OPSA Medical/Dental Portal

The Medical/Dental Portal is a free service that Professional School Advising offers to current and former students whereby letters of evaluation are collected for students applying to medical or dental school.

This service provides students with the assurance that proper materials are being submitted to the schools they have selected. Additionally, you will be able to have professors submit their letters before the end of the spring semester, a time when many professors leave for the summer.

OPSA PORTAL WORKSHOPS

This workshop will prepare Aggies to apply to medical or dental school in the summer of 2026, for fall 2027 matriculation. The sections and use of the OPSA Portal will be covered, and general information on what applicants can be doing between now and the applications opening in May 2026.

Workshops are held September - December. To register, click this registration link.

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RE-APPLICANT AND FORMER STUDENT PORTAL WORKSHOP

This workshop will prepare Aggies to re-apply to medical or dental school in summer 2025, for fall 2026 matriculation. If you are a re-applicant or if you graduated in August 2024 or earlier, you are not required to attend a workshop, but it is strongly encouraged!

Specifically we will be discussing the letters of evaluation, the OPSA Portal, creating a personal timeline, and important dates. Additionally, presenting yourself as a better applicant will be emphasized.

Held in February. To register for this workshop, please click this link.

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OPSA Portal Office Hours

With the OPSA Portal deadlines rapidly approaching, these Q&A drop-ins will support EY 2026 applicants utilizing this resource through addressing inquiries and reduce time for those requests sent to opsa-portal@tamu.edu. Event is come-and-go. Held through out March. Join them at this link.

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Reference Letters

If your letter writer is not going to meet the deadline, THE LETTER WRITER will need to email our office at opsa-portal@tamu.edu as soon as possible request an extension. The student cannot make this request for them; only the letter writer may request an extension.

Sample Letter - we have provided a sample letter that offers helpful formatting and content tips, but in no way supercedes the letter writer's judgment or preferences. Letters should be dated, signed, and on official letterhead.

If you have trouble logging in or have any questions regarding the portal, please email opsa-portal@tamu.edu.

Use this handout for information on how to send letters to TMDSAS, AACOMAS/AADSAS or to AMCAS.

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Recommended Workshops

We have several workshops this spring and summer that will help you become a better applicant! Go to the OPSA Workshop page for dates and times.

Application Workshop

Money Talks

Personal Statement

Interviews

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