I've been lurking for a long while, and this is my first post. So I wouldn't count anything I say as advice as much as a summary of a few months of reading as much about this topic I could find on BM's website and SDN. I'm thinking about applying this fall.
From what I understand, you may be completely off base in believing that the subjective, non-statistical aspect of your application doesn't matter. Plenty of people out there apply with adequate to good stats and don't get interviews at BM or Goucher. Your personal statement WILL matter, and your interviewers WILL be familiar with it and will want to understand your motivations beyond the little you've written. I don't want to say this is the most important piece of your application, since stats matter a lot, but the top programs strongly emphasize that their admissions processes center on finding students who are motivated enough to do something as crazy as compress an entire premed program (and take the MCAT!) in a single year without burning out.
That said, your SAT is low and you should consider taking the GRE. These schools want students who can destroy the MCAT and keep their med school acceptance percentages near-perfect, and a 1070 might not convince an admissions committee that you have the standardized test taking skills necessary to be a slam dunk med school applicant. Also keep in mind that BM's MCAT prep course puts a lot on students to determine their own prep schedule, as opposed to Goucher's weekly full length practice tests, for example.
Feel free to correct any errors, here.
