optometry

I received an email from UCBSO on Thursday that I was invited to join their waitlist. It seems like they rank their waitlist and I felt sad because I really want to attend optometry school here. UCBSO asked that I don't send any more letters or materials and just told me to wait until April...

Anyone with high loans amount or anyone you know doing the loan forgiveness over 25 years or paying them off right away? I'm talking 200-250k+ loans when combined with undergrad. Financial aid website says it ends up coming out to the same amounts of money paid off other than the tax bomb at...

I have a feeling I should just submit it ASAP regardless of acceptance but not sure if that would negatively affect my aid. Anyone else put multiple schools on their FAFSA? My interviews so far don't start until March so I probably won't be accepted until mid-late March.

I'm sure this question has been asked a lot but I got accepted to both and I am not unsure which school to go too. I'm from Southern California and have been to the Bay Area countless of times to visit my friends from undergrad. On the other hand, New York would be a completely new and...

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I'm having trouble finding a thread about this so I thought it would be a good idea to create a thread for the SUNY class of 2022 =) Current students who go to SUNY... 1)Where in NYC do you reside? 2) What is the rent you pay (including utilities) for size of place ? 3)Do you have...

I'm pretty new to this website, and to the idea of going into optometry. I have the opportunity to graduate with a bachelor's in biology a year early, thus possibly starting my journey through optometry school sooner. I still have 3 prerequisite classes left to take, but I would only have one...

Hello all! Sorry, for the long question, but I hope some can lend an ear and give me some insight. I have been researching Optometry for a very long time, and of particular concern is the income of ODs. The problem is, the vast majority of the stuff I have seen is American Statistics. Canadian...

Hello all! Sorry, for the long question, but I hope some can lend an ear and give me some insight. I have been researching Optometry for a very long time, and of particular concern is the income of ODs. The problem is, the vast majority of the stuff I have seen is American Statistics. Canadian...

Hello Canadian optometrists, For all those that went to the US to study optometry and are Canadian, how much debt did you have and how long did it take you to pay it off (or how long do you plan on paying it off in)?

Edit: not applying to IAUPR.

It's no longer listed on the ADA guide. If it is do you think it's worth knowing just the qE=bqv equation or is there anything else I should look out for? I purchased the 2017-2018 OAT Achiever and they had a plug and chug type question using this formula.

Just curious if this was something that has happened when classes start to get too large but the school would like to accept you. I couldn't find any info elsewhere. For example, someone applies for Fall 2018 but instead gets accepted to start Fall 2019 instead of making you submit all your...

Hi y'all!! I got accepted into a few optometry schools, but decided to attend NECO this coming fall. Since the acceptance, I have been reading a lot of student blogs regarding optometry school because, well, I want to know more and can't wait to start! I came across one student blog from ICO...

I have seen a lot of old info circulating these 2 and was wondering if the Achiever on its own will be enough for practice problems? I've heard the Achiever was much harder than the Destroyer and that the Destroyer better prepares you for more realistic questions that would appear on the exam...

So I'm applying to Optometry school but I want to know how to go about my application. My case is as follows: I finished 2 years of undergrad classes and then went to a Caribbean medical school that was still opening up (worse decision of my life even though my parents forced it upon me). But...

I will be attending SCO starting this coming fall and I had a question for those of you who are already in optometry colleges or have graduated! For in-class note taking, what would you recommend; a laptop or an iPad? I currently have a MacBook Pro but would be open to getting an iPad. Also...

Hello everyone, I will be attending SCO starting this coming fall and I had a question for those of you who are already in optometry colleges or have graduated from them! The question is: what type of bag did you use/would recommend for optometry school, a traditional backpack or a messenger...

I submitted in November and have heard back from a couple schools about how they are waiting for the rest of my materials. (OAT will be taken soon, LORs were recently finished) Anyone know if they might extend interviews before OAT or how long after receiving your scores they will reach out to...

Is anyone attending Salus PCO in Fall 2018? And if you guys are, is there a facebook page? I'm trying to find other students to potentially room with.

