MD Help with school list

Hi everyone,

I just received my mcat scores and got a 37, so its time to make a list of schools! I have a >3.9 GPA and BCPM and went to a an ivy. I have two years of research experience (no publications yet), a summer of shadowing, 3 years of clinical volunteering and 2 years of leadership on campus. I owe my mcat score to SDN and I am so grateful for all the help I received here- I hope for the same with my list of schools. I know I have pretty good stats, but getting into med school involves a lot of luck, and i want to be sure i dont apply too top heavy. I'd really appreciate help in figuring out some good "middle range" schools/ some safeties (if there even are any "safety" medical schools.. not sure there are..) Also, I'd ideally like to stay on the east coast!


1. Harvard
2. Stanford
3. Hopkins
4. Penn
5. Yale
6. Columbia
7. Pritzker
8. Vanderbilt
9. Cornell
10. Mt Sinai
11. NYU
12. Emory
13. Brown
14. UVA
15. Boston University
16. Einstein
17. Georgetown
18. Temple
19. Tufts
20. Jefferson

+ maybe my state schools?


Thanks in advance! I really appreciate your help!

Edit: I think I can only apply to 20 schools since its so expensive. Should I add a few more anyway?? Not really sure what is normal