headerpicApplying to Professional Schools

Pre-medical and pre-dental students apply to professional school a year or more before entering.

HPAC offers special services to students preparing to apply to professional schools.

Pre-Application Services and Evaluation Process

ALL UTD applicants to professional schools receive:

Participants in the Health Professions Evaluation (HPE) process also receive:

REGISTER with HPAC

You should complete a REGISTRATION FORM at a General Admissions Orientation ("GAO"--see schedule below) Non-HPE students may register at a GAO or at the HPAC front desk.

Complete and Revise Forms

HPE participants MUST complete Bio Form, Scholastic Record, and personal statement, then revise them with their assigned HPE advisor. All forms will be discussed at the General Application Orientation and posted online for download, once revised to reflect the 2009 TMDSAS application.

Non-participants SHOULD complete the Bio Form, Scholastic Record, and personal statement, and revise them with an advisor.

Revisions with advisors are by-appointment only. Some advisors require hour-long appointments to review application documents and essays.

Schedule of Seminars

ALL students SHOULD take advantage of the seminars.
HPE participants MUST attend the four seminars. (Repeat HPE students need attend only the GAO.)

General Admissions Orientation (GAO)
This seminar will discuss the UT Dallas Health Professions Evaluation (HPE) process and the professional school admissions process.  Deadlines, required paperwork, and other considerations will be discussed in detail.

Students register for the HPE process at this meeting.

Personal Statement Workshop (PSW)
After prewriting their personal statement essays, medical and dental applicants attend this workshop to learn what profesisonal schools look for, examine various organizational and rhetorical strategies, and practice advanced revision. Students will leave the workshop fully prepared to write compelling, effective personal statements.

After attending a PSW and writing their personal statement, students may seek revisions from a pre-health advisor or the UTD Writing Lab, by appointment.

Interview Skills Workshop (ISW)
This seminar covers what to expect during a professional school interview.  It will detail typical interview questions, what to wear, where to stay, how to plan travel, how to deal with difficult topics or inappropriate questions, and more.

Application Seminar (AS)
Includes detailed exploration of the Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service (TMDSAS) application and the American Medical Colleges Application Service (AMCAS) application.  Other topics include application to dental schools outside of Texas (AADSAS), osteopathic medical schools (AACOMAS) and foreign medical schools.  We will also cover topics related to submission of application documents such as transcripts and secondary applications.