MD Which medical schools to apply to?

[agenterd]

So I just got my MCAT today, and although it's a little ways away, I was starting to get a list of which medical schools I should apply to.

Here are my stats:
IL resident
MCAT: 10 PS, 13 VR, 13 BS = 36
GPA: 4.0 (in Honors Program)
Researched for ~1 year
Work: Swim instructor/coach; tutor
EC:
Volunteered at hospital for 1.5 years
service fraternity (which means a lot of volunteering)
Leadership positions in Honors frat, OnIowa! program (freshman orientation), and a Student Leadership Consultant
Pre-medical club
Also in multiple honors organizations (NSCS, Golden Key, IDLS)

Side note: I am graduating this year (a year early for me), so I have all of next year off--which I have yet to decide what I'm doing--any suggestions are welcome!

Here's a list I came up with so far:
Stritch
Northwestern
Rosalind Franklin
Rush
U Chicago
U Illinois
Brown
Dartmouth
Harvard
GW
Georgetown
Johns Hopkins

I would like to apply to 15-20 schools, so any input is greatly appreciated!

I do also have family ties to NY if that would help me with any east coast schools?

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[agenterd]

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[Optimus-Prime]

Cornell and Columbia for New York.

You could do another year of research for your year off

https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/postbac_irta

Don't forget to have at least a couple safety schools