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If we get in this cycle, we will be the Class of 20/20!!! :)
So excited to get things rolling so why not start a thread of application status now? I know I'll checking nonstop. (Will update as soon as my stuff is verified)

Can we all add the following so all the fellow applicants could get an idea of where they stand:

Date OptomCAS submitted:
Date verified:
OAT Scores:
GPA:
Schools applied:
Interviews extended/date:
Interviews accepted:
Interviews declined:
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date:

*Note: This was confusing for me so I thought I'd share with everyone. I did not receive an email from OPTOMCAS notifying me that my application has been verified. You will have to check under Manage my programs > Program Status to figure out if your application has been verified.

Please also edit/update on your existing post to make things more efficient :)

Good luck everyone!!

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I'll update this as time goes on :)

Date OptomCAS submitted: 7/01/15
Date verified: 7/30/15
OAT Scores: AA 300 TS 280
GPA: 3.22
Schools applied: UMSL, ICO, NSU, SCO
Interviews extended/date: ICO (9/3), UMSL
Interviews accepted: ICO (10/9), UMSL (1/22)
Interviews declined:
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date:
UMSL (1/22) - SUPER EXCITED!
Extracurriculars: sorority scholarship chairwoman, pre-optometry club co-president, shadowed around 100 hours, working as front desk for optometrist
 
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Date OptomCAS submitted : 7/23/15
Date Verified: Still in progress
OAT Scores: Taking 10/2
GPA: 3.0 (Long story)

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Date OptomCAS submitted: July 26
OAT Scores: 360/360 AA/TS
GPA:3.64
Interviews extended/date:July 27
Interviews accepted:OSU
Interviews declined:n/a
Rejections/date:n/a
Acceptance/date:OSU July 31
 
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Date OptomCAS submitted: 7/22/15
Date verified: 7/31/15
OAT Scores: 330 TS, 330 AA
GPA: 3.50
Schools applied: SCO, NOVA, PCO, UAB, Houston, OSU, NECO
Interviews extended/date: SCO 8/3/15, NOVA 8/11/15, Houston 8/14/15, UAB 8/21/15, PCO 8/25, NECO 8/26, OSU
Interviews accepted: SCO 8/10/15, NOVA 8/28/15, PCO 10/16/15
Interviews declined: UAB, Houston, OSU, NECO
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date:
SCO 8/19/15, NOVA 9/4/15, PCO

Attending PCO!! :love:
 
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Date OptomCAS submitted: 8/4/15
Date verified: 8/18/15
OAT Scores: 350AA/360T
GPA: 3.1
Schools applied: SCCO, western, SUNY
Interviews extended/date: SCCO & WESTERN!! 9/2, SUNY
Interviews accepted: SCCO, SUNY
Interviews declined: WESTERN
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date: SCCO, SUNY
 
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Date OptomCAS submitted: 7/22/15
Date verified: 8/5/15
OAT Scores: 380 TS/370 AA
GPA: 3.17
Schools applied: SCCO, PUCO, Western, ICO, PCO
Interviews extended/date: PCO (8/25) PUCO (8/27) Western (9/4) ICO (9/8)
Interviews accepted: PUCO, Western
Interviews declined: ICO, PCO
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date:
Western (10/5), PUCO (10/23)
 
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I have a question... What would you guys consider a "late" application? Do you think if I submit now it'll be too late? Thanks! Also, OAT is on August 21
 
Date OptomCAS submitted : 7/16/15
Date Verified: 7/30/15
OAT score: 360 TS/360 AA
GPA: 3.7
Schools applied : SUNY
Interview : SUNY
Interview date: September 17
 
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Date OptomCAS submitted: 8/29/15
Date verified: 9/30/15
OAT Scores: 350 TS/ 350 AA
GPA: 3.45
Schools applied: SUNY, NECO, ICO, SCCO, PCO, NOVA
Interviews extended/date: SUNY 9/30 SCCO 10/7 ICO 10/13 NECO 10/16
Interviews accepted: SUNY 10/15 SCCO 11/7 ICO 10/29 NECO 11/13
Interviews declined:
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date:
SUNY 10/20!!!

I am canceling my other interviews and going to SUNY!!!
 
