Advanced Degree?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Given: a premed who, for various reasons, should wait until at least senior year to apply to med school.</p>

<p>This means that there will be a gap year after graduation from college and before (possible) matriculation into med school.</p>

<p>Would it be worth pursuing a master's degree in the gap year? After all, medical school is far from a guarantee, and a master's degree would boost career prospects in the aftermath in the face of med school rejections.</p>

<p>What I'm wondering is what medical schools would think of a master's degree. Would it boost the applicant at all? Would it seem like the applicant has a lesser interest in medicine? Would it depend on the field in which the degree was obtained? Or would it make no difference at all?</p>

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<p>Depends on the exact reasons. A master’s isn’t going to make up for a poor MCAT score. The applicant with a low GPA stands to gain the most by demonstrating the ability to do well in graduate level classes. </p>

<p>If there are multiple aspects that need improvement, you’ll have to weigh the time demands of the degree with the time necessary to improve deficiencies…You do not want a poor showing in the grad school classes.</p>