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eclaire468

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MCAT 516: ChemPhys 130, CARS 128, Bio 130, PsychSoc 128
cGPA 3.83, sGPA 3.86, biochem major, math minor @ Boston University
Average shadowing, loads of community service, lots of paid employment since freshman year, currently working as a lab tech at Harvard Medical School

New York resident

My list so far:
Boston Univ
George Washington
Georgetown
Harvard Med (only because I work here and have a great evaluation from my boss)
Rutgers RWJ
Rutgers New Jersey Med School
SUNY Downstate
SUNY Upstate
Stony Brook
Univ of Buffalo
Albany Med College
Univ of Rochester
Tufts
Johns Hopkins (all-time dream school, just applying for the sake of applying)

I want to apply to ~20...need 6 more

I used the MSAR and limited the range to median MCAT <= 516 and GPA <=3.9
 
Drop the NJ schools unless you are a state resident as they have heavy instate bias.

Add:
Hofstra
Albert Einstein
Drexel
Jefferson
Lewis Katz (Temple)
UPMC
 
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Update: I have these 25 now, kinda want to narrow it down to 20.

BU
Einstein
Columbia
Drexel
GWash
Georgetown
HMS
Hosftra
Buffalo
JHU
Temple
NYU
Northwestern
Rutgers RWJ
Upstate
Downstate
Stony Brook
Tufts
UMass
Pitt
Rochester
UChicago
Brown
Cornell
Rosalind Franklin
 
MCAT 516: ChemPhys 130, CARS 128, Bio 130, PsychSoc 128
cGPA 3.83, sGPA 3.86, biochem major, math minor @ Boston University
Average shadowing, loads of community service, lots of paid employment since freshman year, currently working as a lab tech at Harvard Medical School

New York resident

My list so far:
Boston Univ
George Washington
Georgetown
Harvard Med (only because I work here and have a great evaluation from my boss)
Rutgers RWJ
Rutgers New Jersey Med School
SUNY Downstate
SUNY Upstate
Stony Brook
Univ of Buffalo
Albany Med College
Univ of Rochester
Tufts
Johns Hopkins (all-time dream school, just applying for the sake of applying)

I want to apply to ~20...need 6 more

I used the MSAR and limited the range to median MCAT <= 516 and GPA <=3.9
FYI I'd remove all those personal details now haha