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Date OptomCAS submitted:8/8/15
Date verified:8/14/15
OAT Scores:360AA 380TS
GPA:3.62
Schools applied:SUNY, PCO, NECO, IUSO
Interviews extended/date:PCO-8/25,SUNY-8/27
Interviews accepted:PCO-9/14,SUNY-9/21
Interviews declined:
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date:
 
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Date OptomCAS submitted: 09/11/15
Date verified: 10/05/15
OAT Scores: 370AA/400TS
GPA: 3.57
Schools applied: SUNY, NECO, ICO (will not be completing sec. supp.), PCO
Interviews extended/date: SUNY 10/8, PCO 10/9, NECO 10/16
Interviews accepted: SUNY 11/4, PCO 11/5, NECO 11/2
Interviews declined:
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date: NECO 11/5
(going), PCO 11/9, SUNY 11/9
 
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Date OptomCAS submitted: 8/19/2015
Date verified: 9/23
OAT Scores:
340AA/340TS
GPA: 3.17 (science gpa: 3.31)
Schools applied: Western, Nova, SCCO, Midwestern
Interviews extended/date: Midwestern 9/29 Western 9/30 Nova 10/14
Interviews accepted: 10/16 western 10/26 nova 11/3 midwestern
Interviews declined:
Rejections/date: app on hold for fall grades (scco)
Acceptance/date: 10/24 western 11/3 nova
 
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What is with all these ridiculously high OAT scores? According to prometric, my 340 put me at the 84.1 percentile. How is everyone on here pullin 370s and 380s? Is admission gonna get extra-competitive this year?
 
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Date OptomCAS submitted: 8/4/2015
Date verified: 8/11/2015
OAT Scores: 390AA / 400TS
GPA: 3.38 (Non-traditional student)
Schools applied: UAB
Interviews extended/date: UAB 8/21/2015
Interviews accepted: UAB 9/12/2015
Interviews declined:
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date:
UAB 9/14/2015
 
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Don't worry about other OAT scores. Getting a 340 is great, and you should be very proud of it. People that do well are more likely to post about it, you probably are way more likely to see the better scores here.
 
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What is with all these ridiculously high OAT scores? According to prometric, my 340 put me at the 84.1 percentile. How is everyone on here pullin 370s and 380s? Is admission gonna get extra-competitive this year?
Also remember that only a handful of people are posting on here. If prometric says you're in the 84%, that's the statistic that you have to rely on.
 
Date OptomCAS submitted: 08/07
Date verified: 08/12?
OAT Scores: 390 TS/380 AA
GPA: 3.8
Schools applied: PUCO, UCBSO, ICO, SCCO, WesternU
Interviews extended/date: PUCO, SCCO, ICO, UCBSO
Interviews accepted: PUCO, SCCO, ICO, UCBSO
Interviews declined: WesternU
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date:
PUCO, SCCO, ICO, UCBSO
 
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Date OptomCAS submitted: 8/31
Date verified: 9/10
OAT Scores: 330 TS/310 AA
GPA: 3.57 GPA/ 3.47 sGPA
Major: Biological Sciences Minor: Psychology
Schools applied: UH, UAB, ICO, PCO, SCO, UMSL, UIWRSO, NOVA
Interviews extended/date: UHCO 9/8; UIWRSO 9/8; SCO 9/11; UMSL 9/11; Salus 9/14
Interviews accepted: UIWRSO 9/18; UHCO 9/25; SCO 10/9; UMSL 11/6; UAB 11/20; Salus 12/15
Interviews declined:
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date:
UIWRSO 9/22;
Extracurricular Activities: Pre-Optometry Association (Treasurer), Beta Kappa Gamma Multicultural Service Fraternity (Treasurer), Shadowing (75 Hours), Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society, Eyewear Specialist/Technician at Visionworks, Math Lab Tutor at LSU, Volunteer: Boys and Girls Club, Louisiana School for Deaf and Visually Impaired, Cricket Club (Founder), American Optometric Student Association, Mission Trip to Nicaragua, Dance Marathon, Note Taker, Geaux Big Baton Rouge, Relay For Life, Southside Retirement Center
 
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In the past threads I have seen posts that include

Major:
Extracurricular Activities:

If y'all want to start adding those into the new threads or update the posts that are already posted with this it would be very helpful to many. Thanks!
 
Date OptomCAS submitted: 8/02/15
Date verified: ??
OAT Scores: 320TS/320AA
GPA: 3.29
Schools applied: WesternU, SCCO, Midwestern
Interviews extended/date: 8/25/15 (Midwestern), 9/1/15 (SCCO), 9/4/15 (WesternU)
Interviews accepted: 9/4/15 (Midwestern), 9/18/15 (WesternU)
Interviews declined: SCCO
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date: 9/9/2015 (Midwestern), 9/24/15 (WesternU)
Going to Midwestern!!
 
