Strong preference to match in NYC

About me:

- USMD in TX

- Step 2: 27x

- 5/6 honors in core clerkships, top quartile class standing, no AOA chapter

- No red flags

- Home region: Moved around the country; MW, SAT, WNC

- Research: 1 first-author literature review (switched to anesthesia late from FM)

----- Definitely the weakest part of my application and gives me pause with those top programs

- Geo Signals: Middle Atlantic, South Atlantic, West South Central