What are my chances?

[ProfessorFinesser]

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Okay guys, I'm nervous about getting into a medical school and I've got to at least throw a feeler out there and want the most honest feedback possible. I'm hispanic/latino and a first-generation college student. I've thrown explanations in where I believe they're due. I'm also open to opinions on whether or not to make my junior year second semester easy science heavy. Here are my stats and thank you for any and all help and opinions:

Grades
Freshman 1st semester GPA: 3.65
Bio 1: A
Bio 1 lab: A
Chem 1: B+
Chem 1 lab: A
Sociology: B+
Biology based freshman seminar: A

Freshman 2nd semester GPA: 3.152 (this was my weird semester, had a lot of familial issues as well as death of a high school friend. Was naive and didn't seek the mental help I needed until the summer.)
Bio 2: C+
Bio 2 lab: A
Chem 2: C+
Chem 2 lab: A-
Philosophy: B
Psychology: A-
Biology WI course: A

Sophomore 1st semester GPA: 3.506
Genetics: B+
Organic 1: B
Organic 1 lab: B
English: A-
Stats: A
Ethics: A-

Sophomore 2nd semester GPA: 3.48 (3.77 after replacement)
Physiology: A
Cell and Developmental: A
Biological Research Problem solving: A
Physics 1: A-
Physics 1 lab: A
Organic 2: D+ (replaced, didn't understand material well enough)
Organic 2 lab: A

Sophomore summer:
Organic 2: B

Junior year 1st semester GPA: 3.7
Anthropology: A
American Gov: A-
Vegetative Sampling: A
Jazz Performance: A
Physics 2: B
Physics 2 lab: A-

Junior year 2nd semester courses:
Ecology
Immunology 1
Scientific Writing
Medical Terminology
History of Jazz
Intro to theatre

cGPA: 3.55 sGPA: 3.50

MCAT: 512 (127,128,127,130)

Extracurriculars:

Research: 2000~ hours 1 publication middle author, 1 grant
Began a chapter of an Eagle Scout only service fraternity: wrote a constitution for it; started annual service events at the area including community and university clean up projects, medical informational day; set up merit badge college for scouts and worked with local troops)
(Possible) President of local ODK chapter: Helped do crosstalk with chancellor and figures in the community as well as getting together the aforementioned events as well as special olympics work
Shadowing: 30 hours with Psych, 5 hours with mortician (0 interest in this haha), 40 hours with EM physician who was a DO, planned 50~ hours working with a pediatrician or family medicine physician
Red Cross: 20 hours
Mentorship program with Biology community: 2 years helping my mentees adjust to campus as well as getting involved in research and with on-campus organizations
Involvement with developing children's writing and communication skills: 2 years as pen pal with 9 weeks intensive, in classroom help
AMSA/MAPS: 3 years with involvement in suture clinics and national convention
Science Olympiad: 10~ hours

Schools I plan on applying to:

Brody School of Medicine
Duke
Chapel Hill
FSU
Campbell DO
Howard
VCOM all branches DO
Augusta
MUSC
Mercer
Morehouse
New York Medical College
USC

 

[Shotapp]

What Hispanic community do you represent and what state do you reside in?

 

[ProfessorFinesser]

What Hispanic community do you represent and what state do you reside in?

Puerto Rico and North Carolina

 

[Shotapp]

I would take off Mercer and Morehouse since you aren't a resident of GA.

 

[ProfessorFinesser]

I would take off Mercer and Morehouse since you aren't a resident of GA.

Thank you, do you have any other recommendations?

 

[Shotapp]

Sorry, that's all I got. @Goro @Faha @gyngyn?

 

[Sidthekiddd]

I would take off Mercer and Morehouse since you aren't a resident of GA.

I disagree, keep Morehouse.. since it's a private school and your an URM.

Take off FSU, they rarely take OOS applicants

 

[Shotapp]

I disagree, keep Morehouse.. since it's a private school and your an URM.

Take off FSU, they rarely take OOS applicants

Morehouse small class size comprises of mostly in-state applicants...so OP's chance of matriculation is pretty low so it should be off.

 

[Sidthekiddd]

Morehouse small class size comprises of mostly in-state applicants...so OP's chance of matriculation is pretty low so it should be off.

I interviewed as an OOS this year, they are trying to inc their class size to 100 this year. The chances arnt as high as a state school in his range, but def higher than being OOS in a public oos school- that's all.
OP- if picking between chances at fsu and Morehouse, Morehouse would be more favorable

 

[Faha]

I suggest these schools with your stats:
Brody
UNC
Duke
Tufts
Boston University
Quinnipiac
New York Medical College
Hofstra
Einstein
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
GW
Georgetown
Eastern Virginia
Oakland Beaumont
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
St. Louis
Creighton
Tulane
Miami
any DO school
Try and accumulate at least 200 hours of clinical volunteering before you apply (hospital setting would be good)

 

[ProfessorFinesser]

I suggest these schools with your stats:
Brody
UNC
Duke
Tufts
Boston University
Quinnipiac
New York Medical College
Hofstra
Einstein
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
GW
Georgetown
Eastern Virginia
Oakland Beaumont
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
St. Louis
Creighton
Tulane
Miami
any DO school
Try and accumulate at least 200 hours of clinical volunteering before you apply (hospital setting would be good)

Thank you for the advice, I was planning on getting some more clinical volunteering in since I figured I was lacking it!

 

[candbgirl]

Do you have clinical experience that you haven’t listed? I don’t see any at all.

Are you not interested in the Puerto Rican Medical schools?

Morehouse has a specific mission focus. If you want to apply there that’s fine as long as you can prove consistent service to the Puerto Rican community over a long period of time.

 

[ProfessorFinesser]

Do you have clinical experience that you haven’t listed? I don’t see any at all.

Are you not interested in the Puerto Rican Medical schools?

Morehouse has a specific mission focus. If you want to apply there that’s fine as long as you can prove consistent service to the Puerto Rican community over a long period of time.

I haven't done clinical volunteering but I've actually decided it would be better if I spent from now until application day working on clinical volunteering at my local hospital. I can do about 10-20 hrs a week until the next semester ends and then dedicate some more time if needed.

I'm not interested in Puerto Rican schools mostly due to I've heard they can have some troubles landing residencies.

If Morehouse needs me to specifically be involved with the Puerto Rican community then it's probably best I don't apply there.

 

[Goro]

I suggest these schools with your stats:
Brody
UNC
Duke
Tufts
Boston University
Quinnipiac
New York Medical College
Hofstra
Einstein
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
GW
Georgetown
Eastern Virginia
Oakland Beaumont
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
St. Louis
Creighton
Tulane
Miami
any DO school
Try and accumulate at least 200 hours of clinical volunteering before you apply (hospital setting would be good)

Agree with the wise Faha.