u/Fine-Knee-2821

I'm currently filing out my AACOMAS app and noticed on the AACOMAS course subjects website that public health courses count toward the science GPA. I was a PBH major with close to a 4.0 in those classes. My "hard science" sGPA is around 3.55, but if public health classes are included I’d have about a 3.88 sGPA 😭.

Does anyone know or can confirm if these types of courses like epidemiology, global health, and biostats has applied to your science gpa?

What are my realistic chances for an MD program? I'm also applying DO which I feel more confident about but still feeling a bit worried. Would it make sense to retake the MCAT at this point.

- URM and FGLI.
- Nevada resident

Stats
- cGPA: 3.80
- sGPA: 3.51
- MCAT: 509

Experiences
- EMT: 2,750 hrs
- Clinical research assistant: 150 hrs (300+ anticipated)
- Maternal health research: 270 hrs
- Drug risk behaviors research: 400 hrs, 1 conference presentation, no pubs
- Gut microbiome research (summer program): 140 hrs
- 160 hrs shadowing peds
- 40 hrs shadowing various surgical specialties
- Volunteering homeless shelter: 100 hrs (50+ anticipated)
- Refugee mentor: 50 hrs (100+ anticipated)
- Pre-health club leadership, 2 positions: 300 hrs
- SHPEP: 220 hrs summer program for underserved students

Hey all, looking for help building a DO school list. Honestly my biggest issue is I’ve mostly been picking schools based on where I want to live, and I know that’s not a great strategy. Not sure how to approach this beyond just looking at stats.
Stats:
cGPA: 3.80
sGPA: 3.51
MCAT: 509
URM, FGLI
Nevada resident

Location preference: Strongly prefer schools in urban areas.

Experiences:
EMT: 2,750 hrs
Clinical research assistant in ED: 150 hrs (300+ anticipated)
Maternal health research: 200 hrs
Drug risk behaviors research (undergrad): 200 hrs, 1 conference presentation, no pubs
Gut microbiome research (summer program): 140 hrs
Shadowing: 200 hrs (160 developmental/behavioral peds, 40 various surgical specialties)
SHPEP: 150 hrs
Pre-health club leadership (2 positions): 300 hrs
Homeless shelter volunteer: 100 hrs
Refugee mentor: 50 hrs (100+ anticipated)

Feel free to shoot off names or schools I should consider. I plan on applying to 10-12 DO schools in additions to the 20 MD applications I'll submit thanks to FAP.