Pre-Med School Selection for Rising Senior

First, clarify what state will be “instate”. You may have to take a gap year to qualify as an instate applicant to UNC.
Admission to UNC is harder than to Rutgers, however North Carolina has lots of good public universities. Start exploring them beside UNC-CH.

Second, clarify your parents’ budget. You want as little debt as possible and absolutely not above the 5.5k federal loan limit. Will you need merit aid? How much?

Third, think of what majors you may be interested in. Keep in mind that biology has one of the lowest professional prospects if, like most would be premed students, you dont make it into med school. Start exploring other majors you may be interested in, from the Ag school to biostats to anything else.