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I had my interview on Saturday and got an email today saying I have been accepted at UABSO. YAAY!! Anyone else get accepted so far? I know few others had interviews already, anyone here going to UABSO or waiting for an interview? If anyone has any questions about the interview or my stats, I would be glad to answer them. What are your thoughts on UABSO?
 
q1we3 said:
I had my interview on Saturday and got an email today saying I have been accepted at UABSO. YAAY!! Anyone else get accepted so far? I know few others had interviews already, anyone here going to UABSO or waiting for an interview? If anyone has any questions about the interview or my stats, I would be glad to answer them. What are your thoughts on UABSO?
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whoa! submitted, mailed, interviewed, accepted already! nice! i didnt hear back from them yet!
 
Congratulations to all those accepted to optometry school.

I've heard the acceptance rate is closing in on 1:1 with the new schools opening so I'd expect everyone who applies will get accepted in the next few years.

I'd be interested in hearing from anyone that doesn't get accepted to at least one optometry school.
 
What was the first day the common application opened for optometry schools for entering students in Fall 2012?
 
I actually have an interview at UABSO next weekend! I would love to hear your thoughts and about the interview. I honestly don't know too much about the school.
 
bearsd517 said:
I actually have an interview at UABSO next weekend! I would love to hear your thoughts and about the interview. I honestly don't know too much about the school.
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The interview process is very relaxed. There are two parts to the interview, first is a panel closed file interview where you just talk about yourself. They didn't ask me many questions I just kept talking about my extracurricular activities, hobbies, and lot of random stuff. The thing is if they have given you an interview they know that you are serious about getting into optometry, I didn't need to sell myself. The only thing they are looking here is to see if you can carry a conversation with strangers. You are not anti-social kind of person.
Second part is open file one on one, here they discuss your grades, courses, and OAT scores. They let you know if something they are not satisfied with something that might hurt your chances. They will let you know how competitive you are. Overall they are very helpful and friendly. Just relax.
 
q1we3 said:
I had my interview on Saturday and got an email today saying I have been accepted at UABSO. YAAY!! Anyone else get accepted so far? I know few others had interviews already, anyone here going to UABSO or waiting for an interview? If anyone has any questions about the interview or my stats, I would be glad to answer them. What are your thoughts on UABSO?
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You could not go wrong with UAB. It's a very good school, and has been at the forefront of the field for decades. Especially known for strong sciences and medical background. Usually a high entering GPA for first years, and classes with dental and medical students.
 
nicmc said:
You could not go wrong with UAB. It's a very good school, and has been at the forefront of the field for decades. Especially known for strong sciences and medical background. Usually a high entering GPA for first years, and classes with dental and medical students.
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That's great to hear! I love the fact that class size is around 40. I am assuming you are a UAB student. Do you mind if I ask you few question through private messages.
 
bearsd517 said:
I actually have an interview at UABSO next weekend! I would love to hear your thoughts and about the interview. I honestly don't know too much about the school.
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I'll be at UAB next weekend for an interview as well!
 
q1we3 said:
I had my interview on Saturday and got an email today saying I have been accepted at UABSO. YAAY!! Anyone else get accepted so far? I know few others had interviews already, anyone here going to UABSO or waiting for an interview? If anyone has any questions about the interview or my stats, I would be glad to answer them. What are your thoughts on UABSO?
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First of all, congratulations! Just curious on your OAT and GPA stats. UAB is one of my top choices and like i said above i'll be there for an interview next weekend! Also, how many other people were there for an interview with you Saturday?
 
godawgs2012 said:
First of all, congratulations! Just curious on your OAT and GPA stats. UAB is one of my top choices and like i said above i'll be there for an interview next weekend! Also, how many other people were there for an interview with you Saturday?
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There were 20 people that were interviewed.
My stats
CGPA 3.5 Science GPA 3.6 OAT 360 AA 380 TS
Tons of extracurricular and 40 hrs shadowing
 
Hey guys. Just got my acceptance call from UABSO, too. Dr. Simon called me about 3:00 p.m. est today. Awesome school and very easy interview. I'll also be glad to share any tips for anyone with interviews coming up.
 
SCO called me today and offered me a seat. ::excited::
 
@ Jonbrout:

I got an seat at SCO today too! maybe well be classmates! 🙂
 
@ optogirl89 and Jonbrout

How was your interview day at SCO?
 
I got accepted into Salus as wellll, if you wanted to know more about it
 
@icandy-

i found the day to be really relaxed. im not going to lie, i was a nervous, but all just kind of flowed from one thing to the next. mr. hauser did my file review and dr. walker did my interview. one thing to note is that the file review is kind of an interview too. he did ask me like "why optometry?" which is wasnt expecting. he is a chatty guy though. but the overall interview itself was super laid back. overall everyone there is REALLY nice and informative and the school and the clinic is really impressive.

good luck! but dont be too nervous 🙂
 
optogirl89 said:
@icandy-

i found the day to be really relaxed. im not going to lie, i was a nervous, but all just kind of flowed from one thing to the next. mr. hauser did my file review and dr. walker did my interview. one thing to note is that the file review is kind of an interview too. he did ask me like "why optometry?" which is wasnt expecting. he is a chatty guy though. but the overall interview itself was super laid back. overall everyone there is REALLY nice and informative and the school and the clinic is really impressive.

good luck! but dont be too nervous 🙂
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This pretty much sums it up. I was given my file review by Dr. Robertson (admissions guy) , and my interview was by Dr Ensor (pharmacology professor). I was sick on the day of the interview, and they didn't feed us like I assumed they would, HOWEVER, the eye center was absolutely amazing.

On a side note. I did ask him what he thought of the 2 new schools opening up and contributing to the oversupply. He told me he was more concerned about the students not having the patient base to acquire great clinician skills. Not quite the answer to my question, but, certainly something of truth.
 
Jonbrout said:
This pretty much sums it up. I was given my file review by Dr. Robertson (admissions guy) , and my interview was by Dr Ensor (pharmacology professor). I was sick on the day of the interview, and they didn't feed us like I assumed they would, HOWEVER, the eye center was absolutely amazing.

On a side note. I did ask him what he thought of the 2 new schools opening up and contributing to the oversupply. He told me he was more concerned about the students not having the patient base to acquire great clinician skills. Not quite the answer to my question, but, certainly something of truth.
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@ optogirl89 and Jonbrout...

Thanks for your input y'all! And whatever you both did obviously worked in your favor 🙂

..one more week to go!
 
Hey all! I got accepted to UABSO a while back as well! Can't wait to meet my classmates!
 
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