University students aiming to enter medical school can be up against steep odds: In 2022, only 36% of applicants to U.S. medical schools were accepted. Last year, 80% of students who completed an intensive preparation program through UT Dallas’ Health Professions Advising Center (HPAC) were accepted when they applied to medical school. They also guide students through revisions to medical school applications, conduct practice interviews and address candidates’ weak areas. These unique opportunities were conversation starters in my medical school interviews.”Neuroscience major Winston Tawiah BS’23 also completed the HPAC program and will attend the John Sealy School of Medicine at UT Medical Branch in Galveston. “Green Fellows are more competitive applicants for MSTP programs, which are a six- to eight-year commitment,” she said.