My nephew just graduated from small Christian college in Michigan with a similar academic profile to Hope. (75% admission rate, average SAT ~1060.) I have to say my nephew’s college has not had much success in placing its students into med school. You may want to ask the HP advisor at Hope to show you the stats for last year’s med school applicants. (And only last year’s since what happened 5 years ago is old news and not reflective of what’s currently happening in med school admissions.) Specifically ask where they matriculated for med school and for what degree. (HINT #1: if the school is not located in the US, that’s a bad sign… HINT #2: if the degree isn’t a MD or DO, it ain’t med school.)
RE: Business and pre-med–another vote to rethink this option. The solo practice physician is a model of practice that is deader than the dodo. Most physicians are paid employees of large healthcare provider groups. Even small group practices hire a dedicated business manager. It’s simply not cost-effective to have a physician (who could be seeing patients and generating income) work the business side.
Nearly all MBA programs expect 2-3 years of real world work experience in the industry you’ll be focussing on during your MBA studies.