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Date OptomCAS submitted: 7/13/2015
Date verified: 8/24/2015
OAT Scores: 290TS/300AA
GPA: 3.43
Major: Psychology, Bioethics
Schools applied: ICO, IUSO, MCPHS, UMSL
Interviews extended/date: IUSO 8/26/2015; ICO 10/9/2015; MCPHS 10/5/2015; UMSL 10/19/2015
Interviews accepted: IUSO 9/11/2015; ICO 10/16/2015
Interviews declined: UMSL, MCPHS
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date:
IUSO 9/23; ICO 10/30
Attending ICO!!!

Extracurricular Activities:
Secretary of Pre-Optometry club, sorority junior exec board, mission trip leader for 2 years, research assistant, different jobs throughout college--worked at an optometrist office as a optician/tech for almost a year (still working there)
 
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I have a question... What would you guys consider a "late" application? Do you think if I submit now it'll be too late? Thanks! Also, OAT is on August 21
I called some schools and they told me mid-August is definitely not considered late - late is more like january/february. Hope that helps!
 
Date OptomCAS submitted: 7/20
Date verified: 7/30
(I think, this is when I got the "coursework verified" alert on optomcas)
OAT Scores: 380/380 AA/TS
GPA: 3.91
Schools applied: ICO, UMSL
Interviews extended/date: 8/19 (UMSL), 9/08 (ICO)
Interviews accepted: UMSL, ICO
Interviews declined: N/A
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date: 9/25 (UMSL), 10/22 (ICO)
 
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I am just posting this for the people who are freaking out like I was and don't have the greatest OAT or GPA like some of the people above. (Not discrediting your achievements because I am sure they are well deserved and you worked extremely hard for those scores!) But for my fellow bad standardized test takers, there is still hope for us!!

Date OptomCAS submitted: 8/12/2015
Date verified: 8/18/2015
OAT Scores: 310/310 AA/TS
GPA: 3.4
Schools applied: IUSO, OSU, UMSL, ICO, Salus U, SCO, UIWRSO
Interviews extended/date: IUSO (8/26), OSU (8/25), UMSL (8/26), UIWRSO (8/26), Salus U (9/3), ICO (9/8), SCO (9/24)
Interviews accepted: IUSO, OSU, ICO,
Interviews declined: UMSL, UIWRSO, Salus U, SCO
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date: IUSO (9/23) ICO (10/16)

Going to IUSO! What's a Hoosier?
 
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Date OptomCAS submitted: 7/10
Date verified: 8/12
OAT Scores: 350/340
GPA: 3.60
Schools applied: Midwestern SCCO, Pacific
Interviews extended/date: Pacific 8/19; Midwestern 8/26; SCCO 8/31
Interviews accepted: Midwestern 9/4
Interviews declined: Pacific; SCCO
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date:
Midwestern 9/9 GOING TO MIDWESTERN :D
 
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Date OptomCAS submitted: 8/15 ish
Date verified: 8/26 ish
OAT Scores: 400/380
GPA: 3.83
Schools applied: SCCO, NECO, ICO, PCO
Interviews extended/date:
Interviews accepted: PCO 10/13
Interviews declined:
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date:
 
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Date OptomCAS submitted: 8/15 ish
Date verified: 8/26 ish
OAT Scores: 400/380
GPA: 3.83
Schools applied: SCCO, NECO, ICO, PCO
Interviews extended/date:
Interviews accepted: PCO 10/13
Interviews declined:
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date:

I am a bio major / chem minor
 
Date OptomCAS submitted:08/26
Date verified: 09/09
OAT Scores: 330 TS/330 AA
GPA: 3.43 sGPA: 3.18
Major/Minor: Kinesiology major with biology minor
Schools applied: ICO, SCO, NSUOCO, UHCO and UMSL
Interviews extended/date: UHCO 09/01, SCO 09/11, UMSL 09/11
Interviews accepted: SCO 10/02, UHCO 11/6
Interviews declined: UMSL 9/16
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date:
SCO 10/06!!
extracurriculars: Current president and former treasurer of Pre-Optometry Association, LSU Ambassadors, Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society, Volunteer LSU, approximately 150 hours of community/volunteer work in college, worked at optometrist office for 2 years, shadowed 3 other optometrists ( 45 hours), stats lab ta and studied abroad in Australia.
 
