Hey SDN! I was wondering if you guys would be able to help me figure out a school list with the stats/scores/ECs I have. I'm the first in my family to apply to med school in the US and I could use some help
MCAT: 39R (PS/VR/BS: 12/13/14)
cGPA: 3.74
sGPA: 3.7
Clinical Exposure:
-Shadowing at peds nephrology clinic for the past two years (I've loved the experience and one of the docs there said he'd write a LOR for me)
-Shadowing at peds BMT for a year and a half
-Shadowing at some nephrology clinics in my hometown
Volunteering:
-Volunteering with a cancer support program for two years
-Volunteering with Habitat for Humanity for the past seven years
-Volunteering with the Ronald McDonald House for the past year (plus next year as well)
Research:
-One year in a BME lab
-Two years in a Developmental Biology lab
-the first year I worked on making primers to sequence a certain gene in a specific
species of sea urchin
-the second year I worked on understanding the role of certain genes in
skeletogenesis in sea urchins
-I plan to continue on in this lab, and will probably work on a thesis my senior year
-I'm currently interning at the NIH and my PI seems really optimistic that I can get a paper out with the project I'm working on
Leadership:
-been on the exec board of my school's habitat chapter and I'm now president
-volunteer coordinator for a premed club at my university
Misc Activities:
-peer tutoring
-writer for a school publication
-quiz bowl
-member of an engineering club that works to fix toys for disabled kids
-member of another engineering club that works to create novel solutions for healthcare in the developing world
Oh and I'm a Texas resident, so I'm definitely applying to some of my in-state schools.
My list as of right now:
Baylor College of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Duke University School of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Is this too top heavy? I want to make sure I apply to a broad range of schools. Any criticisms about this list would be much appreciated!
Thanks again, guys
MCAT: 39R (PS/VR/BS: 12/13/14)
cGPA: 3.74
sGPA: 3.7
Clinical Exposure:
-Shadowing at peds nephrology clinic for the past two years (I've loved the experience and one of the docs there said he'd write a LOR for me)
-Shadowing at peds BMT for a year and a half
-Shadowing at some nephrology clinics in my hometown
Volunteering:
-Volunteering with a cancer support program for two years
-Volunteering with Habitat for Humanity for the past seven years
-Volunteering with the Ronald McDonald House for the past year (plus next year as well)
Research:
-One year in a BME lab
-Two years in a Developmental Biology lab
-the first year I worked on making primers to sequence a certain gene in a specific
species of sea urchin
-the second year I worked on understanding the role of certain genes in
skeletogenesis in sea urchins
-I plan to continue on in this lab, and will probably work on a thesis my senior year
-I'm currently interning at the NIH and my PI seems really optimistic that I can get a paper out with the project I'm working on
Leadership:
-been on the exec board of my school's habitat chapter and I'm now president
-volunteer coordinator for a premed club at my university
Misc Activities:
-peer tutoring
-writer for a school publication
-quiz bowl
-member of an engineering club that works to fix toys for disabled kids
-member of another engineering club that works to create novel solutions for healthcare in the developing world
Oh and I'm a Texas resident, so I'm definitely applying to some of my in-state schools.
My list as of right now:
Baylor College of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Duke University School of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Is this too top heavy? I want to make sure I apply to a broad range of schools. Any criticisms about this list would be much appreciated!
Thanks again, guys