Class of 2017 Acceptances

[azimuth808]

Date OptomCAS was mailed: March 28
Interview Invitation Extended for (school name): Nova, RSO, UAB, AZCOPT, PCO and OSU
Date Interview Scheduled: Nova (4/12), cancelled: RSO (4/19), UAB (4/30), AZCOPT (5/16)
Accepted (indicate school attending): Nova (4/17 - attending)

OAT (AA, TS): 360, 370
GPA(Overall, Science): overall 3.7, 3.8

Interviews and acceptance are still going out...So there's still a good chance this late in the cycle.

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[El Paraguayo]

Date OptomCAS was mailed: 3/8/2013
Interview Invitation Extended for (school name): Midwestern, NOVA, OSU, UHCO
Date Interview Scheduled: 4/12/2013 (UHCO), others cancelled or not scheduled
Accepted (indicate school attending): 4/12/2013 UHCO (attending), 4/3/2013 IAUPR (without interview)

OAT (AA, TS) 370, 370
GPA (Overall, Science) 3.21, 2.82

Extracurriculars: technician for ophthalmologist, pre-optometry club, genetics club, choirs

 

[ydn]

Date OptomCAS was mailed: March 7th
Interview Invitation Extended for (school name): PCO, ICO, WESTERN, NECO
Date Interview Scheduled: PCO (March 28), ICO (April 12)
Accepted (indicate school attending): ICO (April 19- Attending), PCO (Wait listed)

OAT (AA, TS): 340, 340
GPA(Overall, Science): overall 3.29

Wooooot!! Excited that I finally get to post this!

 

[janedoe88]

Date OptomCAS was mailed: 9/10/12
Interview Invitation Extended for (school name): PCO, UW, MCPHS, SCCO, UIW, Western
Date Interview Scheduled: PCO (Carried over from last year), UW (Nov 2012), MCPHS (April 2013), SCCO (Declined), UIW (Declined), Western (April 2013)
Accepted (indicate school attending): Western (accepted, attending), PCO (wait listed), UW (wait listed)

*After the tour had been completed at Western, I was given an offer of acceptance right there and then*


OAT (AA, TS): 310, 300
GPA(Overall, Science): 3.8, 3.9

Extracurriculars:
Dean's List
Multiple shadowing of Optometrists
Research in Mycology Dept.
Varsity Ice Hockey
Previous Business Owner

no ****, they are probably desperate to fill all the EMPTY seats they have with new students realizing they should stay away from this for-profit school. I would wait for PCO.

 

[recko]

Date OptomCAS was mailed: 2/8/2013
Interview Invitation Extended for (school name): Midwestern, Western, Nova, ICO
Date Interview Scheduled: Western (4/12), ICO (4/16), Midwestern (4/18), Nova (cancelled)
Accepted (indicate school attending): Midwestern, Western, ICO (Attending)

OAT (AA, TS) 301,310
GPA (Overall, Science) 3.2, 3.1

Extracurriculars: Worked Full-time job throughout undergrad (Supervisor experience)
2 years shadowing multiple optometrists (varying specialties)
Volunteer trips to foreign country medical clinics
Founded Pre-Optometry Club at Universty,

ICO c/o 2017! Is there a facebook group yet?

 

[5647382910]

no ****, they are probably desperate to fill all the EMPTY seats they have with new students realizing they should stay away from this for-profit school. I would wait for PCO.

Thanks for the advice.

Cheers!

 

[GoldenStateChic]

Date OptomCAS was mailed: 12/3/2012
Interview Invitation Extended for (school name): PCO, NECO, ICO, SUNY, OSU
Date Interview Scheduled: NECO:2/1 , PCO: 2/5, ICO: 2/7, SUNY: 2/12, OSU: 4/5
Accepted (indicate school attending): PCO, NECO, ICO, OSU
Haven't finalized between ICO and OSU


OAT (AA, TS): 310, 320
GPA(Overall, Science): 3.08, 3.0

Extracurriculars:
Volunteered at a few different medical hospitals, Anti-Sweatshop, Biology Department research, Flying Samaritans, Religion association groups, Vision for Precision, Physics Department research, Environmental Science Department research, Asian Indian Student Association, Psychology Department research, UC Berkeley Opto-Camp, Bioengineering Department research, LensCrafters (job), Advanced Sterilization Products research associate (job), Physics and Astronomy Department research associate (job), and shadowed optometrist at a private practice.

 

[noki]

For those accepted what college/university did you attend for undergrad?

Does the college or university attended make a difference for acceptance?


Thanks,,!

 

[optomvt]

For those accepted what college/university did you attend for undergrad?

Does the college or university attended make a difference for acceptance?


Thanks,,!

You may want to make this a new thread... but, I graduated from the University of Texas at Austin.

 

[noki]

You may want to make this a new thread... but, I graduated from the University of Texas at Austin.

Did you apply to UHCO what where stats and did you get accepted if you don't mind me asking?

Thanks!

 

[Bostsox13]

Anyone else going to MCPHS in the fall. I'm trying to see if there's any kind of forum for the accepted students.

 

[sky019]

Date OptomCAS was mailed: November 2012
Interview Invitation Extended for: MCPHS (5/31)
Date Interview Scheduled: MCPHS (6/17)
Accepted (indicate school attending): MCPHS (6/18)

OAT (AA, TS): 290, 290
GPA(Overall, Science): let's just say I don't have the best GPA in the world

Extracurricular: interned in private practice for 1.5 years Worked in a private practice for half a year

Yay! I'm so happy I can finally post this lol!

 

[OhhDee]

Date OptomCAS was mailed: Sometime in February I believe
Interview Invitation Extended for (school name): SUNY, PCO, OSU, SCO, ICO, MCPHS
Accepted (indicate school attending): PCO, ICO (attending)

-cancelled MCPHS interview, rejected at SUNY. still on waitlist (I guess?) at OSU and SCO

OAT (AA, TS) - 330, 330
GPA(Overall, Science) - 3.4, 3.3

Extracurriculars: missions trip, couple clubs

Updated!