Each professional school has an admissions committee appointed by the chief administrator.
Committee procedures vary from school to school.
Generally speaking, an initial screening of applications usually removes those obviously unqualified or not competitive for admission. A discussion based on academic record, GPA, admission test scores, extracurricular activities, personal statements, and letters of recommendation of each applicant dictates who will get invitations to be interviewed. After the interview an applicant's file is reviewed in depth by the committee with each case being presented by the interviewers. Applicants with the strongest credentials and interviews are accepted. This means that they examine the academic record achieved in college, the kinds of courses taken, academic honors, extracurricular activities, letters of recommendation from faculty and others who have known the applicant well, and all information that may give some indication of the person's maturity, motivation, integrity, social awareness, and adaptability to professional practice.