WAMC/School List (MCAT: 515, GPA: 3.94, CA resident)

[meowymeow]

Hello everyone! I'd appreciate your help in making a good school list! I used LizzyM and WedgeDawg to see which schools are within my reach. I'm planning to use MSAR later to refine my list.

Here's a little bit about me:

• Asian from CA, graduated with B.S. in biochem and molecular bio from UC Santa Cruz, GPA: 3.94. Currently on 2nd gap year.
• MCAT: 515 (130/125/131/129), tested 1/13/23 (I took the MCAT three times, increased my score from 507 --> 508 --> 515)

Community Service/Volunteer - Medical/Clinical

• Volunteered at 3 different clinics: 400 hours, anticipated: 200 hours
  • Volunteered at 2 clinics during college, currently volunteering at a different clinic close to home
  • Will combine into one activity on experience section

Community Service/Volunteer - Non Medical/Clinical

• Various Leadership positions in Red Cross: 300 hours
  • Treasurer --> Vice President --> President
• SurveySlug volunteer: 100 hours
  • Collect data on stranded marine animals and clean up beaches

Extracurricular Activities

• Virtual reality internship (200 hours)

Hobbies

• Cooking (1000 hours)

Leadership - Not Listed Elsewhere

• Editor for college magazine: 250 hours

Paid Employment - Medical/Clinical

• Medical Assistant (800 hours, anticipated: 1000 hours)

Paid Employment - Non Medical/Clinical

• Orientation leader (250 hours)
• Tax specialist (600 hours)

Physician Shadowing/Clinical Observation

• In-person shadowing: 45 hours
• Virtual shadowing: 90 hours

Research/Lab

• Mammal Field Research (150 hours)
• Cell Cycle Regulation (400 hours)

Teaching/Tutoring/Teaching Assistant

• Tutored in science (100 hours)

My school list:
I have 33 schools on my list, and my goal is to narrow it down to 20-25 schools. I only plan on applying to MD schools.

• Saint Louis University School of Medicine
• University of Central Florida College of Medicine
• Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
• University of California Irvine School of Medicine
• University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
• Emory University School of Medicine
• Tufts University School of Medicine
• University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Medicine
• University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
• University of Rochester School of Medicine
• Loma Linda University School of Medicine
• California University of Science and Medicine
• Oregon Health & Sciences University School of Medicine
• University of California Davis School of Medicine
• University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
• Stanford University School of Medicine
• University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
• University of California San Diego School of Medicine
• University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
• Central Michigan University College of Medicine
• Eastern Virginia Medical School
• Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
• Georgetown University School of Medicine
• George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Boston University School of Medicine
• Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center School of Medicine
• University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
• University of Vermont College of Medicine
• New York Medical College
• Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
• Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
• Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
• Rush University Rush Medical College

If I need to clarify more about myself, please let me know! Thank you for reading my post!

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[Faha]

How many hours of in person physician shadowing do you have ?

 

[meowymeow]

How many hours of in person physician shadowing do you have ?

I have 45 hours of in-person physician shadowing.

 

[Faha]

I suggest these schools from your list:

• Saint Louis University School of Medicine
• University of Central Florida College of Medicine
• Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
• University of California Irvine School of Medicine
• University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
• Tufts University School of Medicine
• University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
• University of Rochester School of Medicine
• Loma Linda University School of Medicine
• California University of Science and Medicine
• University of California Davis School of Medicine
• University of California San Diego School of Medicine
• University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
• Eastern Virginia Medical School
• Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
• Georgetown University School of Medicine
• George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Boston University School of Medicine
• Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center School of Medicine
• University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
• University of Vermont College of Medicine
• New York Medical College
• Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
• Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
• Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
• Rush University Rush Medical College

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Please split your activity hours. You have some activities that could go into different categories if more detail were provided.

 

[meowymeow]

Please split your activity hours. You have some activities that could go into different categories if more detail were provided.

I updated the formatting now.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Thanks!

Okay... so here's what the challenge is going to be. You took the MCAT 3x. Some schools will screen you on the average of these scores, though all schools should see all attempts. Find out how the schools on your list will treat your MCAT scores.