Masters before med school?

Hi all. I recently finished undergrad and am considering doing a masters in kinesiology (undergrad major) before applying to medical school. How much would a masters program increase my chances for do/med school? I've heard a mix of things from different people

JBK11 said:

Hi all. I recently finished undergrad and am considering doing a masters in kinesiology (undergrad major) before applying to medical school. How much would a masters program increase my chances for do/med school? I've heard a mix of things from different people

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It won't help you unless you need help with your GPA. And even then, it might not help you much.

JBK11 said:

Hi all. I recently finished undergrad and am considering doing a masters in kinesiology (undergrad major) before applying to medical school. How much would a masters program increase my chances for do/med school? I've heard a mix of things from different people

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For the majority of schools, it won't help much. It is usually better to do more post-bacc courses or SMP (but SMP is more for those people who can't do anything about there ugGPA).

There are a handful schools that look at graduate GPA (Wayne state was an example). However, if you are look for a traditional masters to boost your chances, then a science oriented traditional masters is your best bet. Just make sure your ugGPA is above a 3.0.

It is true you will hear a mixture of answers and that in itself will tell you that is no absolute answer here.