MD & DO 3.7 cGPA, 3.67 sGPA & 507 MCAT: Will I even get in at this point?

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Hi SDN,
I'm new to this but I was hoping y'all could help me out.

Demographics:
Asian Female/22
Dual US/foreign citizen - OOS everywhere
5-year B.S/MPH program

GPA
cGPA = 3.7058
sGPA = 3.6765
gGPA = 4.0
- steady upward trend (Started with a 3.2 ended with a 4.0)

MCAT

507 (126/125/128/128)

ECs/Non-Clinical Volunteering
~ 200 hours volunteering in local communities around TX
~2 years in public health org - volunteered at local communities
~3 years in pre-health honors org

Clinical Experience

Volunteer at local level 1 trauma center - front desk/gift shop for ~1 year
~ 250 hours of direct patient contact (took patient histories/vitals etc) at a hospital back home.

Work Experience
Worked at a fast food restaurant freshman year.
Worked as a Desk Assistant sophomore, junior and senior year.
Worked as a TA for 2 classes last semester - one science and one non-science
Worked with a doctor at Duke and created a software program to help resident and fellows study for Boards.

Research

Research Assistant at a psych lab for 1 year. No project or thesis. Collected data, got saliva samples and administered WASI IQ tests.
Poster presentation for graduate school class.
Author (not 1) of an article in a non-peer reviewed journal.

Leadership
Ambassador for the College.
TA for 2 classes?

Shadowing
Shadowed cardiologist, dermatologist, and internist ~150 hours in home country
Shadowed cardiologists ~150 hours(interventional and echocardiography) at Duke.

Honors/Awards
University Honors for 6 semesters

Schools

MD:
- All Texas schools (state of undergrad institution)
- Jefferson
- Tulane
- Loyola
- NYMC
- Albany
- Rosalind Franklin
- Loma Linda
- Meharry
- Howard

DO:
- UNT
- Any schools that don't require shadowing a DO? open to suggestions.

Should I retake the MCAT and apply the next cycle? Or apply out of the country? or should I apply this cycle and hope for the best? I just want to get into an allopathic school. I'm ok with osteopathic too. Just want to get in SOMEWHERE.
 
You can delete Howard and Meharry since they accept mainly URM. Consider adding all these schools:
Quinnipiac
Vermont
Drexel
Temple
GW
Georgetown
Oakland Beaumont
Western Michigan
Medical College Wisconsin
St. Louis
Creighton
Eastern Virginia
Also apply to at least 8 DO schools. You will need to check with each school to see if you can apply without a DO LOR.
 
Thanks @Faha for your input.
Do you think I should apply this cycle? Or work on building up my stats/ECs?
 
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