What are my chances??

[phillipsmurfy]

Hey SDN,

I was hoping someone experienced would be able to give me some feedback on my chance of landing an interview/acceptance this cycle.
cGPA: 3.66
sGPA: 3.58
MCAT: 516, nicely balanced
--- I have several withdrawals freshman year, but i explained them on my personal statement/secondaries

- 100 Hours Clinical Volunteering
- 300 Hours of Non Clinical Volunteering (Multiple positions)
- 3 Semesters of research, private research grant (student grant, not expected to publish), poster presentations, no publications however...
- Extensive job experience during undergrad
- Good reasons for going into medicine with family issues
- I'm a white guy
- Artist/guitar-player/ father outside of school

Here is my school list ( I have already completed and submitted secondaries for this cycle)
Wake Forest
University of Central Florida
West Virginia University
Stony Brook (meh)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Creighton University
University of Southern California
Geisinger Commonwealth
William Beaumont SOM
University of Virginia
Rush Medical College
St. Louis University
Penn State
University of Colorado
Tufts
University of Michigan
Drexel
Ohio State

Any feedback in invaluable. Thank you!

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[Goro]

Do you have a rising GPA trend?
I suggest:


Case
U AZ (maybe)
U VM
Miami
Tulane
Albert Einstein
Emory
BU
USC/Keck
Mayo
Rochester
Dartmouth
Duke
Pitt
Hofstra
Your state schools
The Philly Triplets
Oakland-B
Albany
NYMC
Gtown
GWU
SLU
MCW
VCU
Wake
U Miami
Creighton
Loyola
Your state schools

 

[phillipsmurfy]

Yeah, it looks like you recommended some private schools which I haven't applied to. Thanks I might send out a few more apps