What y'all think about my school list? NEED FEEDBACK!!

[future doctor B]

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Hi guys,
I am applying this cycle and was wondering what you guys think about my school list.

• info: LizzyM~ 67 (505 MCAT, 3.85 GPA), ORM, WARS: 79, Missouri Resident. Note: I have only been in the U.S. for 3 yrs and studied for 1.5 years to get this score. **** CARS (123).
• 2 years neuroscience research experience. 300 hours of clinical experience (volunteering and such). ~40 hrs of shadowing. Job: medical translator and TA for Organic Chemistry.
• applying as broadly as possible. Prefer MD, but DO is awesome at this point lol
• MD school list:

1. Chicago medical school
2. University of Missouri Columbia
3. university of Missouri Kansas city
4. Saint Louis University
5. George Washington
6. georgetown
7. indiana
8. alabama
9. arkansas
10. colorado
11. illinois
12. Kansas
13. Wake Forest
14. Loma Linda
15. louisiana state
16. loyola, medical college of Wisconsin
17. meharry, Louisville, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico
18. south Carolina, Oregon, Rutgers, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, Virginia Commonwealth, Wayne state.
19. florida state (former FL resident), Michigan State, Penn State, Toledo, Arizona, Connecticut, Nevada, West Virginia
20. east Tennessee, Florida international, Geisinger, northeast Ohio, Oakland, rush, texas tech, Virginia tech, wright state, central Michigan, Quinnipiac, Seton Hall, UT-Rio

• DO list:

1. Chicago college of osteo
2. AT still
3. Des Moines
4. Kansas City
5. Lincoln memorial university
6. Marian University
7. University of Pikeville- Ky.

Thanks y'all in advance!!

 

[acciobutterbeer]

What about nonclinical volunteering?

Did you look at MSAR? Many of those state schools don’t take out of state people or take very few (it could be difficult with your MCAT). Highly recommend getting MSAR if you haven’t yet. It’s a great resource!

Maybe @Goro and @Faha can help you make a more realistic list

 

[Faha]

You are fine for all the DO schools on your list. Your MD list contains many state public schools that accept very few non residents with your MCAT.
I suggest these MD schools:

• University of Missouri Columbia
• university of Missouri Kansas city

Creighton
St. Louis
Loyola
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
NOVA MD
Oakland Beaumont
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Penn State
Seton Hall
New York Medical College
Quinnipiac
Vermont
Loma Linda
Wake Forest

 

[future doctor B]

Yeah I actually selected all of these based on MSAR and LizzyM

What about nonclinical volunteering?

Did you look at MSAR? Many of those state schools don’t take out of state people or take very few (it could be difficult with your MCAT). Highly recommend getting MSAR if you haven’t yet. It’s a great resource!

Maybe @Goro and @Faha can help you make a more realistic list

 

[future doctor B]

Thanks much for your response. Appreciate it a lot!!

You are fine for all the DO schools on your list. Your MD list contains many state public schools that accept very few non residents with your MCAT.
I suggest these MD schools:

• University of Missouri Columbia
• university of Missouri Kansas city

Creighton
St. Louis
Loyola
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
NOVA MD
Oakland Beaumont
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Penn State
Seton Hall
New York Medical College
Quinnipiac
Vermont
Loma Linda
Wake Forest

 

[Goro]

Hi guys,
I am applying this cycle and was wondering what you guys think about my school list.

• info: Lizzym~ 67 (505 MCAT, 3.85 GPA), ORM, WARS: 79, Missouri Resident. Note: I have only been in the U.S. for 3 yrs and studied for 1.5 years to get this score. **** CARS (123).
• 2 years neuroscience research experience. 300 hours of clinical experience (volunteering and such). ~40 hrs of shadowing. Job: medical translator and TA for Organic Chemistry.
• applying as broadly as possible. Prefer MD, but DO is awesome at this point lol
• MD school list:

1. Chicago medical school
2. University of Missouri Columbia
3. university of Missouri Kansas city
4. Saint Louis University
5. George Washington
6. georgetown
7. indiana
8. alabama
9. arkansas
10. colorado
11. illinois
12. Kansas
13. Wake Forest
14. Loma Linda
15. louisiana state
16. loyola, medical college of Wisconsin
17. meharry, Louisville, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico
18. south Carolina, Oregon, Rutgers, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, Virginia Commonwealth, Wayne state.
19. florida state (former FL resident), Michigan State, Penn State, Toledo, Arizona, Connecticut, Nevada, West Virginia
20. east Tennessee, Florida international, Geisinger, northeast Ohio, Oakland, rush, texas tech, Virginia tech, wright state, central Michigan, Quinnipiac, Seton Hall, UT-Rio

• DO list:

1. Chicago college of osteo
2. AT still
3. Des Moines
4. Kansas City
5. Lincoln memorial university
6. Marian University
7. University of Pikeville- Ky.

Thanks y'all in advance!!

Do you have US citizenship or green card?
If not, then I can only recommend those DO schools that accept internationals.

 

[future doctor B]

Yeah, I am a refugee so I think I am fine lol

 

[candbgirl]

Non clinical volunteering?? I’m going to say it again- you have a lot of OOS public schools on your list. Be very careful spending time and money on applications to this many out of state public schools. I’d leave Rush off too. You don’t seem to fill their very strict requirements for service. In fact lots of these schools have specific missions. Do you meet those missions? Are you really going to apply to 52+ MD schools and DO schools?