Some colleges have grade distribution information available by course. Prospective pre-meds choosing college smay be able to use this information to consider which colleges have more or less grade inflation in pre-med courses and their major courses. However, admission selectivity should be taken into account as well.
You need to go where you will thrive, have some close faculty interaction and get that 3.8. My niece (A’s throughout high school, 33ACT) lives in Fla, went to UF, didn’t have great advising, was too big for her, is now having to do a post bac year for Med school and wishes she’d gome to Miami. Only you know how you will do at a top huge public vs a small private. Some kids can make the huge uni work, some can’t.