Case in point about ‘upward’ mobility from undergrad to medical career: my brother went to a religious-based ‘nobody’s heard of it’ undergrad (seriously, you’ve never heard of it), graduated 4.0 and killed the MCATs. Went to a public flagship medical school in the intermountain West where he graduated top (or maybe 2nd or 3rd, can’t remember) of his med school class and matched as a resident at Univ. of Michigan which was one of the top places in the country for his specialty. Went on to be Chief Resident there and then got a coveted Fellowship afterwards. Was heavily recruited after med school for amazing jobs and has been very successful doctor for 25 years.