WMAC - School List Help Needed

[Chime]

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1. cGPA and sGPA - 3.99 and 3.98
2. MCAT score(s) and breakdown – 512 ( Retake)
3. State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US) - CA
4. Ethnicity and/or race : Asian
5. Undergraduate institution or category – T10
6. Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer) : 300 Hours
7. Research experience and productivity - 300 Hours
8. Shadowing experience and specialties represented : 100 Hours
9. Non-clinical volunteering. – 400 Hours
10. Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc) - Leadership position in couple of school clubs
11. Relevant honors or awards - Top 5% of dean's honor list

 

[Faha]

What were your other MCAT scores ? What did your non clinical volunteering involve ?

 

[Chime]

MCAT : 509 - > 512. ( FYI .. my FL average both times above 520) , is it okay to try MCAT one more time?

Non Clinical : Teaching underprivileged kids on science, health and nutrition.

 

[Faha]

I suggest these schools with your stats:
UC Irvine
UC Davis
UC Riverside (if you are from that region)
Loma Linda (if you fit their mission)
California University
Kaiser
TCU-UNT
Tulane
NOVA MD
Creighton
St. Louis
Loyola
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Wake Forest
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Penn State
Hackensack
New York Medical College
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia

 

[Chime]

Is it advisable to retake the MCAT one more time?

 

[Faha]

Is it advisable to retake the MCAT one more time?

You do not need to retake a MCAT of 512.

 

[Chime]

Thank you @Faha! I feel my MCAT score pulling down from competition. I am currently in taking gap year any thought/input , what i should be focus on like more volunteer or clinical or retake MCAT.

 

[Faha]

Thank you @Faha! I feel my MCAT score pulling down from competition. I am currently in taking gap year any thought/input , what i should be focus on like more volunteer or clinical or retake MCAT.

More clinical volunteering/employment hours are always helpful, especially for the Jesuit schools.