WAMC + School List Help, cGPA: 3.92, sGPA: 3.95, MCAT 510/505/513

[csalz]

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• cGPA: 3.92
• sGPA: 3.95
• MCAT Scores:
  • 510 (128 / 122 / 131 / 129) (1)
  • 505 (125 / 122 / 129 / 129) (2)
  • 513 (130 / 125 / 130 / 128) (3)
• Demographics:
  • U.S.-born, Iowa resident
  • White male, age 22
  • First-generation college student
• Undergraduate:
  • University of Iowa
  • Honors in Biochemistry
  • Completed honors thesis (led to a scholarship award)
• Clinical Experience:
  • 530 hours as a Patient Care Technician
  • 100 hours as a clinical volunteer
• Research:
  • 900 hours as a research assistant
  • Honors thesis and publication in progress
• Shadowing
  • ~80 hours combined shadowing physical therapists and physician assistants
• Non-Clinical Volunteering:
  • None
• Other Extracurriculars:
  • Thousands of hours of paid employment to support college financially
  • 230 hours as a teaching assistant in a biochemistry course
• Special Interests:
  • Strong interest in serving rural communities
  • Born and raised in a rural area

School List:

• Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
• Wake Forest University School of Medicine
• Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at TCU
• Albany Medical College
• University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
• University of Colorado School of Medicine
• Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• Tulane
• Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
• West Virginia University School of Medicine
• Loma Linda University School of Medicine
• Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
• Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
• Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
• Medical College of Wisconsin
• Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• Tufts University School of Medicine
• University of Michigan Medical School
• George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences
• Ohio State University College of Medicine
• Emory University School of Medicine
• Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
• Carle Illinois College of Medicine
• Creighton University School of Medicine
• Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine

 

[Faha]

Your lack of non clinical volunteering will limit your chances for interviews as some schools screen at 150 hours. Creighton, Loyola and Tulane expect many hundreds of hours of non clinical volunteering. Carle is looking for applicants with an engineering background. Some of your other schools are unrealistic with MCAT scores of 505, 510 and 513. I suggest these schools with your stats:
Iowa
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Ponce (St. Louis)
TCU
Roseman
Alice Walton
Belmont
NOVA MD
Wake Forest
Methodist (when it opens)
Virginia Commonwealth
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Penn State
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac

 

[Mr.Smile12]

As noted, having zero hours of service orientation activities puts your application at risk of getting screened out at most schools. You must have 150 hours of activities such as food distribution, shelter volunteer, job/tax preparation, legal support, transportation services, or housing rehabilitation when you submit your application.

Also, did you only shadow PT's and PA's?