Some advice; what are my chances?

[newtoforum]

Hi guys,

So I took my oat today and my scores were:
BIO-350
CHEM-370
ORGO-350
PHYS-340
RC-380
QR-330

TS: 360, AA: 350

1) I am from Canada, so obviously Waterloo is my top priority seeing as I want to be close to home.
2) my current GPA is around 3.45; my grades werent that good first year, and first term of second year , but since then Ive been improving, getting mostly in the mid to high 80s.
3) I shadowed an optom 2 summers ago, and last summer I worked at an eye clinic; this summer I plan on going back to shadow a bit more just to learn more
4) I would consider myself rather involved in extra-circulars, not LOADED, but not lacklustre either.

I plan on applying to Waterloo, and the schools in the east/midwest, like SUNY, NECO, Indiana, Illinois, Penn, and I was wondering what my chances were at getting an interview. Waterloo is my preference of all.

Any advice would be appreciated!

Thanks

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[Eyeguy7]

I'd be surprised if you didn't get an interview at Waterloo. What's your average, in percentage? Waterloo goes off of that rather than GPA. Your OAT is a bit below average, but it's still good. My guess would be, if you have a really good interview, you would likely get into Waterloo, if your average is decently high. It's tough to know though. If your average is in the neighbourhood of 85%, you should be fine. If it's much lower than that, I'd probably work on it. Just my speculation though!