<p>Point is you do not need to be top of class at top school, just good student (though there will be a gpa, around 3.3 or so, that you would find hard to overcome though not impossible.) More of a roll of dice to project before even attending that you will be at very, very top at mediocre school and one of few who goes on. Your flagship state u or similar might be a good compromise if it regularly feeds into the state’s med schools. Check it out. The information is available.</p>