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Interesting. I'm not an expert in this though I have read that students in weaker pre-med programs had bigger odds in obtaining admissions(not being as prepared for MCAT, not as strong with letters of recommendation, volunteer and work experience wasn't as relevant).
That's just because of those ancillary things
Many successful traditional students for med school come from successful families and have the right idea of how to gameplan for admissions, have the resources for mcat classes, may have physicians in the family who can help them or coordinate shadowing etc
So if you sont have those advantages and you go to a weak school and major in a weak area, you better be a great self starter and incredibly bright or good luck.