Hello, I'm hoping to get some feedback on my school list.
ECs:
Here is my school list as of now:
UCLA (+ UCLA PRIME)
UCSF
UCSD
UCI
UCD
USC
Stanford
Harvard
Yale
University of Pennsylvania
Columbia
Northwestern
Cornell
University of Chicago - Pritzker
University of Michigan
Case Western
Washington University in St. Louis
Mayo
Mount Sinai
Johns Hopkins
Georgetown
I'm worried this is too top-heavy due to my lack of clinical experience, but I really don't know what to include as safety schools since my MCAT/GPA are mostly in the range of the schools I listed. Any advice is appreciated!
- CA resident
- Molecular/Cell bio major
- Spanish minor
- GPA: c3.82, sGPA ~3.7
- MCAT: 36Q (11VR, 14PS, 11BS)
ECs:
- Dean's list for 3 semesters
- TA'd for a bio lab course for 1 semester
- Ran two half-marathons
- 2 years as a research assistant in a lab during undergrad (10-15hrs/week). Acknowledged in a paper, got a LOR
- Currently working full time as a research assistant/lab manager in another lab (40 hrs/week). I started last year and am continuing until (hopefully) I leave for school next summer. Co-authored a paper, another LOR
- Researched for a non-profit making health guides (paid 8 hrs/wk for 6 months, volunteered 4 hrs/week for one year), another LOR
- Shadowed in an ICU for 25 hours
Here is my school list as of now:
UCLA (+ UCLA PRIME)
UCSF
UCSD
UCI
UCD
USC
Stanford
Harvard
Yale
University of Pennsylvania
Columbia
Northwestern
Cornell
University of Chicago - Pritzker
University of Michigan
Case Western
Washington University in St. Louis
Mayo
Mount Sinai
Johns Hopkins
Georgetown
I'm worried this is too top-heavy due to my lack of clinical experience, but I really don't know what to include as safety schools since my MCAT/GPA are mostly in the range of the schools I listed. Any advice is appreciated!