What are my chances?

[HelloWorld123]

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I've always said I wouldn't do this...but here I am. What are my chances of getting into a good medical school? Also, what are the schools I should be shooting for?

Age: 23
Ethnicity: Black/African American
Gender: Female
State of Residence: Georgia
Undergrad: Ivy
GPA: 3.5
MCAT: 507
Details that may or may not matter:

• Low-income
• From medically-underserved city
• First-generation college student

Undergrad Stuff:

• Honor Society Member
• Shadowing (80+ hours)
• Lots of volunteering
• Lots of undergrad research (4+ years)
• Presented research poster at Emory University and won Judges' Choice
• Teaching Assistant for Intro Bio (2 years)
• Co-managing editor of one of the campus magazines

Post-Grad Stuff:

• Founder & CEO of 501c3 nonprofit organization (organization deals with education)
• Working full-time as research assistant (~2 years)
• More shadowing (40+ hours)
• Published a few literary pieces in an anthology
• Speaker at a national conference

If you can think of anything else I left out that may be relevant, just let me know. Thanks in advance!

 

[Faha]

Where is your state of residence ? It is difficult to recommend schools to apply to without an actual MCAT score so post your score here when available next month and I will suggest schools.

 

[HelloWorld123]

Where is your state of residence ? It is difficult to recommend schools to apply to without an actual MCAT score so post your score here when available next month and I will suggest schools.

Just updated my post! I'm from Georgia.

 

[Goro]

I've always said I wouldn't do this...but here I am. What are my chances of getting into a good medical school? Also, what are the schools I should be shooting for?

Age: 23
Ethnicity: Black/African American
Gender: Female
State of Residence: Georgia
Undergrad: Ivy
GPA: 3.5
MCAT: Taking it this Saturday, but have been getting in the 508-510 range on practice exams
Details that may or may not matter:

• Low-income
• From medically-underserved city
• First-generation college student

Undergrad Stuff:

• Honor Society Member
• Shadowing (80+ hours)
• Lots of volunteering
• Lots of undergrad research (4+ years)
• Presented research poster at Emory University and won Judges' Choice
• Teaching Assistant for Intro Bio (2 years)
• Co-managing editor of one of the campus magazines

Post-Grad Stuff:

• Founder & CEO of 501c3 nonprofit organization (organization deals with education)
• Working full-time as research assistant (~2 years)
• More shadowing (40+ hours)
• Published a few literary pieces in an anthology
• Speaker at a national conference

If you can think of anything else I left out that may be relevant, just let me know. Thanks in advance!

Your MCAT score will make or break you, but so far, yes you have a chance.