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Nov 30, 2018

In the first episode of the Roadmap to Professional School series, Dr. Scott Wright (Executive Director of TMDSAS, JAMP, Texas Health Education Service - Research Center and Advising Network) discusses key areas freshmen should focus on mastering.

Here are some key points:

  1. The application to medical, dental, or...


Oct 19, 2018

In the final episode of this series, Dr. Felix Morales and Mr. Filo Maldonado, admissions deans at the Texas Tech University HSC School of Medicine and the Texas A&M University College of Medicine, respectively, discuss best practices for non-traditional applicants. 

Learn how to tell your story in a meaningful way for...


Oct 12, 2018

Admissions deans Mr. Maldonado (Texas A&M COM) and Dr. Morales (Texas Tech HSC-SOM) discuss how they assess letters of evaluation (LOE) and what role these letters play in the admissions process.

Learn about the influence an evaluator has with an admissions committee, and why you need to give serious deliberation to...


Oct 4, 2018

Applicants take great care with writing their essays by teaming up with advisors and mentors that can help with their writing, but how does the admissions committee look at this section?

Dr. Morales and Mr. Maldonado discuss how they review essays in an application, list areas that are assessed in the essays, and give...


Sep 28, 2018

In this minisode, admissions deans Mr. Filo Maldonado from Texas A&M COM and Dr. Felix Morales from Texas Tech Univ HSC-SOM discuss how the [Activities] section of the application comes into play in the review process.

They offer tips on how to plan these activities, and what you should include in your [Activities]...