Does class rank matter if its ONLY preclinicals?

I go to a DO school in the East Coast. We only rank preclinical grades based on GPA I think, and clinicals do not count for rank. Our professors were saying preclinical grades and class rank is as important as boards but.... (x) doubt. This got me wondering, if we only rank preclinical, should I just focus on boards/research/extracurriculars and worry about not being bottom quartile only (i.e. just focus on being 3rd or 2nd quartile)? For example there is a lot of stuff on our micro and... Read more
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