<p>I think it is better to look at how many students (say, N students) successfully get into med school each year from your college. Try to be one of the top N students and you are likely fine.</p>
<p>For college admission, most accepts the fact that, for a given high school, likely only top N students would get into, say, HYPSM. So the rank of the student is more important. Why would med school admission be much different?! For example, you really can not compare the GPA of a student from a top private top high school (which sends TONS of their students to a top college) and the GPA of a student of a just above average public high school, right?!</p>