I've read about 15 pages of this thread, so forgive me if I missed the answer somewhere up top...
I'll be AA Platinum by the end of September, with ~55K EQM, 40K+ BiS. However, 24K of the BiS will be AA partner miles, and another 12K will probably be through AAVacations; I'm expecting maybe 10K "normal" AA miles by 9/30. When I apply for the status match will that matter? Or is just the fact that I fly "a lot" (for a non-FTer) while hitting status enough for the MVP Gold? I have another flight in late October that I could book in AS F now instead of AA if I knew the status match was probable.