optometry

Hello, all! I am applying to optometry school this upcoming fall, so I am not familiar with Optomcas and the application process yet, but I am starting to gather my thoughts. How are shadowing hours verified or asked for when you apply to schools? A submission from the doctors that you have...

Does anyone know about how long it takes for UHCO to respond back with interviews? I had my application verified and have received interviews or application holds from pretty much every school I have applied to. I'm instate and the optometrist I shadow has a daughter that goes there now and has...

Hey guys, Just found this site and it looks like it could be of some help, well at least I hope so. :) Basically, I'm graduating this June with a bachelors degree and I'm going to take a year off before going to optometry school, but I'm just confused with how the admission timeline works. I...

I just got accepted into PCO, and am wondering if anybody else on this forum is attending their first year this fall? I'm beyond excited to have chosen Salus, and can't wait to meet my classmates!

So my current cumulative GPA is a 3.2 and I'm graduating the upcoming spring. I plan on taking a gap year and applying to optometry schools next year so I hopefully start in the fall of 2018. I haven't taken my OAT yet, but given this GPA, what are my chances of being competitive? I believe my...

Soo.. on ICO and NECO websites it states the prerequisites that are needed to apply. However, some include courses like english, psychology and a social science. I'm just wondering for the science mean GPA would they strictly only use science courses or would it also then include the english and...

Hi guys so currently I am junior in college. I finished my first semester of my junior year and I am sitting at a 2.859 GPA. I haven't taken the OATs yet. I plan on taking them June. Are my chances ruined with my low gpa? If I get a 4.0 this spring semester then ill be at a 3.04 gpa. Will I be...

Hey guys! I had just sent in my deposit for a couple of days. I was wondering do SUNY email you to let you know that they got your deposit? I was just curious whether they send you any more correspondents after you give your deposit or that doesn't happen till next spring? Thanks!!

Anyone who interviewed there have any tips or know how the interview goes?

Hi all! I've finished applying to optometry schools and today I am making my final decision on an optometry school (exciting!!). I've been searching the past few days for available scholarships for first year students, grants, or loan forgiveness programs. I would love to know if any one has...

I am currently ending my first semester at a CSU, but am very unhappy here. I ended the semester with good grades, considering it being my first semester, 2 A's and 2 B's. I have made the decision to transfer out of the university, because I don't feel comfortable here and would much rather have...

Hello everyone, I was accepted to my second choice optometry college in early October, and I put the deposit down within two weeks and was very happy (albeit somewhat disappointed, I'll admit) with the choice. However, I heard back from my top choice (SUNY) that had put me on-hold, and Santa...

I am from So Cal and I have never been away from home, so moving to the East Coast would be a major life change for me. So I am still in shock but I received a letter of acceptance from Salus. The letter says I have 14 days to decide or put the $500 deposit. I am still waiting to hear back...

Hello, I'm currently in the process for applying for Optometry school. I am a Canadian student and have already completed a 3-year BSc. Biochemistry I'm writing my OAT in about 2 months, but in the mean time I also applied for Optometry school in the UK. So far I have received offers from...

Hi guys! I just got three interview invites from Midwestern, SCO, and St. Louis. Can anyone give me advice for these? Also typically how long until you hear back? Any questions you remember them asking? Are sweaty hands a bad thing? (Lol)

Hi all, I am currently a junior in college, and my advisor for human biology didn't really know anything about the optometry admissions process and confused me on when I should apply / if it's too late for me to apply and get in for the Fall of 2018? I went to a meeting last week and heard...

Hey, y'all, I'm new to SDN. I recently got accepted to both Southern College of Optometry and Midwestern (AZCOPT). They were the only two places I applied, for personal reasons. For those who are interested, my OAT scores were 330TS/340AA, and I have a 3.7gpa. I'm having a hard time deciding...

Hi, I'm a high school student in my 11th-Grade year looking to get into Optometry or Ophthalmology. I understand the differences between the two but what are some of the main reasons to get into one and not that other?

I have around a 3.0 overall GPA with (hopefully) by next semester I will have a science GPA of around 3.1 or 3.2. I've taken my OAT and scored a 360 with a 340TS. I have shadowed two optometrists, worked as an ophthalmology tech, and currently have a job at Warby Parker (they make glasses)...

Hello, I am selling an unused set for optical fabrication. All equipment in perfect condition, set includes: - National Optronics Horizon II Edger - Marco Lens trial set with case; - Speede Blocker AIT; - ShopVac commercial vaccum with filters

As a second year Optometry student, I fall more in love with what we do everyday. I know I made the right choice. I enjoy the challenges, the faculty, and even the area I am studying in. Now here is the problem, my classmates. My class is a pretty small class compared too many other schools...

hey everyone, Trying to work through my OPTOMCAS application, I noticed that there isn't a place to upload/submit a personal statement. Did OPTOMCAS do away with the personal statements or am I just missing something? Any feedback would be great.

