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@Faha @Goro @gonnif @LizzyM @Mr.Smile12 @chilly_md

Hello, I would really appreciate any feedback on my current school list. Mainly interested in east coast but there are some schools on my list that I fit stats wise that are midwest

 

[Faha]

You are applying to far too many schools. Rutgers admits few non residents with no connection to the state. I suggest these schools from your list:

Albany Medical College

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo

New York Medical College

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

NYU Long Island School of Medicine

Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

State University of New York Upstate Medical University Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Weill Cornell Medicine

George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Duke University School of Medicine

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Yale School of Medicine

Harvard School of Medicine

Drexel University, College of Medicine

Boston University School of Medicine

Case Western School of Medicine

Mayo School of Medicine

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Northwestern School of Medicine

Vanderbilt School of Medicine

Dartmouth School of Medicine

University of Michigan School of Medicine

Brown School of Medicine

Emory School of Medicine

Tufts School of Medicine

University of Miami (Miller) School of Medicine

USF Morsani College of Medicine

Creighton University School of Medicine

Ohio State University College of Medicine

Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine

Tulane University School of Medicine

 

[CHCl3]

You are applying to far too many schools. Rutgers admits few non residents with no connection to the state. I suggest these schools from your list:

Albany Medical College

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo

New York Medical College

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

NYU Long Island School of Medicine

Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

State University of New York Upstate Medical University Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Weill Cornell Medicine

George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Duke University School of Medicine

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Yale School of Medicine

Harvard School of Medicine

Drexel University, College of Medicine

Boston University School of Medicine

Case Western School of Medicine

Mayo School of Medicine

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Northwestern School of Medicine

Vanderbilt School of Medicine

Dartmouth School of Medicine

University of Michigan School of Medicine

Brown School of Medicine

Emory School of Medicine

Tufts School of Medicine

University of Miami (Miller) School of Medicine

USF Morsani College of Medicine

Creighton University School of Medicine

Ohio State University College of Medicine

Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine

Tulane University School of Medicine

Thank you for your input. Do you think my school is too top heavy in any way? Looking at MSAR, my MCAT fall below the median for many schools.

 

[Faha]

Thank you for your input. Do you think my school is too top heavy in any way? Looking at MSAR, my MCAT fall below the median for many schools.

Your list is not top heavy and you should receive several interviews.

 

[Goro]

Thank you for your input. Do you think my school is too top heavy in any way? Looking at MSAR, my MCAT fall below the median for many schools.

It's less about the 50th %Ile than the 25th for some if the Really Top Schools that I have struck some from your list. Others will resource protect you out as they rightly figure (from historical norms) that you'll go elsewhere.

Delete:
Drexel
Albany
Cornell
The Rutgers
GWU
FAU
JHU
ROSY FRANKLIN
COOPER/ROWAN
YALE
HARVARD
TEMPLE
CREIGHTON
Nova

Add:
U VA
U VM

 

[deleted1091458]

It's less about the 50th %Ile than the 25th for some if the Really Top Schools that I have struck some from your list. Others will resource protect you out as they rightly figure (from historical norms) that you'll go elsewhere.

Delete:
Drexel
Albany
Cornell
The Rutgers
GWU
FAU
JHU
ROSY FRANKLIN
COOPER/ROWAN
YALE
HARVARD
TEMPLE
CREIGHTON
Nova

Add:
U VA
U VM

Not OP, just curious for myself, is the rule of thumb that you shouldn’t apply to top schools if you are below 25th percentile?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

1. Research experience and productivity: sustained research experiences, medium to high productivity
2. Shadowing experience and specialties represented: IM (most hours), gastro, rad, endocrin, hem/onc
3. Non-clinical volunteering: mentorship programs, started own afterschool program, soup kitchen, (> 5000 hours across different experiences)

Please provide more detail and number of hours.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Relevant honors or awards: full tuition scholarship for 4 years if that matters?

Why did your receive this scholarship? Is it because of family income?

 

[CHCl3]

Why did your receive this scholarship? Is it because of family income?

Merit, but I am a first gen college and SES disadvantaged.

 

[CHCl3]

Please provide more detail and number of hours.

I apologize for the lack of details, I did not include much to avoid any identifying details. If it helps, there are a few recurring themes in my app: working with underserved communities and focus on communication. Also research is a big part of my app (5/15 work/activities) but I mentioned medium/high productivity because although there are pubs and posters, they are not "top-tier". I also think my LORs are solid because they are from my closest mentors but of course thats hard to say for sure.

 

[CHCl3]

It's less about the 50th %Ile than the 25th for some if the Really Top Schools that I have struck some from your list. Others will resource protect you out as they rightly figure (from historical norms) that you'll go elsewhere.

Delete:
Drexel
Albany
Cornell
The Rutgers
GWU
FAU
JHU
ROSY FRANKLIN
COOPER/ROWAN
YALE
HARVARD
TEMPLE
CREIGHTON
Nova

Add:
U VA
U VM

Thanks for the input @Goro. I do have ties to some of these institutions (research related). Would it still be worth applying?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

I apologize for the lack of details, I did not include much to avoid any identifying details. If it helps, there are a few recurring themes in my app: working with underserved communities and focus on communication. Also research is a big part of my app (5/15 work/activities) but I mentioned medium/high productivity because although there are pubs and posters, they are not "top-tier". I also think my LORs are solid because they are from my closest mentors but of course thats hard to say for sure.

Documenting your hours and responsibilities will not breach your identity unless you put in that information. We have examples in this WAMC forum as guides.

The number of hours you put down shows true commitment and service orientation. If you want more accurate assessments, you need to put in the details. I don't like making assumptions because I find I overestimate one's true preparation.

 

[Goro]

Thanks for the input @Goro. I do have ties to some of these institutions (research related). Would it still be worth applying?

No

 

[Goro]

Not OP, just curious for myself, is the rule of thumb that you shouldn’t apply to top schools if you are below 25th percentile?

My rule of thumb is that the higher the pole you want to climb, the more slippery it gets.

Also, if you look at emsar and the acceptance results for mcat, you can see that they are extremely tight numbers around these percentiles meaning they are accepting extremely high test scores

 

[Goro]

@Goro

Not OP but just curious, in your recommendation for deletion of drexel, GWU, Temple, and Rosalind franklin from OP's list, was it mostly because you think an MCAT of 517+ would almost automatically get someone yield protected from these schools, or was it because OP was also very strong in all the other area, or both?
Thanks.

Resource protection

 

[LizzyM]

If you have >129 in at least three sections and >125 in all four sections, apply anywhere you want. If you have >130 in less than 3 sections, you might want to keep your reach schools to not more than 25% of your list.

I also concur that you've got to shave off schools from the other end. What schools are you unlikely to choose if you have any choice? Those schools won't interview you because you are too good for them. They don't want to waste interview slots on superstars when they are not likely to land any of them.