i'm just in my third year of undergrad biology major... so if i don't get in i will finish my degree next year... this summer i'll be working at lenscrafters and hopefully getting some shadowing in...
Anyone know when the waitlist offers will start?
if you don't mind me asking.... What place were you on the waitlist?
Congrats on the acceptance! I hope they move through this list quick! A call would make my day!
Good luck to all of you waitlisters! Looking forward to sharing stories of losing sleep over SDN posts in person!
I got the call . Smltwngrl, you are next...
whattt?!?!?! ahhh!!
I wanted to let you know that I just declined my offer of acceptance. I hope you get the great news soon smltwngrl.
Congratz to everyone who got in, and those still waiting.
Quick question here. If i take a summer course that is a pre-req, for example english, will it not be excepted for admission? i just recently came across the waterloo admission page that said this.
Courses completed between the end of May and the beginning of September will not be considered by the Admissions Committee.
so pretty much if i need a course i need to stey back a year, is that what this means!?
Congratz to everyone who got in, and those still waiting.
Quick question here. If i take a summer course that is a pre-req, for example english, will it not be excepted for admission? i just recently came across the waterloo admission page that said this.
Courses completed between the end of May and the beginning of September will not be considered by the Admissions Committee.
so pretty much if i need a course i need to stey back a year, is that what this means!?
I would definitely email them to ask about this, but the way I interpreted that was to say that you had to have all your prereqs done by the summer before you were scheduled to enter, not necessarily that you couldn't take any prereqs in any summer. The line on the webpage I found says "Courses completed between the end of May and the beginning of September of the year you enter Optometry will not be considered by the Admissions Committee." For example, if you were applying to enter in September 2012, you would have to have all your prereqs done by May 2012 - you couldn't take your English course in summer 2012, but you could have taken it in summer 2011. I looked back at your previous posts and I see you're applying this summer for entry in September 2012, so it seems to me that you should be fine taking your English course this summer if you want! You just have to have all your prereqs done by next May.
perfect! thank you guys so much, it helped alot.
so lets just say i apply in may 2012 for the september 2013 admissions and i don't have my OATS completed or a couple of pre-req completed, i can still get in if i take them before the end of may 2013?
perfect! thank you guys so much, it helped alot.
so lets just say i apply in may 2012 for the september 2013 admissions and i don't have my OATS completed or a couple of pre-req completed, i can still get in if i take them before the end of may 2013?
Hi everyone.
Congratulations for everyone who got accepted.
I'm thinking about becoming an optometrist. However, I've been doing a lot of research on the forum about the oversupply of optometrists, and how it can be hard to find patients. Is there an oversupply of optometrists in Canada? Is there a lot of demand? How do the future prospects look? My goal is to make 100 000+ in a private practice in BC because I've been here all my life.
I'm thinking of going to the states for optometry because of the better clinical experience. But if I go to the states to study, end up with a lot of debt, and don't have a job or make too little money, then it is not practical for me to become an optometrist.
Thanks!
I got the call!! Good luck to those waiting!
Accepted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi can I know what your OAT scores where likeI got the call!! Good luck to those waiting!