WAMC/School List Help (OH URM, 3.26cGPA, 3.61sGPA, 507 MCAT)

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Hey! I would appreciate any insight into my school list as I prepare to submit my primaries. I have the AAMC FAP so I plan on applying to 20 MD schools. My location preferences are mainly warmer climates but I am open to anywhere. I have also considered doing an MD/PHD program. However, I am hesitant to apply to them this cycle due to my stats. Therefore, I would prefer to apply to schools that have a PHD program so that it is possible for me to apply during M1/M2. In the long term, I am looking to work in an academic hospital while teaching and doing research.

1. cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS
   
   1. 3.26 cGPA and 3.61 sGPA
   2. 2022 Biomedical Engineering grad
   3. Potential red flag: Failed same fine arts Class twice
      1. First time I failed: I wasn't able to keep up with coursework. Decided to tank class in order to take advantage of course repeat policy. (In hindsight not the best decision)
      2. Second time I failed: House got robbed at gunpoint and burglarized several times during my senior year (Have police documentation). Had to move during the middle of the semester for safety. Missed a few weeks of school due to meetings and moving. GPA tanked and failed the same class.
2. MCAT score(s) and breakdown. Include all (non-voided) attempts.
   
   1. 504 (128/124/126/126) August 2021
   2. 507 (127/126/127/127) May 2024
3. State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US)
   
   1. Ohio
4. Ethnicity and/or race
   
   1. URM (African American Male, First Gen Student, Second Gen Immigrant, Low SES)
5. Undergraduate institution or category
   
   1. Miami University(OH not Florida)
6. Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
   
   1. Float Patient Care Associate at Inpatient Academic Hospital(~1200 hours)
7. Research experience and productivity
   
   1. Undergrad Research Assistant(~220 hours)
      1. Worked in organic synthesis lab assisting a grad student
      2. No papers/pubs/presentations but aided in synthesis steps and did a lot of NMRs and column chromatography/purification
   2. Clinical Research Assistant at Academic Hospital(~1500 hours but anticipate ~3000 hours)
      1. Spend 90% of time on research and 10% in clinic
      2. Currently doing a Retrospective Study in Germline Genetics in Bladder cancer
      3. Presented 1 poster at local symposium and 1 abstract (1st author) accepted into ASCO journal; Anticipate additional submissions and presentations
8. Shadowing experience and specialties represented
   
   1. ~50 hours: Oncology(~25 hours), Gastrointestinal(~13 hours), Urology(~12 hours)
      1. Anticipate more hours in oncology, urology, and medical genetics
9. Letter of Recs
   
   1. 2 from Professors (Stats and Chem/Bio stats)
   2. 1 from undergrad club advisor, 1 from nursing manager, 1 from Physician I work with
      1. Confident that these 3 letters will be strong
10. Non-clinical volunteering
    
    1. Volunteer tutor for minority scholars program (~100 hours)
    2. COSI on wheels/Ohio Energy Project(~15 hours)
       1. Stopped due to COVID but currently trying to reapply as volunteer
11. Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
    
    1. Tutor
       1. Tutored for engineering department (85 hours)
    2. Club for Black Engineers
       1. President(~150 hours), Treasurer (~60 hours), General Body Member (~20 hours)
    3. Pre-Med Club(~100 hours)
       1. Just a member but gained a lot of insight in navigating the pre-med process
    4. Engineering Student Advisory Board (~8 hrs)
       1. Selected by my department chair senior year
12. Anything else not listed you think might be important
    
    1. Coding Side Projects/Supplemental Ed
       1. Want to do research in a computational/medical field
          1. Trying to learn/apply these skills in my own life
       2. Also freelance building clinical/translational research databases
    2. Hobbies
       1. Sports
          1. Play a lot of pickup soccer/basketball (Not sure how many hours)
          2. Participated in Intramural Sports during most undergrad (~50 hours)
       2. Musical Instruments
          1. Played Alto Sax for 7 years,
          2. Been playing piano for 8 years and ukulele for 3 years (Self taught both)
       3. Learning Language(Swahili)
          1. Anticipate going out of the country in the next year to meet grandparents/extended family (Will be my first time out of the country and my first time meeting my grandparents/extended family)
          2. They don't speak English very well so I want to learn to help bridge the language barrier
             1. Also have just wanted to learn Swahili for myself

I have used admit.org to generate this list of schools. I am not sure of the best way to narrow down the list. So far I have noted schools that have PHD programs and am tracking schools that I am within the 10th percentile of MCAT scores. Also, I have not taken additional exams such as Casper/Preview. I do not mind taking them because I believe I am able to get the fees waived. I am happy to give more details to help. Thanks in advance!

School List:

1. Ohio State
2. Cincinnati
3. Toledo
4. Wright State
5. Indiana
6. University of Miami
7. Wake Forest
8. Georgetown University
9. George Washington
10. Jefferson(Kimmel)
11. University of Arizona
12. Virginia Commonwealth
13. University of Vermont
14. Rush University
15. Temple University
16. Wayne State University
17. Hackensack Meridian
18. Drexel University
19. Eastern Virginia
20. New York Medical College
21. Tulane University
22. Penn State University
23. NEO Med
24. Creighton University
25. Rosalind Franklin
26. Albany Medical College
27. Quinnipiac University
28. Oakland University
29. Western Michigan
30. Saint Louis University
31. Tufts University
32. Texas Christian
33. Nova Southeastern
34. Loyola
35. Medical College of Wisconsin
36. Morehouse
37. Howard
38. Meharry Medical College