Information Sessions

Advisors present programs and panels to help you prepare for and apply to various professional and graduate schools. Review the list below of programs frequently offered (not all programs are offered each quarter or year). New programs are added as interest arises. Check our calendar for specific dates.

Health Professions
Professional Study 
Graduate Study 

HEALTH PROFESSIONS

Dentistry: How to Prepare and Apply
Find out from an expert what admissions committees look for in dental school applicants, including academic requirements, letters, dental experience, and test scores.  Learn how to apply, pick a school and interview.

Dental School: What Applicants for Admission next year Need to Know
If you wish to enter dental school next year, this session is for you.  You will learn about the application and admission process.  Learn how to put together your application and how to choose schools. 

Preparing for Medical School
Find out from UCSD's expert pre-medical advisors about the courses, experience, letters, MCAT, and personal motivation needed for admission to medical school.  Learn what you need to know, learn about the myths, and meet your advisors.

Medical School: What Applicants for Admission next year Need to Know
If you want to enter medical school next year, this session is for you.  From the experts, find out how the admission process works, how to prepare your application, how schools select you and how you can choose schools.  Learn about services to help you with the process.

Foreign Medical Schools
Could attending medical school abroad be the right choice for you? Find out what constitutes an acceptable foreign school, discover options that are good alternatives to U.S. MD programs, and learn how to become qualified to practice in the United States.

Optometry: How to Prepare and Apply
Find out what admissions committees look for in optometry school applicants, including academic requirements, letters, experience, and test scores.  Learn how to apply, pick a school and interview.

Pharmacy: How to Prepare and Apply
Find out about the academic and experiential background needed to be admitted to pharmacy school, including courses, letters and related experience.  Learn how to apply, pick a school, and interview.

Pharmacy School: What Applicants for Admission next year Need to Know
Do you want to begin pharmacy school next year?  Then come and learn about the admissions process, how to choose schools and get advice on how you can put together your strongest application.

Veterinary Medicine: How to Prepare for and Apply to Vet School
Find out from UCSD's pre-vet advisors about admission to vet school: pre-requisite courses, experience, test scores, and the interview.  Learn what you need to know to be successful.

Writing Your Personal Statement for Health Professional School
Come to this session if you're getting ready to apply to a health professional school.  Learn about the purpose of the statement, the content to include and how to organize it.  Learn the "do's" and don'ts".  Get started writing it!

Interview Interactive:  Prepare and Practice for your Health Professional School Interview
Make the most of your admissions interview.  Practice answering questions in this interactive workshop.  Get experience with the interview process and tips from admissions directors.  Learn about interview protocol.

PROFESSIONAL STUDY

MBA: Preparing for & Applying to Business School
Interested in getting an education in management?  Learn how to prepare for an MBA program and what admissions committees require, and desire, in applicants.  Find out about the GMAT and how to write your application essay.

Law School: Preparation & the Application Process
Find out from UCSD’s pre-law advisors how to prepare for and apply to law schools and how the admissions process works.  Learn about the Law School Admission Test and the resources which can help you pick schools and write your application essay.  

Law School Application Essays
Applying to law school?  Writing skills are crucial for lawyers.  Your essay must be well-written.  Learn how to write a successful application essay with style and appropriate content.

Graduate Study in International Affairs
Learn about the nature and diversity of study options, how to prepare for an apply to programs and find out about resources to help you do both and more.

Graduate Study for Aspiring Psychologists & Counselors
Learn about psychology, social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, and other graduate programs that prepare mental health professionals.  Find out how to apply and fulfill admission requirements.

Teaching K - 12: How to Become a Teacher
Learn the steps to take to become a teacher in a California public school.  Stay at the end of the session to find out more about UCSD's Education Studies.

GRADUATE STUDY

Graduate Study in Science and Engineering
Interested in applying for a master’s or Ph.D. program in a science or engineering field?  Learn how to research programs and to meet the common requirements of the application process: the GRE, reference letters, the statement of purpose or intent, and the application essay.