WAMC / School List Feedback (3.98/515), CA resident

[f7227]

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Feedback is really appreciated! Thank you in advance!

1. cGPA & sGPA: 3.98
2. 515 - (127/128/130/130)
3. CA
4. ORM
5. State school - BS in Biology, graduated in 3 years, 2 years since graduation
6. Clinical experience
   1. MA/Scribe - 1100 hours
   2. Hospice volunteer - 50 hours
7. Research experience and productivity
   1. Biotech company R&D assistant - cool work developing diagnostic tests - 2100 hours
   2. Undergrad research, grunt work and not very meaningful - 600 hours
8. Shadowing experience and specialties represented
   
   1. 150 hours, primary care, hospital med, cardiology
9. Non-clinical volunteering
   
   1. Homeless shelter volunteer - 120 hours
   2. Church volunteer - 250 hrs
   3. Outreach assistant - organization helping people from my ethnic minority in a war torn country become sponsored by families in the diaspora - 350 hrs
10. Other extracurricular activities
    1. Premed club community service officer - 200 hrs
    2. Undergrad club founding eboard member raising awareness/funds for specific health conditions abroad - 120 hrs
11. Relevant honors or awards
    1. Medical assistant award for entire metro region, highest medical assistant patient experience in Q4 2024, shared with 3 other coworkers
12. Hobbies
    1. Weightlifting
    2. Cooking

School List:
Albany Medical College
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
UC – Davis School of Medicine
Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Drexel University College of Medicine***
Indiana University School of Medicine
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
UC – Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
California University of Science and Medicine***
Georgetown University School of Medicine
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Creighton University School of Medicine
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
UC – Irvine School of Medicine
UC – San Diego School of Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine***
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York Medical College***
Ohio State University College of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine
UC– San Francisco School of Medicine
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Brown University The Warren Alpert Medical School
University of Arizona School of Medicine - Phoenix
University of Michigan Medical School
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Stanford University School of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Weill Cornell Medical College

Schools also considering:
Boston University School of Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
George Washington University School of Medicine
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
Tufts University School of Medicine
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Quinnipiac University School of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
University of Utah School of Medicine
Rush Medical College of Rush University
Western Michigan University School of Medicine

 

[Faha]

Rush and Loyola are looking for more non clinical volunteering than you have. I suggest these schools from your list:
Albany Medical College
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
UC – Davis School of Medicine
Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Drexel University College of Medicine***
Indiana University School of Medicine
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
UC – Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
California University of Science and Medicine***
Georgetown University School of Medicine
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Creighton University School of Medicine
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
UC – Irvine School of Medicine
UC – San Diego School of Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine***
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York Medical College***
Ohio State University College of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine
UC– San Francisco School of Medicine
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Brown University The Warren Alpert Medical School
University of Arizona School of Medicine - Phoenix
University of Michigan Medical School
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Boston University School of Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
George Washington University School of Medicine
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
Tufts University School of Medicine
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Quinnipiac University School of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Western Michigan University School of Medicine

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Just a question for the OP: What do you think about Loma Linda?

 

[f7227]

Just a question for the OP: What do you think about Loma Linda?

I've heard weird things about the school culture online if you're not part of the LDS community so I don't think I'd want to experience that