Hi Proteinpowda,
regarding your comment, "Also take into account that 4 or 5 new osteopathic schools opened; this is another 600 potential students to go into the match system along with the extra 300 from SGU..probably some UMHS...and the other new schools. This does not mean new residency spots will magically appear."
I think DO students do not go into the same match as MD students, I think they have their own match program with their own residencies open for DO students, if DO students want to apply for an MD residency then they have to take the USMLE in addition to the COMLEX.