WAMC/school list help: 4.0, 521

[sanjixo]

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I feel like my list is kind of top heavy, and I just want a reality check with some of the schools I'm applying to, especially because I don't have much in the way of research output. I pretty much just copy pasted what admit.org told me to do for my list. Though at a few seminars from medical schools, they have said that's not the end-all be-all.

1. 4.0
2. 521 (130, 130, 129, 132)
3. GA
4. Asian, no gap years
5. public university
6. Clinical experience:
non-volunteer: home health aide (1500 hours, paid), MA (400 hours, unpaid)
volunteer: free clinic (270 hours)
7. Research experience
-Lab 1: 600 hours, genetics/cell biology wet lab, no pubs/posters
-Lab 2: 190 hours + more expected, chemistry wet lab, 1 pub expected (not before I submit primaries)
-Research Program: 75 hours, computational with clinical application, 1 poster (3rd place winner at institutional competition)
8. Shadowing
-GI: 20 hours, Cardio: 20 Hours, Pulmonology: 20 Hours, EM: 20 hours
9. Volunteer
-Charity that helps build houses, 520 hours
-Tutor (SAT, K-12 for underprivileged kids in my community)
10. Leadership
-Cultural Club president of media (150ish hours)
-Board member of an honors program (80 hours)
-Intramural sports (basketball + volleyball, 400 hours)
11. For awards, I really just have that one 3rd place finish to my name lol
12. I like learning languages (I know 3, learning a fourth), and Spanish interpretation be a big part of my application. I have a Spanish minor and a biliteracy seal on my high school diploma.


Planned schools as of rn:

1. MCG
2. Mercer
3. Medical College of Wisconsin
4. Miami
5. Colorado
6. Iowa
7. Georgetown
8. Dartmouth
9. UCincinnati
10. Boston University
11. Ohio State
12. Hofstra
13. Morsani
14. Emory
15. Albert Einstein
16. Case Western
17. UPitt
18. UVA
19. University of Rochester
20. UCLA
21. Vandy
22. Uchicago
23. UPenn
24. Duke
25. WashU
26. JHU
27. Mayo clinic

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Welcome to the forums. Where did you grow up in Georgia?

I'm not sure your list is that top-heavy on first impression. Some of them (Colorado, Iowa, Miami) may make me wonder about the connection/mission fit. Also, keep your eyes open for UGA's medical school if it gets preliminary accreditation and can accept applications near the end of the cycle.

UGA School of Medicine granted candidate status by LCME - UGA Today

The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) announced on Feb. 14 that the University of Georgia School of Medicine has been granted candidate status

news.uga.edu

 

[sanjixo]

Welcome to the forums. Where did you grow up in Georgia?

I'm not sure your list is that top-heavy on first impression. Some of them (Colorado, Iowa, Miami) may make me wonder about the connection/mission fit. Also, keep your eyes open for UGA's medical school if it gets preliminary accreditation and can accept applications near the end of the cycle.

UGA School of Medicine granted candidate status by LCME - UGA Today

The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) announced on Feb. 14 that the University of Georgia School of Medicine has been granted candidate status

news.uga.edu

Thank you! I grew up near Rome, but I've moved around since then.

I definitely had UGA on my list, but I was unsure if I would be able to apply there this cycle. Some of the schools I have on my list I selected because I was above the median MCAT/gpa range and because they were more OOS friendly, but I don't really have much connection to them; if I don't have a connection or a solid mission fit, should remove those schools from my list?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Thank you! I grew up near Rome, but I've moved around since then.

I definitely had UGA on my list, but I was unsure if I would be able to apply there this cycle. Some of the schools I have on my list I selected because I was above the median MCAT/gpa range and because they were more OOS friendly, but I don't really have much connection to them; if I don't have a connection or a solid mission fit, should remove those schools from my list?

Well, you can't apply to UGA right now, but it's possible they may pull a spring surprise (like Belmont did recently) for a super-fast admission for their inaugural class.

I would make sure I knew why I wanted to attend medical school at the OOS programs that you don't have much connection with. You ultimately have to answer the question why you are applying to them.

 

[sanjixo]

Well, you can't apply to UGA right now, but it's possible they may pull a spring surprise (like Belmont did recently) for a super-fast admission for their inaugural class.

I would make sure I knew why I wanted to attend medical school at the OOS programs that you don't have much connection with. You ultimately have to answer the question why you are applying to them.

Thank you so much!

 

[Faha]

I suggest these schools with your stats:
Medical College Georgia
Mercer
USF Morsani
Miami
Vanderbilt
Tulane
Washington University (in St. Louis-almost a guaranteed interview with your stats)
St. Louis
Northwestern
U Chicago
U Michigan
Mayo
Iowa
Colorado
Case Western
Ohio State
Cincinnati
Duke
U Virginia
Johns Hopkins (free tuition)
Georgetown
Jefferson
Pittsburgh
Rochester
Hofstra
Einstein (free tuition)
Mount Sinai
NYU (free tuition)
Columbia
Cornell
Boston University
Tufts
Brown
Dartmouth
UMass
Mayo