3.77, 525 Need advice on school list

[NotPink]

1. 3.77 cGPA, 3.85 sGPA. First semester really struggled, then 4.0 from then on out (part-time student 2nd semester after I dropped a class)
2. 525 (132/131/130/132)
3. WI
4. White
5. T50 Public
6. ~130 caregiving by time of application, all in the last 6 mo. I volunteer in a clinic but not sure if it's clinical. More caregiving projected out if that helps with my lack of clinical experience
7. ~1200 research hours w/ 2 posters, one won an award
8. ~50 by applying, general surgery, OB/GYN, primary care
9. A few hundred hours of volunteer tutoring
10. Paid tutoring, founder/president of a student org, hobbies
11. 4x Dean's list, best poster award, tutor of the month, IB diploma, national merit scholarship
12. I see so many people with such strong applications that get rejected and I'm just really confused about where I should apply and what my chances are

In no particular order:
UW - Madison, School of Medicine and PH
Medical College of Wisconsin
Kaiser Permanente
Geisel - Dartmouth
Emory
Stanford
University of Colorado
University of Michigan
Hofstra/Northwell
University of Oregon (I just like the Pacific NW)
Harvard
Northwestern
Weill Cornell
Yale
Rosalind Franklin
University of Rochester
Brown
University of Virginia
Case Western
Quinnipiac
Ohio State
UCLA
Tufts
University of Pittsburgh
University of Washington

Thank you all for taking the time to help me!

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[chilly_md]

Oregon and Washington accept almost no out-of-state students aside from those that fit certain categories like living in a WWAMI state or graduating from high school there. Some schools like Rosalind Franklin will not use an interview spot on a high stat applicant.

What do you do at the clinic? You will need all the clinical hours you can get because the minimum typically is 150 hours, and those applicants often have something substantial elsewhere in their app.

I suggest:

UW - Madison, School of Medicine and PH
Medical College of Wisconsin
Kaiser Permanente
Geisel - Dartmouth
Emory
University of Colorado
Hofstra/Northwell
Northwestern
University of Rochester
Einstein
Brown
Penn
Jefferson
University of Virginia
Case Western
Ohio State
Cincinnati
Mayo
Tufts
University of Pittsburgh
WUSTL
Vanderbilt
Iowa
Western Michigan
USF
Miami
Vermont

 

[NotPink]

What do you do at the clinic?

I turnover the rooms between patients, stock rooms, and do other small tasks that the nurses need

 

[Mr.Smile12]

There's no real indication of mission fit. What is your purpose as a healthcare provider/physician? How do you demonstrate this?

 

[Faha]

I turnover the rooms between patients, stock rooms, and do other small tasks that the nurses need

This appears to be non clinical volunteering since you have no interaction with patients. Your lack of clinical volunteering/employment with patient contact will limit your chances for interviews. Accumulate 200+ hours of clinical volunteering/employment with patient contact in the coming year in case you need to reapply. I suggest these schools:
U Wisconsin
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Northwestern
Iowa
U Illinois
U Michigan
Colorado
Washington University (in St. Louis-they like high MCAT applicants)
Vanderbilt
USF Morsani
Duke
U Virginia
George Washington
Jefferson
Pittsburgh
Hofstra
Einstein
Mount Sinai
New York Medical College
Rochester
Tufts
Ohio State
Cincinnati
Kaiser
U Penn
Johns Hopkins