{"id":526,"date":"2021-08-02T03:25:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T03:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.hpsa.org\/?page_id=526"},"modified":"2026-05-23T00:13:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T00:13:37","slug":"how-to-admissions-guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/programs\/how-to-admissions-guides\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHow-to\u201d Admissions Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hpsa-hero has-image\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(115deg, rgba(57, 39, 121, 0.92), rgba(29, 38, 48, 0.72)), url(https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/4.png);\"><div class=\"hpsa-shell hpsa-hero__inner\"><div><div class=\"hpsa-kicker\">Publications and Reports<\/div><h1>\u201cHow-to\u201d Admissions Guides<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"hpsa-section hpsa-shell\"><div class=\"hpsa-section__heading\"><h2>How-To Admissions Guides<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"hpsa-prose\"><p><b>Follow these step-by-step guides to help you get into the health professional school of your dreams.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These guides will help you strengthen your application so that, with some hard work, you can be competitive at any health professional school. Each guide outlines important information for applicants including:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pre-application requirements including\u00a0 prerequisite classes, volunteering, and extracurricular activities\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Test prep resources and study outlines for admissions exams such as the GRE and DAT.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Program-specific application system information<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">School-specific guides showing GPA, test scores, and unique features and characteristics of each school<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Breakdown of the interview process, including types of interviews, common questions, and how to prepare<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each guide is available to download at no-cost through the generous support of HPSA donors and sponsors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We\u2019re always looking to add additional How-to Guides for more programs. 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