From my experiences so far, all your stats look good. Overall GPA is pretty good,but your science GPA is lacking. It's good that it's not under 3.0, but it is still quite low. Once you get some experience and hopefully a LOR, then the only weak point is that science GPA.
In my situation as of now, my GPA is fine, but my mcat is my weak point and because of one low score (489), I already received a rejection at Temple and am put on hold for other schools. It might be a similar case for your in terms of GPA, but I don't know how admins weigh those sections on your application.
Think extra hard if you really want to consider podiatry. It sounds like you were aiming for MD/DO originally and decided to fall on podiatry due to your numbers (only assuming, I'm not bashing that you are). You could work harder to achieve a high score on your mcat and possibly go DO/MD for the 2017 entering class, if that is something you truly desire. Of course, you will find out if podiatry is for you once you shadow.
Most of the schools I've contacted stated that you should get around 494 (score roughly around 21), so your mcat score is fine.
Try to ask the people who wrote your recommendation if they wrote it in a specific manner. Podiatry is a medical school, so if they wrote their letters in a generic way, then they should be fine to use (a bad letter to use would be like " he/she would be perfect for your school to achieve MD degree, etc..). However, make sure to get LOR from a podiatrist. It will help you.
If you would like to do more research, based on applicant's stats, there is a "what are my chances" thread on this forum and maybe you can compare numbers. However, take all advice on here with a grain of salt. We are not the admins, so we are giving you our opinions, usually based on experience (like mine). You should call the schools directly for a somewhat better accurate advice.
NYCPM, Kent state, Scholl, and Temple are the schools with the biggest class size (roughly around 100 each). If you apply after January, for any reason, you should still be ok with these schools. you will have less chance with the other schools, due to seats filling up quickly (other schools have around 50 seats each, AZPod has around 30).
I'm the kind of person who wants to make sure I get in somewhere, so I applied to most pod schools. It's up to you whether or not you want to apply to all 9 schools, but I would recommend applying to as many as you can to increase your chances. If interviews starts rolling towards you, you can decide then which school is suitable for you and go from there.
Good luck with your application process.
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3.52 overall, 494 mcat 2015
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