WAMC/School list help (IL ORM, 4.0, 522)

[RedDevilz99]

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General Info:

GPA: 4.0
MCAT: 522 (130/130/131/131)

Illinois resident, First-Generation Immigrant (US-UK duel citizen), Trad (0 gap years), Primary Verified

Large midwest state school, Molecular Biology major, Chemistry minor

Clinical volunteering: 750+

• Patient transporter
• Post-OP
• Emergency department

Nonclinical volunteering: 350+

• Reading and writing tutor for poor youth minorities aged 6-10.
• Camp counselor in camp for teens from broken families, i.e. without father figures or stable households.
• Soup kitchen volunteer.

Chem TA: 400+

• TA for honors section, placed on List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent By Their Students with special "outstanding" distinction from professor.

Research: 600+

• 2 posters, 2 oral presentations, 1 first author, and 1 second author pub currently under review (will not be published at time of secondaries).
• At my undergrad: Cerebral palsy and diabetic neuropathy clinical research. Investigating effects of exercise on blood perfusion to develop therapeutics.
• At UICOMP: Stroke lab research assistant within the cancer biology department. Only started this May so not very impactful yet.

Shadowing: 120+

• Pediatric surgery, congenital and adult cardiology, family medicine.

Hobbies: 7500+

• Soccer; club team captain and all-state honors, played in nationals 2 years in a row during undergrad.

Leadership: 750+

• Volunteer chair of Doctors without Borders club.
• Head of Volunteer/Philanthropy Board for honors fraternity.
• Outreach leader and volunteer for free healthcare clinic, ran and maintained by Medical students at the university's medical school and select undergraduates.

Nonclinical paid: 750+

• Starbucks

LOR:

• 2 science, 1 non-science, 1 PI, 1 MD, 1 DO
• All solid, science letters might be a little generic
• Physician and PI letters will be strong

PS:

• Wrote about my nana who had a stroke and did not have access to emergency services due to lack of money and rural status. Fueled my commitment to serving rural and underserved populations. Tied into activities well and had a strong narrative in my opinion.

School list:
Harvard
Penn
WashU
Yale
UChicago
Vanderbilt
Cornell
Pitt
Michigan
Northwestern
Mayo
Mt. Sinai
Stony Brook
Emory
Case Western
Ohio State
UVA
Rochester
Albert Einstein
Dartmouth
Hofstra
Cincinnati
Indiana
Iowa
USF
Vermont
Western MI
Arizona Phoenix
Oakland
Creighton
UIC
SIU
BU
Brown
Loyola
Jefferson

Thanks for any help!!

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Welcome to the forums.

On stats, I think you're fine. I don't have a sense of any mission/purpose as a physician, so I can't handicap how attractive you will be to many of the schools on your list (Arizona-Phoenix, WMU, SBU, SIU, Indiana... really?). At the least, you're decent cannon fodder, and there's nothing disclosed that compels me to want to interview you.

 

[cookiepearwatermelon]

Welcome to the forums.

On stats, I think you're fine. I don't have a sense of any mission/purpose as a physician, so I can't handicap how attractive you will be to many of the schools on your list (Arizona-Phoenix, WMU, SBU, SIU, Indiana... really?). At the least, you're decent cannon fodder, and there's nothing disclosed that compels me to want to interview you.

I think OP might need to post some more details, especially on their volunteering and leadership. Knowing more details could easily make them very interesting, considering they have multiple pubs and so many leadership hours.

 

[Faha]

Where is your state of residence ?

 

[cookiepearwatermelon]

Where is your state of residence ?

Illinois according to the title I'm guessing

 

[Faha]

You have a good list and should receive several interviews. Oakland Beaumont will probably "yield protect" with your stats.

 

[RedDevilz99]

Welcome to the forums.

On stats, I think you're fine. I don't have a sense of any mission/purpose as a physician, so I can't handicap how attractive you will be to many of the schools on your list (Arizona-Phoenix, WMU, SBU, SIU, Indiana... really?). At the least, you're decent cannon fodder, and there's nothing disclosed that compels me to want to interview you.

Hi there! Thank you for the input. I updated the post with more info if you'd be willing to take a second look 🙂

 

[RedDevilz99]

You have a good list and should receive several interviews. Oakland Beaumont will probably "yield protect" with your stats.

Any others you would suggest adding or removing? Are any of my reaches just donations or do I have a solid shot? Updated the original post with more info.

 

[Faha]

Any others you would suggest adding or removing? Are any of my reaches just donations or do I have a solid shot? Updated the original post with more info.

You could receive an interview at any of the schools on your list. You do not need to add any more schools with your stats.