premedaloo
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I apologize for what may seem like a bit of a repost as I asked for help with a school list a few months prior. However, I recently got my MCAT retake score back, and I'm happy to say I performed well. I wanted a bit more help when adding schools to my list. I'm going to shoot my shot at the top programs, but I don't want to fall into the trap of only applying to top programs and then not getting in. I'd appreciate some insight on schools I could add that are mid or lower tier to not have a too top-heavy list. I used admit.org to make the list, but many lower tier schools I wanted to apply to said that I would be rejected for yield protection. How true is that? Also, would it be worthwhile to list scholarships I received under awards if they were for both merit and aid? Thank you all for your help!
Here's my current school list:
Reach:
Johns Hopkins
Duke
NYU
NYU LI
UCSF
UPenn
WashU
Yale
Mayo
Vanderbilt
Northwestern
Cornell
Icahn Mt. Sinai
UChicago
Cast Wester/CCLCM
Albert Einstein
University of Arizona
UMich
Pitt
Target/Baseline
Ohio State
UVA
Brown
Hofstra
Maryland
UMiami
Jefferson (SKMC)
Dartmouth
VCU
EVMS
VT Carillon
NYMC
Temple
Vermont
Penn state
- 3.75 cGPA, 3.69 sGPA
- 512 -> 522 (131/130/131/130)
- VA resident
- ORM (south asian)
- Public state school, biochemistry major
- Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
- ~1300 hours orthopedic medical scribe.
- 90 hours ED volunteer
- 120 family practice volunteer
- Research experience and productivity
- 310 hours undergraduate thesis (awarded high distinction on my diploma)
- 400 hours research assistant in an immunology lab (no pubs)
- 150 hour research project with poster presentation
- Shadowing experience and specialties represented
- 90 hours - cardiology
- Non-clinical volunteering
- 40 hours volunteer tutoring in chemistry, 200 projected hours total)
- Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
- RA for 2 years in college (500 hours)
- TA for chemistry lab for 1.5 years (600 hours)
- Hobbies (conlanging - this is one of my most meaningful activities actually, and distance running)
- Relevant honors or awards
- None really, I was awarded a couple scholarships that I applied for during college, but I don't know if it's worth putting them here or not.
- Anything else not listed you think might be important
I apologize for what may seem like a bit of a repost as I asked for help with a school list a few months prior. However, I recently got my MCAT retake score back, and I'm happy to say I performed well. I wanted a bit more help when adding schools to my list. I'm going to shoot my shot at the top programs, but I don't want to fall into the trap of only applying to top programs and then not getting in. I'd appreciate some insight on schools I could add that are mid or lower tier to not have a too top-heavy list. I used admit.org to make the list, but many lower tier schools I wanted to apply to said that I would be rejected for yield protection. How true is that? Also, would it be worthwhile to list scholarships I received under awards if they were for both merit and aid? Thank you all for your help!
Here's my current school list:
Reach:
Johns Hopkins
Duke
NYU
NYU LI
UCSF
UPenn
WashU
Yale
Mayo
Vanderbilt
Northwestern
Cornell
Icahn Mt. Sinai
UChicago
Cast Wester/CCLCM
Albert Einstein
University of Arizona
UMich
Pitt
Target/Baseline
Ohio State
UVA
Brown
Hofstra
Maryland
UMiami
Jefferson (SKMC)
Dartmouth
VCU
EVMS
VT Carillon
NYMC
Temple
Vermont
Penn state