MD WAMC + school list help, 518/3.81 ORM CA resident

[meatball777]

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Hi everyone, what are schools I can add/drop from my list to get to around 30 total? Is it too top-heavy?

GPA: 3.81/s3.67

MCAT: 518 (128/129/129/132)

ORM, CA resident

T20 undergrad

Paid Clinical (~1000hrs): EMT

Research (~3200 hrs): 2500 of which were full time Research Tech in a lab + 1 mid author Nature pub + 1 mid author recently submitted, other hours during undergrad (no posters/conferences)

Shadowing (~60 hrs): Ortho clinic (30 hrs), ortho surgeon (8 hrs), radiology (20 hrs), hopefully some primary care between now and applying

Volunteering (~400+ hrs by time of application) Meals on Wheels 140, hospital greeter/guide 60, overdose prevention training and outreach 180+ hrs

Extracurriculars: editor of undergrad research journal 1 year

School list:
Below MCAT median (ultra reach - prob applying to 4 of these max)
1. Stanford
2. UChicago
3. Icahn at Mt. Sinai
4. ⁠Northwestern
5. ⁠Yale
6. Columbia

Around MCAT median (reach)
7. UCSF
8. UMich
9. Einstein
10. Kaiser
11. Case Western
12. U of Rochester

Around MCAT median (target/reach)
13. UCLA
14. USC
15. UCSD
16. UCI
17. U of Pittsburgh
18. Tufts
19. U of Colorado
20. Creighton
21. Ohio State
22. Emory

Above MCAT median (“safer” - I know some are low yield)
23. UC Davis (regional tie)
24. CUSM
25. Virginia Tech
26. U of Miami
27. Temple
28. Hackensack Meridian
29. Georgetown or GWU
30. Jefferson
31. Virginia Commonwealth
32. Drexel
33. Wake Forest

 

[Faha]

You could remove Virginia Tech (small class with a regional preference). Mount Sinai is not a ultra reach. You have a good list and should receive several interviews.