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Date OptomCAS submitted: 8/10/15
Date verified: 8/27/15
OAT Scores: 290/290
GPA: 3.2
Schools applied: PCO / Western / MCPHS / NSUOCO/ UIWRSO/ Puerto Rico
Interviews extended/date: Western (9/18)
Interviews accepted: Western, MCPHS, UIWRSO (11/13)
Interviews declined:
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date: MCPHS (11/2), UIWRSO (11/19)
 
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Date OptomCAS submitted:8/8/15
Date verified:8/14/15
OAT Scores:360AA 380TS
GPA:3.62
Schools applied:SUNY, PCO, NECO, IUSO
Interviews extended/date:PCO-8/25,SUNY-8/27
Interviews accepted:PCO-9/14,SUNY-9/21
Interviews declined:
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date:
How did your interview go? What did they ask ?
 
Date OptomCAS submitted : 7/16/15
Date Verified: 7/30/15
OAT score: 360 TS/360 AA
GPA: 3.7
Schools applied : SUNY
Interview : SUNY
Interview date: September 17
How did your interview go? What did they ask?
 
GPA: 3.54 (undergraduate) 3.67 (graduate- masters of science in biology)
AA:330
TS:340
BIO:370
MATH:270
PHYS:290
ORGO:360
READING:340
SUBMITTED OPTOMCAS:8/26
APPLIED TO : NOVA, SUNY,PCO,OSU
INVITED FOR INTERVIEW AT SUNY:9/24
ACCEPTED: SUNY :)
IM GOING TO SUNY!!
 
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Date OptomCAS submitted: 07/29/15
Date verified: 08/22/15
OAT Scores: 320/310
GPA: 3.2
Schools applied: IUSO, OSU, Salus
Interviews extended/date: IUSO, OSU
Interviews accepted: IUSO, OSU
Interviews declined:
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date: IUSO 9/23
I'm going to IUSO!
 
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Date OptomCAS submitted: 07/29/15
Date verified: 08/22/15
OAT Scores: 320/310
GPA: 3.2
Schools applied: IUSO, OSU, Salus
Interviews extended/date: IUSO, OSU
Interviews accepted: IUSO, OSU
Interviews declined:
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date: IUSO 9/23
I'm going to IUSO!
Congrats!! I got accepted 9/23 too!! We will be classmates! :)
 
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Date OptomCAS submitted: 9/26
Date verified: 10/8
OAT Scores: 340AA, 360 TS
GPA: 3.21
Schools applied: PUCO, Midwestern, SCCO, Western, MCPHS, UCBSO, UHCO, UIWRSO
Interviews extended/date: 9/29 UIWRSO, 10/13 Midwestern, 10/19 SCCO, 10/26 Western, 10/29 PUCO, 11/9 MCPHS
Interviews accepted: UIWRSO for 10/23, SCCO for 11/7, Western for 11/6, PUCO for 12/4 (going to cancel)
Interviews declined: Midwestern, MCPHS
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date:
10/28 UIWRSO, 11/9 SCCO, 11/10 Western

I'm attending SCCO! :soexcited:
:happy::D:cat:
 
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Date OptomCAS submitted:07/29
Date verified: 08/15
OAT Scores: 350 TS/340 AA
GPA: 3.97 sGPA: 3.95
Major/Minor: Nutritional Science major with biology and chemistry minor
Schools applied: ICO, SCO, UHCO and UIWRSO
Interviews extended/date: ICO 09/24, SCO 08/25, UHCO 08/19, UIWRSO 08/28
Interviews accepted: UIWRSO 09/18 , UHCO 09/25
Interviews declined: ICO 10/09, SCO 10/16
Rejections/date: none
Acceptance/date: UIWRSO 09/22, UHCO 09/25
*Going to UHCO*
 
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GPA: 3.54 (undergraduate) 3.67 (graduate- masters of science in biology)
AA:330
TS:340
BIO:370
MATH:270
PHYS:290
ORGO:360
READING:340
SUBMITTED OPTOMCAS:8/26
APPLIED TO : NOVA, SUNY,PCO,OSU
INVITED FOR INTERVIEW AT SUNY:9/24
ACCEPTED: SUNY :)
IM GOING TO SUNY!!
How did your interview go? What did they ask if you don't mind? I'm also applying to SUNY
 
Date OptomCAS submitted: 9/5
Date verified: 9/10
OAT Scores: 300 TS/ 300 AA
Major/Minor: BS in Biology, Chem minor
GPA: 3.7
Schools applied: SCCO, PUCO, UCB, UHCO
Interviews extended/date: SCCO 9/15, PUCO 10/15, UCB 1/6
Interviews accepted: SCCO 10/3, UCB 1/30
Interviews declined: PUCO
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date:
SCCO 10/5
On UC Berkeley's wait-list, but most likely will be attending SCCO!! :highfive:
 
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Date OptomCAS submitted: 9/5
Date verified: 9/10
OAT Scores: 300 TS/ 300 AA
Major/Minor: BS in Biology, Chem minor
GPA: 3.7
Schools applied: SCCO, PUCO, UCB, UHCO
Interviews extended/date: SCCO 10/3
Interviews accepted: SCCO 10/3
Interviews declined:
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date:
Did you hear back from scco yet?
 
