What else should I do to be competitive?

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Jsor20

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Hello everyone! I wanted to get people's opinions on what would be best. I will take the mcat the first date in January and be applying to schools this next year. I would love to know what else I should do in this next year to stand out and be able to be a top applicant to tier 1 medical schools. Stats:
4.0 GPA
2000+ hours as a pt assistant
500+ hours creating an autism program for my college that trains students
150+ hours of research with the director of the autism program, possible spot to put my name on a journal
100+ hours shadowing family doc
100+ hours shadowing plastic surgeon
300+ hours as Vice President of the national honors society in my state and school
This summer I will intern with the Baylor college of medicine international pediatric AIDS program in Botswana for 300+ hours
22 months of volunteerism in Mozambique
Fluent in Portuguese
200-300 hours of other community service.

I feel that I am in the right direction for a top tier school if I do well on the mcat. I'm one hundred percent committed to becoming an md. Any input from current medical student, advisors, or anyone that knows, what do you think is best for me to do in this remaining year at my university? What would help me to stand out more and help express my desire to enter medical school? Thank you so much!!


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Perhaps maybe more research, but other than that you seem to have a pretty solid app. Knock out the MCAT and you'll be competitive for any school.
 
95th percentile + MCAT and you will be a likely candidate for top tier

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Have interests outside of medicine which you can showcase (i.e do something interesting with your interests)
 
I have to agree with @Dermpire , more research might help. "Tier 1" schools are research heavy so while not necessary, almost everyone has a good amount of it
 
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