Should I do postbac or still try this cycle?

[Scienceolympian]

Hello everyone. I'm really in a bind. I want to avoid taking a gap year as much as possible, but I've had some unforseen circumstances. I came in a bioengineering major which ruined my gpa freshman year. Since then I've been on an upward trend and raised it to a 3.45. This summer I'm also retaking two classes (which were C's on my science gpa) which i'm hoping will raise my gpa to at least a 3.5. It's a 3.45 cgpa and 3.4 sgpa. I was supposed to take my MCAT last summer but ended up hurting my knee which delayed me taking it to this summer. I've been studying really hard and am thinking I will get in the 510-515 range. I don't want to delay sending in my AMCAS application, but some people have said it's fine to send it in without MCAT scores. Others have said schools will just throw away my application without an MCAT score. I'm afraid if I wait until after the scores come out it will be too late. I have been working in a research lab the past three hours, have many letters of rec from doctors and professors, and a lot of clincial and non-clincial volunteering hours. So, the only thing is that my gpa is on the lower side and i'm waiting for my MCAT score. Any advice?
My top school choices for MD are: Drexel, Temple, Commonwealth Medical College Rosalind Franklin (I'm a PA resident)

Thank You

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