgical residency application and have focus on research. Florida resident, but interested in going across the East Coast/Midwest.
School List: 24 (Can afford up to 27)

[td]Colorado Anschutz[/td][td]Colorado[/td] [td]Florida State University[/td][td]Florida[/td] [td]University of South Florida (Morsani)[/td][td]Florida[/td] [td]University of Florida[/td][td]Florida[/td] [td]University of Central Florida[/td][td]Florida[/td] [td]Emory SOM[/td][td]Georgia[/td] [td]UIllinois Chicago[/td][td]Illinois[/td] [td]Northwestern COM[/td][td]Illinois[/td] [td]University of Maryland SOM[/td][td]Maryland[/td] [td]Tufts[/td][td]Massachusetts[/td] [td]Chan SOM[/td][td]Massachusetts[/td] [td]UMich Ann Arbor[/td][td]Michigan[/td] [td]WMU Stryker SOM[/td][td]Michigan[/td] [td]Minnesota Twin Cities[/td][td]Minnesota[/td] [td]Creighton SOM[/td][td]Nebraska[/td] [td]Columbia COM[/td][td]New York[/td] [td]UNC SOM[/td][td]North Carolina[/td] [td]Duke[/td][td]North Carolina[/td] [td]Wake Forest SOM[/td][td]North Carolina[/td] [td]Case Western[/td][td]Ohio[/td] [td]Penn State SOM[/td][td]Pennsylvania[/td] [td]Pittsburgh SOM[/td][td]Pennsylvania[/td] [td]Drexel COM[/td][td]Pennsylvania[/td] [td]Larner COM[/td][td]Vermont[/td]

Thank you all for taking a look! 🙂

 

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I suggest these schools with your stats:
U Florida
Florida State
Miami
USF Morsani
Central Florida
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Emory
Duke
Tulane
Washington University (in St. Louis)
Northwestern
U Michigan
Western Michigan
Case Western
Cincinnati
Maryland
Pittsburgh
Jefferson
Hackensack
Hofstra
Einstein (free tuition)
Mount Sinai
NYU (free tuition)
Columbia
Cornell
Boston University
Tufts
UMass
Vermont