If you can get a solid 23 on the DAT and maybe aim to score greater than 20 on all sections. That would play a huge role and knock out some nice Extracurriculars on which you can tell stories..etc on interviews.
That would be great. If by all means you are willing to work hard and want to complete a masters you can. I was planning on doing a medical laboratory science program which would be a full year, but decided not too and focus mainly on my DAT.