Middle Tier US MD
Step 1: 245
Step 2: 242
Third Quartile
Minimal Extracurriculars (volunteering with no leadership or research)
IL resident. Applying broadly.
I present the same list in two formats: first list is by location, second by category
Reaches are in
Bold.
1) Midwest (18)
a) Chicago: UChicago, Northwestern, Rush, UIC, Loyola, Advocate Lutheran, Northshore, Cook County
b) St Louis: WashU, SLU
c) Wisconsin: MCW
d) Ohio: Ohio State, Cleveland Clinic, Casewestern
e) Minnesota: Mayo, UMinnesota
f) Michigan: UMichigan, Henry Ford
2) South (9)
a) Florida: UMiami, UFlorida
b) Texas: UTSW, Baylor, UT-Houston, Methodist
c) Mid-Atlantic: Emory, Duke, UNC
3) Northeast (17)
a) New York: Columbia, Cornell, NYU, Mt Sinai, Montefoire, Northwell, Downstate
b) Boston: MGH, BWH, BID, BostonU, Tufts
c) DC: George Washington, Georgetown
d) Philadelphia: UPenn, Jefferson, Temple
4) West (11)
a) Southern California: UCLA, USC, Cedar Sinai, Harbor-UCLA, UCLA-Olive View
b) Bay Area: UCSF, Stanford, California Pacific Medical Center
c) Northwest: UWashington, Virginia Mason, Oregon
Top Tier (21):
UChicago, Northwestern, WashU, Mayo, UMichigan, UTSW, Emory, Duke, Columbia, Cornell, NYU, Mt Sinai, MGH, BWH, BID, BostonU, UPenn, UCLA, UCSF, Stanford, UWashington
Mid Tier (26):
Rush, UIC, Loyola, SLU, MCW, Ohio State, Cleveland Clinic, Casewestern, UMinnesota, Henry Ford; UMiami, UFlorida, Baylor, UT-Houston, UNC; Montefoire, Hofstra Northwell, Downstate, Tufts, Jefferson, Temple, George Washington, Georgetown; USC, Cedar Sinai, Oregon
Community (8):
Advocate Luterhan, Cook County, Northshore (Chicago); Methodist (Houston); Harbor-UCLA, UCLA-Oliveview, California Pacific Medical Center, Virginia Mason
Might cut some reaches, particularly out west
Considering adding UColorado and UPitt
Views on Wakeforest, Indiana, Iowa, and Jacobi?
Unsure about adding UVa and Alabama
Should I add more community?