The word from my committee is to apply as early as possible. Even though it is supposed to roll along through the fall, both of the committee chairs feel that that is more lip service than actual fact, and that most schools make up their minds on most of the applicant pool they have by the end of the summer, or at least by the end of Sept.
Are you applying to both allopathic and osteopathic? Most osteopathic schools don’t care as much about a committee LOR it seems like, as allopathic. OTOH, a committee LOR does seem to be very important if it’s possible at all to get one. It sounds like your committee kind of needs a gentle kick in the ass to get them looking at you a little more seriously, to me. I am doing mock interviews with folks my committee has lined up, in the next few weeks, and they will be ready to roll everything out the door for me the moment my April MCAT scores are out, this summer. They are all about getting me in as quickly as they can at the front of the application process. It seems to me, based on your GPA, that your committee should be the same. My committee works through the summer, I’m pretty sure. I would think they all should, in order to prevent just what you are talking about happening in your case.
Sam