Just curious as to know, for those who choose to shadow other optometrists, how many hours total should suffice in order to seem like a more competitive applicant for optometry schools? Is it more important to shadow in different settings than to obtain a certain amount of hours? I just recently decided to switch over to pre-optometry from pre-PT, and I know the average amount of shadowing hours for PT students ranges from around 200-300 hours total at around 2-4 different settings.