<p>Do most med school applicants find themselves having to go back to school to finish a masters or PhD program, and then apply again to medical school? Or are there a fair number of students who after completing their bachelors apply and get in to med school: assuming that the person applies to a broad range of schools fitting their numbers giving that person a fair chance. Not only applying to Harvard or JH etc... I'm not in high school or a college sophomore; I don't have much longer before I start heavily preparing for the MCAT so I'm just curious. I know it's a lofty goal of attending med school considering that I started out at a CC (I've been told anyway that my chances are slim at getting in because I started at a CC). I know to an extent that must be true but, I'm hoping that I'll get in somewhere. Thanks so much for the replies and I look forward to reading them and responding thanks again.</p>
<p>There are plenty of people who don't get in the first time and take extra classes to improve their GPA (if that was a reason for why they were rejected). As for going back for a Masters or PhD...not as common. There are a couple people in my class who were in PhD programs as that was their original plan but they realized subsequently that they didn't like sitting in a lab all the time - they wanted more contact with people...</p>
<p>If you're asking whether a master's is necessary to get into med school, I can tell you that the vast, vast, vast majority of matriculants will not have a post-bachelor's degree.</p>