Hey y'all! I was just curious to see where everyone has decided to attend Optometry school for those of you who have made your final decision! I know theres already a thread where people are listing this information, but I figured a poll would make it easier to consolidate this into something...

I couldn't find anything online from what I can see. Anyone have any suggestions?

(I'm sure this question has probably been asked before but I can't find anything specific to recent grads. Please link me if I'm mistaken) With your undergrad + optometry how much in loans did you graduate with? What year did you graduate? I have 46k undergrad loans...and plan on taking out...

Good luck to everyone!

Has anyone heard anything from IAUPR? I wanted to apply there too but the website is still down:( I heard the college reopened already but I'm just wondering if they're still accepting applicants for the next cycle?

Hi everyone. Things are wrapping up for me with applications, I'm trying to get my application submitted by this weekend so that I don't approach the late bracket. So far I have 2 professors writing me letters of recommendation and will have both their names/emails in the evaluator section by...

So, I've e-mailed optomCAS about 5 times and they have not responded to me once.... Ive been e-mailing them for about 2 months now and nothing... has anyone else had this problem?

Any thoughts?

Hi everyone, I submitted my application to NECO yesterday and received an invitation for interview today. Faster than I thought! So I had missed a little detail when I applied to NECO. They said they require 2 letters from 2 different professors, but I only have from one prof, therefore, my...

Hi guys! So I wasn't aware till later on that I had to send in my transcript in addition to manually adding them on optomCAS, so I sent over my transcript after I applied... So I sent over my transcript on Oct 18th, and was wondering if anyone knows how long it takes to arrive and to get...

Hello Everyone, I was hoping someone could help clarify something for me. As I was finishing applying on optomCAS, I noticed for NECO it asked if I had paid the supplemental fees, which I have not. I was wondering: 1) is this fee different than the optomcas fee? Because there are two deposits...

Hey! I had a question that I tried looking for but can't seem to find an answer for it. So basically I got a D in physics in my local community college, then Transferred to a university and got a B+ in physics. The D is really hurting my GPA so I was thinking about retaking it at that community...

Hey everyone!! So was wondering how you know when your application was verified? I sent in my application on October 6th and have received nothing yet, my transcripts still say 'not received'. Was looking at the 2022 thread and some of you got verified 2 days later.

Does anyone know how long it takes for offical OAT scores to be sent to schools you selected? I wrote October 7th. I sent unofficial scores to a couple of the schools I applied to, but they said they need official scores to proceed w/ interviews. Thanks

I'm currently a 2nd year in OD school. I haven't done any club activities or student council in my first year. I'm tutoring few classes at the moment and my GPA from the first year is 3.7. Lots of my classmates are interested in doing residencies after graduation, and they are involved in so...

My test is this Monday. With the limited time I have left, would you guys suggest purchasing OAT Achiever to stimulate more test-like environment or should I continue studying from the OAT destroyer (2nd time over)/Chad's/Kaplan. I did take 2 of the Kaplan tests that came with the book and my...

Hello Everyone, I am currently in the process of applying to optometry school through optomcas and I am having trouble with the application. I am a Canadian student so I am having trouble on what to enter to the application. My transcript encodes marks in the percentages, should I input them...

Thought I would start a thread for the optometry class of 2022. Sorry if this has already been started on another thread, but I would love to begin connecting with all of you potential future classmates! Date OptomCAS submitted: 7/1/2017 Date verified: ~8/5/17 (don't remember exactly; took a...

Just took the OAT exam A disappointed for bio and orgo.. bio i wish i had done a bit better. Orgo, i had a feeling i wouldn't do so well in. QR: 360 RC: 350 Bio: 290 GC: 380 Orgo: 290 Physics: 310 TS: 320 AA: 330 Will the two low scores hurt my chances? Will it be asked about? I have a 3.2...

So I've been exploring the forum for a while now and I have to say, I'm utterly confused regarding the future of the profession (going off of what I read anyway). I was hoping current Optometrists or Optom students could give honest answers. I understand there are so many factors that play a...