Should I apply DO or MD schools?

[CavsFan2016]

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Here are my stats:

Demographics
Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian
State: Ohio
University: Small, private Liberal Arts

Stats
cGPA: 3.59
sGPA: 3.65
MCAT: 517 (96% percentile) (130/126/130/131) --> My first attempt was the old one: 27 (60% percentile)

Clinical Hours/Volunteering
Shadowing: 500+ hours
~ Worked as a scribe in emergency room/family practice settings full-time this past year
~ Received grant to travel to California and work in a congestive heart failure clinic over 1 summer
Volunteering: 100+ hours
~ Lead Volunteer Coordinator for my local Red Cross Chapter --> organized multiple events to install smoke detectors across the area

Positions Held/Jobs
~ Student Athlete: Soccer (2 years)
~ Founding member of my college club soccer team
~ College Peer Tutor 200+ hours (3 years)

Research
~ Independent Project within the Biology Department at my college (1.5 years) No publication, but poster and presentation at annual neuroscience conference in Washington DC last year


~ Strong LOR's from Professors at my college and the physician I have scribed for over the past 6 months

Additional Questions:
1) Looking at MD, but should I consider DO as well?
2) Is the previous MCAT score going to significantly hurt me?
3) Are there any areas that are lacking?

 

[gyngyn]

1 MD is fine. Apply to all IS and selected OOS.
2 Yes, but it won't be a deal breaker (esp. IS).
3 You look normal.

 

[Goro]

I suggest a cycle with only MD schools. You're competitive.

 

[GrapesofRath]

You're a good candidate for the programs in your state.

Apply to all the ones in your state. Your state gives you a couple of higher stat schools: you can pick several more OOS that are in concordance with your most recent MCAT that can serve as reaches. Only target schools you know you would turn down your state schools and that IS tuition for.

Pick another half dozen or so with an MCAT median around 32-33 that get <11k apps(ie SLU, MCW etc). I would probably add Kentucky as well.

For an Ohio resident, that'll be enough. No need for DO.