No. Applying to medical school is like applying to college all over again. So it doesn’t matter if you went to a public high school or a private high school, as long as you had the grades, the scores and whatever else the college is looking for, you’ll get in. For medical school, I imagine as long as you work hard and get the same grades and test scores as you would at another college, you would be fine at any school. The one thing I would say is that Boston has a ton of hospitals nearby that you might be able to work at or try to volunteer at, it’s difficult to get in as a volunteer as there are a lot of people who sign up to volunteer. I’m not sure what is around Amherst in regards to hospitals, but I would say that it doesn’t matter what college you go for undergrad as long as you look good when you apply.