WAMC + School List Help | 3.9 GPA, 512 MCAT, ORM

[Ele107]

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Hi all, I would appreciate any feedback on my school list, I am hoping to narrow the MD school list down to 30-35 schools. I am planning to also apply to 5-10 DO schools. Thank you!

Demographics:

• North Carolina resident
• Indian Asian (ORM)
• 23F
• First-gen

College: UNC Chapel Hill, taking 2 gap years

Major/Minor: Nutrition Major

Combined GPA: 3.89

sGPA: 3.77

MCAT:

• 510 -> 512 (130/126/128/128) (retake)

Clinical:

• ED scribe - 1700 hour
• Pharmacy tech - 450 hours, CVS pharmacy, also helped with COVID vaccine clinic

Research:

• Research assistant - 750 hours, nutritional immunology, wet lab, poster presentation, manuscript in-revision
• Clinical research coordinator - 590 hours, Psychiatry, full time gap year job
• Work study research assistant - 200 hours, environmental pollutants and respiratory health, wet lab

Volunteering

• President - 150 hours, undergraduate organization that designs STEM lessons for underserved students (elementary and middle school)
• Volunteer - 250 hours, same organization as above but was just a volunteer for 2 years
• Intern/Volunteer - 75 hours, nonprofit organization on promoting health equity through food drives, free mobile health clinics, educational workshops
• English tutor - 40 hours, tutored a refugee
• Friendly visitor volunteer - 15 hours, visit older adults living independently to give them company (take them to the park, play board games)

Shadowing:

• ED - 25 hours
• IM - 10 hours
• Peds - 10 hours

School List (hoping to narrow down to 30-25 MD schools):

1. UNC
2. Wake Forest
3. ECU
4. Iowa
5. Drexel
6. Arkansas
7. Indiana
8. West Virginia University
9. University of Vermont
10. Cincinnati
11. Temple
12. UCF
13. EVMS
14. FIU
15. Wayne State
16. Rutgers RWJ
17. Georgetown
18. MCW
19. U Maryland
20. Illinois
21. FAU
22. Kansas
23. Kentucky
24. Virginia Tech
25. Emory
26. Tufts
27. Colorado
28. Jefferson
29. Buffalo
30. NYMC
31. VCU
32. Tennessee
33. Alice L Walton School of Medicine
34. Roseman MD
35. George Washington
36. RFU Chicago
37. Penn State
38. Albany
39. Creighton
40. Quinnipiac
41. Hackensack
42. Western Michigan
43. Oakland Beaumont
44. Tulane
45. Geisinger

 

[Faha]

You have many state public schools on your list that admit few non residents with a MCAT of 512 and no connection to the state.
I suggest these schools from your list.

• UNC
• Wake Forest
• ECU
• Drexel
• Indiana
• University of Vermont
• Temple
• UCF
• EVMS
• FIU
• Wayne State
• Georgetown
• MCW
• FAU
• Tufts
• Jefferson
• NYMC
• VCU
• Alice L Walton School of Medicine
• Roseman MD
• George Washington
• RFU Chicago
• Penn State
• Albany
• Creighton
• Quinnipiac
• Hackensack
• Oakland Beaumont
• Tulane

 

[Ele107]

You have many state public schools on your list that admit few non residents with a MCAT of 512 and no connection to the state.
I suggest these schools from your list.

• UNC
• Wake Forest
• ECU
• Drexel
• Indiana
• University of Vermont
• Temple
• UCF
• EVMS
• FIU
• Wayne State
• Georgetown
• MCW
• FAU
• Tufts
• Jefferson
• NYMC
• VCU
• Alice L Walton School of Medicine
• Roseman MD
• George Washington
• RFU Chicago
• Penn State
• Albany
• Creighton
• Quinnipiac
• Hackensack
• Oakland Beaumont
• Tulane

Thank you for the help, are there any schools you think I missed in my initial list?

 

[Faha]

Thank you for the help, are there any schools you think I missed in my initial list?

You could add any of these schools:
NOVA MD
Belmont
Methodist (when it opens)
TCU
Ponce (St. Louis)