Am I officially screwed ?

[jatropha]

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Dammit, just when I think Im getting in A/B, I somehow bomb the final and my grade drops down to a C...shi*t

Anyways, here are my grades. What do you guys think about my realistic chance in gaining acceptance to an optometry school.

Calc 1- C
Bio 1- C
Psyc - B
Chem 1- B

Phy 1- C
Chem 2- C

Eng 1, Bio 2, Calc 2- Have gotten a D or an F, gonna repeat.

Now Im gonna state why I got those grades. Basically I was extremely LAZY, I should have gotten an A on all except for Eng considering the easiness of the courses, since the material was coverd well in High School. Also the dam labs brought me down...I was avg. >80% on my tst's and getting close to 60% on the labs.

I noticed that PCO and ICO allow you to input the repeated course grade instead of the original. Should I retake some courses which I got a C in or take Upper division courses ? Are there any other schools which allow you to input the higher of the repeated course grade ?

thanks

 

[gochi]

You shouldnt call you're self a "physician" if you're not.

Optometry has MANY issues anyways, ppl have huge debts and pay isnt great after 4 yrs of trainning.

 

[gochi]

BTW, are optometrists called Optometric Physicians ?

 

[gochi]

First of all, I put Stdt in my subname as a short form for student (since I couldn't fit the whole word). Secondly, my white coat worn in clinic, etc given to me by the school reads: Student Optometric Physician. Yes, optometrists can also be known as Optometric Physicians. Learn to read first, then once you do that, try reading up more about the profession before you make ignorant comments and look like an idiot.

lol, chill out... besides wouldnt it save money if the coat stated "student optometrist" ? 🙂

 

[Ben Chudner]

BTW, are optometrists called Optometric Physicians ?

The answer to your question is that it depends on the state. For example, I know that in Florida and Washington, OD's can call themselves optometric physicians. In fact, Washington changed the name of it's state association from Washington Association of Optometrists (WAO), to Washington Association of Optometric Physicians (WAOP), and then eventually to Optometric Physicians of Washington (OPW). In reality however, I don't know anyone that would ever say they are an optometric physician when asked what they do. Mostly, that title is used on business cards and yellow page advertising. Even so, MD's don't like it, and that actually makes it worth using.

 

[gochi]

The answer to your question is that it depends on the state. For example, I know that in Florida and Washington, OD's can call themselves optometric physicians. In fact, Washington changed the name of it's state association from Washinton Association of Optometrists (WAO), to Washington Association of Optometric Physicians (WAOP), and then eventually to Optometric Physicians of Washington (OPW). In reality however, I don't know anyone that would ever say they are an optometric physician when asked what they do. Mostly, that title is used on business cards and yellow page advertising. Even so, MD's don't like it, and that actually makes it worth using.

 

[Therapist4Chnge]

First of all, I put Stdt in my subname as a short form for student (since I couldn't fit the whole word). Secondly, my white coat worn in clinic, etc given to me by the school reads: Student Optometric Physician. Yes, optometrists can also be known as Optometric Physicians. Learn to read first, then once you do that, try reading up more about the profession before you make ignorant comments and look like an idiot.

*mod note*

This kind of stuff won't be tolerated on the forum; please keep it civil.

-t

 

[itek2OD]

BTW, are optometrists called Optometric Physicians ?

i read somewhere on sdn that the optometric physician title was 'conjured' up to help O.D's get onto medical insurance panels in some states. i guess that would get some eyeMD's "angry"....

btw, and this is purely out of curiosity, no disrespect to fonz, of course, but has anyone ever seen a med school student jacket crested 'student physician'? I thought as long as its a short white jacket, the wearer is typically, a med/dent/vet/opt/allied health student.

 

[itek2OD]

to the o.p.: you're best bet is talking to the admission counsellors at the optometry school of your choice. you're right though, it doesn't look good, but at least an adcom counsellor can tell you what courses and maybe even type of post-baccalaureate options you have. Kicking the butt off the OAT would help, but acing the courses you have taken makes it a lot easier. you might wnat to figure out how many classes/semester hours you need to get you avg above 3.0 and work from there.

 

[zyg0te]

Now Im gonna state why I got those grades. Basically I was extremely LAZY, I should have gotten an A on all except for Eng considering the easiness of the courses, since the material was coverd well in High School. Also the dam labs brought me down...I was avg. >80% on my tst's and getting close to 60% on the labs.

You already know that, if this is something you really want, hopefully this year would have been a wake up call to you and you will start improving your grades. It definitely doesn't help that you're off to a bad start, but you're just beginning, you have plenty more classes to raise your GPA, and time to kick butt on the OAT. That is if you really want to, and can get yourself motivated to do so.

 

[cpw]

NOVA puts that on the school white coats because in Florida your license to practice says "Optometric Physician"

To the OP: if you take a higher level class and get a better grade than you did in your "lower" level class it shows you can master the material. but, if you have time to retake the classes you got a D/F in I DEFINITELY would. They will NOT accept D/F on pre-reqs. A few C's would be okay just bring that GPA Up!