Hi guys! I just took my OAT on Saturday, and because reading everybody's posts about their OAT experiences prior to taking my own helped so much to ease my anxiety, I wanted to take some time to share my personal experience with y'all to help in whatever way I can :) I studied for about 3...

Does anyone know if you're a reapplicant do you need to make a new personal statement? I called ICO and they said I didn't because if I get a supplemental application there should be a part on it where I explain what I've done since I applied last. Are other schools similar in that sense? Thanks

I have text books and optometry equipment that I used only while a student so it's all in "like new" condition. It's all equipment that will be required as a student. I'd prefer not to have to package it and mail it piece by piece so would prefer it to go to someone in the Salt Lake City area...

Hi Guys, I wanted to pass along 20/20 Glance. It's a once a week email, delivered every Monday morning, with a rundown on what's new in optometry for the past week. The email takes less than 5 minutes to read and is an easy way for the busy clinician to keep up-to-date. It distills clinically...

I graduated with a Bachelors in biology in May 2016. My GPA is 3.5 (science 3.3, non-science 3.8). I took the OAT last year and did not study at all and was extremely stressed because of certain circumstances and got a disappointing 250. I am an okay test taker but every time I think about this...

Hello everyone! So I recently just took my OAT and my scores are as follows: Quantitative Reasoning - 340 Reading Comp. - 340 Bio - 370 Gen. Chem. - 400 Orgo - 380...

Hi everyone!! Just a quick background....I am currently a 3rd year Optometry student with a Biology degree earned in 2013 (undergrad GPA 3.40). After starting clinic full time I realized that I would actually like to treat everything instead of referring anything optometrists can't treat to an...

Hello Everyone, So I just wrote my OAT and I’m wondering if I could get your opinion on my chances. Keep in mind that I am a Canadian student with a GPA of 3.13 (there is a strong upward trend). I haven’t had a lot of shadowing time at an optometrist office but I plan to get at least 30 by...

Hello all, As you see my account, I tried to go into optometry school few years ago (about 5 years ago?). Due to family/financial issue, I had to pause my dream for a while. I have been working right after I took my first/last OAT. Some stuffs happened during the time I was studying for OAT so...

I am currently applying to four optometry schools (ICO, PCO, SCO, and SCCO) and wanted to start thinking of where I would personally rank them so that I can make a decision if accepted to more than one school. I understand that the best way is to visit these schools and learn but it never hurts...

Long story short, I changed my major middle of junior year to biology not knowing what to do with it. I only opened options for optometry this past spring and had hopes of applying for this cycle (to get into fall 2017), since I will be graduating from uni in spring 2017. Soo, would one think...

I recently completed and paid for the secondary app for UHCO. I was expecting to be prompted to write an essay of some sort, just from what I've heard in the past. Now, I'm wondering if I had overlooked it or if they decided to eliminate it from the supplementary process completely? **Edit...

Hi there, I'm working on my essays for my optometry school application right now and one in particular is kinda stumping me. Here it is: "Tell us about an experience that led to self-evaluation and resulted in personal change." So I think it's asking something like "Tell me about something...

Okay so I took the OAT today and I'm not sure if I should retake or not. GPA: 3.19 Experience: worked as an optometric technician for over a year, facilitated a support group for a low vision clinic, pre-health professions society member, etc. OAT: QR: 320 Reading comp: 340 BIO: 300 GCHEM...

Hello future optometrists, Is there anyone out there who would like a study partner/study accountability partner? I need someone to help keep me accountable and on track with my OAT studies, and I will do the same for you! I will encourage you, help you study, and trust me when I say I will...

My story is pretty rough but I am looking for any honest opinions/realistic advice so here I go! I am ready for any comments so don't fluff it up. If you would prefer to message me privately as well, I don't mind. I was recently dismissed from optometry school after my 1st year there (academic...

we are a group of management students at Darden School of Business, UVA, conducting a study on the purchase behavior for Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscopes among optometry and ophthalmology students and practitioners. We would highly appreciate if you would fill this small survey and help us...

Hello alll, Has anyone taken the "OAT Practice Test 1" from Princeton Review's Cracking the OAT book's online supplemental tools feature? I would like to find out if there is a way to convert my raw score for each section in this test to a scaled score. I cannot find a conversion chart to...