WAMC/School List Help, NJ ORM, 513, 3.6

[lizard17]

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Please help me craft my school list for this cycle.

Profile:
NJ (strong ties to NY and CA), ORM Female, Bio major '24 at T15 LAC

Overall GPA: 3.69 (3.88/3.72/3.31/3.72)
BCPM GPA: 3.57 (3.75/3.41/3.43/3.69)

MCAT:
09/06/2024 - 509 (126/127/127/129)
03/21/2025 - 513 (128/128/127/130)

Shadowing Experience: 125 hrs total (75 OB-GYN, 16 Primary Care, 9 surgery, 25 EM)

Clinical Experience:
1200 hrs paid Medical Scribe at a high-acuity urgent care
150 hrs volunteer EMT with Red Cross (foreign country)

Non-clinical Volunteering:
150 hrs Food Bank
100 hrs in in-patient + ER (U.S. hospital)
20 hrs (projected 150hrs) in Postpartum Ward (different U.S. hospital)

Social Justice/Advocacy:
100 hrs - Met with local government and health centers to advocate for better culturally-sensitive medical care and better integration of Indigenous culture

Employment:
Had some financial difficulties my second half of college and I worked 6 part-time jobs. 4 of them were just for a work-study semester or summer, 2 were over multiple years.
Full-time Fulbright researcher in foreign country
Scribe

Research:
575 hours ugrad in biology lab (1 poster)
1500 as Fulbright research scholar (project focuses on maternal healthcare practices in indigenous communities) -- 1 presentation, 1 poster, 0 pubs

Other Extracurriculars:
1000 hours as elected representative on college's student government for three years
Cultural club leadership
Resident assistant
Social justice fellowship

Relevant Honors or Awards:
Two leadership awards at college
Fulbright
Outstanding volunteer at food bank
Scholarship at a research conference

Hobbies: Piano player with multiple competition awards and 5x Carnegie Hall performer (high school), video editing


School list (26 schools)
NJ
Rutgers NJMS
Rutgers RWJ
Cooper Rowan
Hackensack

OOS
Wake Forest
Netter Quinnipiac University
Loyola University Stritch
Temple
UVM Larner
Albany Medical College
NYU Long Island
UConn
Geisinger
SLU
VCU
Sidney Kimmel
Creighton
SUNY Downstate
UCLA
University of Cincinnati
Tufts
Kaiser Permanente
UCSF
Geisel Dartmouth
Emory
Einstein

Worried about having too many low-yields and being too top-heavy.

Thanks for reading SDN!

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Previously

Thread '[WAMC] Applying 2026 cycle, any holes to address during my gap year? Retake MCAT? (NJ/3.69/513)'

May 28, 2025

I'm focusing on increasing my clinical hours and my non-clinical volunteering hours in the next year. Most of my current clinical and shadowing experience was done abroad so I'm also using the year to get U.S.-based experience. I plan on doing more unpaid service-oriented activities. Posting just to make sure I'm not missing any other holes in my application and for general advice.

Profile:
NJ (strong ties to NY and CA), ORM Female, Bio major '24 at T15 LAC (affiliated with an Ivy League)

Overall GPA: 3.69 (3.88/3.72/3.31/3.72)
BCPM GPA: 3.57 (3.75/3.41/3.43/3.69)

MCAT:
09/06/2024...

• lizard17
• Replies: 4
• Forum: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical

Of note, the Rutgers campuses are merging to one medical school, pending LCME approval.

Our Future: Rutgers School of Medicine

Pending LCME accreditation

rutgershealth.org

 

[Faha]

Your list is top heavy for an applicant with MCAT scores of 509 and 513. I suggest these schools with your stats:
NJ
Rutgers NJMS
Rutgers RWJ
Cooper Rowan
Hackensack

OOS
Wake Forest
Netter Quinnipiac University
Loyola University Stritch
Temple
UVM Larner
Albany Medical College
NYU Long Island
Geisinger
SLU
VCU
Sidney Kimmel
Creighton
New York Medical College
Drexel
Penn State
George Washington
Georgetown
Eastern Virginia
Methodist
NOVA MD
Belmont
Alice Walton
TCU
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Roseman

 

[Mr.Smile12]

OP: I'm guessing you are overvaluing your Fulbright and work outside the US, and that's why you are reaching above your weight class. We don't know what your Fulbright is about, and I presume you'll take your trip during the cycle. In other words, it's an anticipated activity.

Many medical schools understand their role in the social contract of their communities. They want medical students who are comfortable with the patients of limited means that are frequently using academic medical centers for their care. Find schools that have opportunities to serve outside the US or abroad, especially parts of the world where you have some familiarity (or stretch yourself if they don't).