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Hi, if you are going to university of puerto rico (Fall 2007), please post it here. Thanks
Are you going to Opt school in Puerto Rico?
was the interview done over the phone like it says on their website? or did you have to fly there, and if so, how much was the plane ticket? thanks : )[/quo
They notified me by e-mail that there was a doctor available to interview me in my home town, so I called the doctor and we set a date for the interview. But I'm not sure if it is the same for everybody. Did you apply to IAUPR, or planning to?
yea i applied about a month ago and mr. (or is it dr.) colon told me that they should have the decision for interviews by this week. i called him so many times last week so i think im going to wait until tomorrow to see if anything happens. arrrrg.
Just wondering why you would choose to go outside of the country.
I'm just wondering why you chose Puerto Rico. If it was because of your scores, why not retake and reapply? Puerto Rico is expensive and probably far away from everyone you know.
they're suppose to give out interviews this week. but then they said the same thing last week too. anyway good luck!
thanx for the info! btw, how did you pay for the application fee? did you put in your credit card info at the end of the application or u sent in a MO
Puerto Rico Optometry school is cheaper then mainland American schools. IAUPR tuition is 21000 per year. That is not bad, knowing that ICO is 26000.
Plus the living expenses in Puerto Rico are CHEAPER. Food, Rent is much cheaper then Chicago or New York, because Puerto Rico per capita is less.
The reason why I want to go there, is because
1) first of all my grades, my grades aren't the best so Puerto Rico is the only school that accepted me. Puerto Rico school is a accredited/licensed school which means the department of education bodies have inspected it and the education is acceptible enough for the Us department of education.
2) I Am an immigrant in US. So it doesn't matter to me if I go to Puerto Rico or any other part of the US, because its pretty much foreign to me.
3) The enviornment in Puerto Rico is more multicultural and hence is better for me as a minority student.
4) Living expenses in Puerto Rico are much cheaper
5) The class size in Puerto Rico is like 30 or 40 students which is good, because I feel more comfortable in smaller classes, and the teachers are able to give us more attention individually.
6) The main thing is I want to be an optometrist and get on with my life, I don't care what some rich overachieving students think of Puerto Rico optometry school as long as I can pass the boards and become an optometry. 🙂
Good reasons! I agree with you. If you graduate from PR and can pass the boards, that really tells people what you're capable of. If you don't mind sharing, what are your OAT scores? I am applying there too so I hope I can get in!
IAUPR is on the top 3 most expensive schools in the nation. Living expenses Not cheaper but rather more expensive than most of the united states.Puerto Rico Optometry school is cheaper then mainland American schools. IAUPR tuition is 21000 per year. That is not bad, knowing that ICO is 26000.
Plus the living expenses in Puerto Rico are CHEAPER. Food, Rent is much cheaper then Chicago or New York, because Puerto Rico per capita is less.
If you didn't have good grades in undergraduate school they will take advantage of that and fail you repeatedly. You are better off staying in the states and redoing your classes and pull up your GPA and reapply to a good school.1) first of all my grades, my grades aren't the best so Puerto Rico is the only school that accepted me. Puerto Rico school is a accredited/licensed school which means the department of education bodies have inspected it and the education is acceptible enough for the Us department of education.
Good reason. Immigrants are basically screwed here AND there.2) I Am an immigrant in US. So it doesn't matter to me if I go to Puerto Rico or any other part of the US, because its pretty much foreign to me.
Good reason. Among the other classmates you will feel better. But among the clinicians/professors if you arent puerto rican but of any other minority then you are in trouble (except muslems, the faculty loves muslems, I'm guessing it is because of a common bond they have with hating america).3) The enviornment in Puerto Rico is more multicultural and hence is better for me as a minority student.
You are certainly dreaming. Wait until you get ther for your well deserved wake-up call.4) Living expenses in Puerto Rico are much cheaper
Class sizes are irrelevent, since they have a shortage of professor/clinicians and the ones there will not give you the time of day and will sit for hours with their puerto rican students giggling/gossiping/lying about you.5) The class size in Puerto Rico is like 30 or 40 students which is good, because I feel more comfortable in smaller classes, and the teachers are able to give us more attention individually.
You will get a diploma saying you are an OD but you will soon find out how useless it is. The most you can do with it is impress your mommy and daddy. You will not get on with your life, you will be going in circles wondering how you can pass the first board, the 2nd board, the clinical board. You will study 10 hours a day everyday for years. Then when you go to a job interview you will be insulted by the interviewed because he will be shocked of the number of times you have failed it and I will shocked of the large amount of unemployment thus branding you as a LAZY minority. If you did pass the boards the interviewer will just assume that you cheated or faked your boards transcript. You will never win.6) The main thing is I want to be an optometrist and get on with my life, I don't care what some rich overachieving students think of Puerto Rico optometry school as long as I can pass the boards and become an optometry. 🙂