Hello everyone! I recently posted about school list advice about a month ago, but my school just tapped me for AOA a few days ago, and I wanted to share my updated school list now that I have my entire app in front of me. Thank you so much for any and all input!

School: Low Tier Midwest MD

Pre-clinical: Top quartile

Step 1: P

Step 2: 261

Clinicals: Top Quartile. H/P/F. 4/7 honors (IM included). School does not do honors for 4th year rotations

Class Rank: Top 10%

AOA: Yes, GHHS No

Activities: Free Clinic Volunteering, Interest Group Leadership, ADCOM, Peer Tutoring, Global Health work

LOR: 2 from MICU (very positive; attendings said I was better than residents, etc), 1 from IM hospitalist I worked with for 3 weeks, 1 Department Letter

Research: 4 publications, 2 submitted, 6 posters. Also will be getting a dual degree (MS) concurrently with MD.

Geo: Midwest, have targeted East North Central, Middle Atlantic, and South Atlantic

GOLD: UChicago, NW, UMich

SILVER: OSU, UC, CCF, Rush, UIC, UNC, UPMC, Wake, Henry Ford, UWisconsin, IU, Case/UH