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Date OptomCAS submitted: 9/6
Date verified: 9/10
OAT Scores: 310 TS/290 AA
GPA: 3.25
Schools applied: PCO, ICO, NECO, Midwestern, and Western
Interviews extended/date: PCO (9/22), Midwestern (9/19), Western (9/28), ICO (9/30)
Interviews accepted: PCO (9/29), Midwestern (10/15), Western (10/23), ICO
Interviews declined: Midwestern, Western, ICO
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date: PCO (10/2)

I'm going to PCO!!!
 
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Date OptomCAS submitted: 7/13/2015
Date verified: 8/24/2015
OAT Scores: 290TS/300AA
GPA: 3.43
Major: Psychology, Bioethics
Schools applied: ICO, IUSO, MCPHS, UMSL
Interviews extended/date: IUSO 8/26/2015;
Interviews accepted: IUSO 9/11/2015;
Interviews declined:
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date:
IUSO 9/23;

Extracurricular Activities:
Secretary of Pre-Optometry club, sorority junior exec board, mission trip leader for 2 years, research assistant, different jobs throughout college--worked at an optometrist office as a optician/tech for almost a year (still working there)

how long did it take for them to contact you after you submitted your application? and how far out were the interview dates? for IUSO
 
Date OptomCAS submitted: 07/29/15
Date verified: 08/22/15
OAT Scores: 320/310
GPA: 3.2
Schools applied: IUSO, OSU, Salus
Interviews extended/date: IUSO, OSU
Interviews accepted: IUSO, OSU
Interviews declined:
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date: IUSO 9/23
I'm going to IUSO!

how long did it take for them to contact you after you submitted your application? and how far out were the interview dates? for IUSO
 
I am just posting this for the people who are freaking out like I was and don't have the greatest OAT or GPA like some of the people above. (Not discrediting your achievements because I am sure they are well deserved and you worked extremely hard for those scores!) But for my fellow bad standardized test takers, there is still hope for us!!

Date OptomCAS submitted: 8/12/2015
Date verified: 8/18/2015
OAT Scores: 310/310 AA/TS
GPA: 3.4
Schools applied: IUSO, OSU, UMSL, ICO, Salus U, SCO, UIWRSO
Interviews extended/date: IUSO (8/26), OSU (8/25), UMSL (8/26), UIWRSO (8/26), Salus U (9/3), ICO (9/8), SCO (9/24)
Interviews accepted: IUSO, OSU, ICO,
Interviews declined: UMSL, UIWRSO, Salus U, SCO
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date: IUSO (9/23)
I am going to IUSO!!

how long did it take for them to contact you after you submitted your application? and how far out were the interview dates? for IUSO.
 
how long did it take for them to contact you after you submitted your application? and how far out were the interview dates? for IUSO

Not too long. I got the email for my invitation to admissions day 2 days after my stuff was verified on OptomCAS. That was on August 26th, and the two admissions days were in mid September and October. I went to the one in September and found out within two weeks that I was admitted.
 
Date OptomCAS submitted: 7/22/15
Date verified: 8/5/15
OAT Scores: 380 TS/370 AA
GPA: 3.17
Schools applied: SCCO, PUCO, Western, ICO, PCO
Interviews extended/date: PCO (8/25) PUCO (8/27) Western (9/4) ICO (9/8)
Interviews accepted: PUCO, Western, ICO
Interviews declined:
Rejections/date:
Acceptance/date:
Western (10/5)

Hello! When did you hear back from Western after the interview (did it really take a month)? And through email or mail? Thanks!
 
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how long did it take for them to contact you after you submitted your application? and how far out were the interview dates? for IUSO
After my application was verified it took three days for OSU and about a week for IUSO to contact me to invite me to their interviews. I scheduled OSU 3 weeks out and IU was two weeks out.
 
Not too long. I got the email for my invitation to admissions day 2 days after my stuff was verified on OptomCAS. That was on August 26th, and the two admissions days were in mid September and October. I went to the one in September and found out within two weeks that I was admitted.

I just got my admissions day email today! How was it?
 
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