pre-optometry

Hello everyone, If you guys read my last post, you know I feel insecure and worried about applying to optometry school because I don't have the strongest of grades. I am asking people for letters of recombination, but I am having a tough time. I asked my Developmental Psychology Professor...

Hey guys! Anyone have experience with apartments on Mud Island? I'll be driving across the country with all my stuff to move here and could use some tips on which complexes are nice to look out for

I am a junior Neuroscience major. I decided that I wanted to become an optometrist this past fall semester. I went to a community college as a freshman where I took biology and chemistry and starting my sophomore year I began to attend school at a high ranked 4-year university. My overall GPA...

Hello, While going to undergrad at Indiana University I had my heart and mind set on only attending IU for optometry school and did not look at any other prerequisites for other schools. This means that I did not take organic lab. I plan on applying early to enter in a school fall of 2019. Here...

Hi everyone, I am applying to optometry school this upcoming cycle. As an undergrad, I went to a community college for 3 years before I transferred my four-year (UC) school. I took all of my lower division requirements like biology, chemistry, ochem, physics, and calculus at my community...

Hi everyone! This is my first post so I'm just gonna jump right in. I'm a senior in college intending on taking a gap year. I have been pre-optometry since my freshman year when my grades dipped a little below where I felt comfortable for the pre-medical track. In the past couple years, I...

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...

Edit: not applying to IAUPR.

(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...

Any thoughts?

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...

I could use as much help as I can get, thanks everyone!! So, I'm currently in my last year in my undergrad in Ontario,Canada and my GPA isn't the absolute best.. but could be worse. I am planning on applying to Optometry school this year for the September 2018 year, and I know the registration...

Does anyone know how to do this? There were two courses specifically (Physiology and Anatomy) that I plan to take in the future, depending on if the school I get accepted to requires those courses. How would I add this to my application? Thanks!

I live in So-flo and my university closed until further notice due to Irma. So, I'm happy about that lol Then, it hits me "what if a storm comes around next summer and hits on the day I take the OAT" because I'm just so unlucky with exam days (had car accidents, hospital visits, another storm in...

Hi everyone, I've been a casual observer for a while. However I am stuck in a dilemma and so I made this account to seek for advice. Tomorrow marks the first day of my senior year as an undergrad. My target is to apply to the College of Optometry of the University of Houston for this current...

Hi all! Quick question: is Young's double split experiment stuff on the exam? The physics section in the Kaplan 2016 prep book barely had one paragraph on it, and didn't talk about any equations like dsin(theta)=m(wavelength) Thanks!

I'm taking my OAT in the middle of September, but was going to submit my OptomCAS after taking the exam. So hopefully by the end of September, everything will be turned in. Is this too late? I feel like I'm a bit behind compared to everyone else

Hi everyone, So I'm taking my OAT exam in 5 weeks, and have been primarily using Chad's videos/quizzes, the fat Kaplan Strategies book, and Kaplan MCAT Biology review for preparation. I had three questions regarding to preparation: 1. Does anyone know how Chad's questions compare to the real...

Hi all, I just took my OAT this afternoon and I did not score what I was hoping for. My scores were AA: 300 TS: 290. Looking back on it, I thought the test went fairly well, but I was a tad disappointed to see that I scored a 290 in Biology and a 260 in Physics, while scoring a 300 or higher...

Hi, I'm a rising Junior and I am starting the preparation for OAT. Some have told me that there's a slight correction between people who performed well in the SAT/ACT and people who performed well with the OAT. I want to see if anyone who did well on the OAT also did well when they took the...

Hello, I'm going into my second year as a Microbiology Student. I have a 3.82 overall GPA and 3.76 Science GPA. In extracurriculars, I have been a teaching assistant for 3 semesters for Intro to Chemistry (CHM1025), interned at a Public health organization (Control Flu) that vaccinates public...

Hi Everyone, I have a few questions that were very vaguely answered by schools when I contacted them. Could you help me out? I graduated with a BS with a 3.4 and fulfilled all the requirements. Some of these requirements were Honors level. I also graduated with a MPH with a 3.7. This was heavy...

Hi everyone! I'm going to be a senior in the fall, and I will be submitting my OD applications this summer on July 1st, 2017 (taking OAT August 7th). However, I will be studying abroad in London, England mid-September to the end of December. I was just wondering how this will work with receiving...

Hello everyone! I recently graduated in December with a Biology degree but never took any anatomy and/or physiology classes - they weren't required to take to graduate. After graduating I decided I would look into Optometry and I love it, but I noticed most of the schools require those two...

I plan on applying this summer for admission in Fall 2018. I shadowed for a total of 16 hours last summer (2 days each at two different private practices). What are your experiences in getting a letter of recommendation from an optometrist? Is is bad to ask for a letter if I'm not working at the...

Hi! Has anyone applied and been accepted to UH's TEXOCOP program? What was it like attending the classes and observing in the clinic? Is there anyone else who is applying for this year's program?

Hello! I have set my sights on becoming an optometrist for a while now. I am currently finishing my 2nd semester as a sophomore at UCBerkeley. I am also a part-time receptionist at an optometry clinic nearby and I have been working there for roughly half a year now. Coincidentally, the doctors...

Hey everyone. I begin my first year of Optometry at Salus this upcoming Fall and I have been having a difficult time trying to find a good apartment to live in. I am not very familiar with Elkins Park or the surrounding areas. Any suggestions for rentals (home or apartment) are very much...

Hey guys, I hope to attend optometry school Fall of 18'! But as I'm going to do the application process, I'm seeing the requirements for various schools and realized that I don't even want to send applications to all of these places! I currently, and have always, lived in California and I...

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 am currenlty working as a Army Healthcare Recruiter. I have been doing so about 4 years. So far I have had HPSP in medical, dental, optometry, nurse practioner, CRNA and veterinary programs. I also have had someone accepted into the Masters in Social Work, GPN program at Baylor and LTHET...

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...

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...

Hi there! I am having a very difficult time managing the application process / transfer of my Canadian courses into the letter grades for applications and i am curious to what my chances to getting in would be. I am currently a 3rd year Physiology student with a cumulative average of 73 (2.9)...

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...

Have you ever wondered whether an OD degree is worth it financially? Unless you're getting a free ride from someone or somewhere, you're probably going to graduated with a good sized six-figure student loan. According to startclass.com, the lowest in state tuition for U.S. optometry school is...