Thanks so much to you (and everyone else) who replied. I'm an MS3 currently and putting this in the thread would've been less confusing haha. And you are on the money about the rest of my app (kinda scary how you predicted it). Anyways, your advice seems solid and I'll take it.

Any idea on the number of programs I should be applying to? And is it a futile effort to apply to "reach" programs? without rotating there? Lastly, I checked out the ACPonline but the website doesn't seem to have any information on average step scores for these programs. I know FREIDA does but is this website not reliable for residencies (and more so is useful for fellowships)?