What are my chances?

[Revolver1045]

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[Catalystik]

Hey guys,

Thanks in advance for the advice. So like most other people on here I'm wondering what my chances are. Particularly I'm wondering if I'm aiming too high. I'm mostly applying to top 50 med schools nation wide ranging from 15-50. Anyways here it goes.

Summa Cumm Laude graduate with cumulative GPA 3.75. Double majored in Biochem and Biology. However I went to a small private college in Minnesota that most adcomms probably never heard of.

MCAT in 2010 - 6VR/8PS/10BS 24M
MCAT in 2012 - 10VR/11PS/11BS 32K (how bad will this K hurt me?)

I feel like I have a strong PS in that without medicine I would have died in child birth.

University of California Irvine Research internship summer of 2010 (made and presented a poster)

Thomas Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia Summer research internship 2011
(research is being used for a paper that has yet to be submitted since there still gathering more data)

(both internships were through the national institute of drug abuse)

Currently working as a researcher for the university of Minnesota's medical school. (research thus far has been preliminary pilot data that is being submitted in a grant. Currently beginning optogenetic studies)

I was a TA/tutor of organic chemistry and physics in college.

250 hours clinical volunteer in 3 different hospitals

~100 hours nonclinical volunteer

100 hours shadowing 8 physicians

Hobbies are sports (lots of intramurals and club teams in college), reading, acting (have been in plays and short films), photography (have shot weddings), guitar and piano (not a virtuoso by any means but can play and make up songs) and dance

Currently my list of schools I'm applying to is...

Albert Einstein
BU
UCLA (I know it's a long shot for the public Cali schools)
UCI
UCSF
USC (I'm hoping since its private I have better odds. This is also my number 1 choice.)
Georgetown
Thomas Jefferson
Loyola
Mayo
Medical University of South Carolina
Mount Sinai
NYU
New York Medical College
Northwestern
Pritzker
Tufts
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
University of South Carolina
University of Washington
Vanderbilt


I also plan on submitting on My primary the first day to get an advantage. I think that's about it though. Thanks again for the feedback.

Your list is top heavy for your stats and for the stated ECs. The writing score is unlikely to hurt you.

The S Carolina schools both require strong state ties. UWashington is very unfriendly to OOSers not in a WWAMI state. Loyola will be looking for a strong pattern of service to the needy.

You might download this google.doc spreadsheet data (an SDN collaborative effort from 5/11), so you can fill in your own stats, and it will tell you for which US med schools you’re competitive.

Next look at the sheet's in-state matriculation data before you do further research on each school, removing any from your list that take more than 85% in-state students: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmKVGWwobG5GdEx2MjlBTDE0bXFXNGFZczZqYTZKb2c&hl=en_US#gid=0

Then look up the mission statement of each (MSAR has them all), and be sure your ECs are a "fit" for the school. If you have no leadership, then consider going light on Top Twenties, for example. If you have no nonmedical community service to the poor, then avoid schools with a humanitarian mission.

 

[Revolver1045]

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[Catalystik]

Better. 🙂