Application frustrations

Ugh, that sucks... I think Nova's requirements are listed incorrectly on that site, too. Must have been awhile since they updated it, they need to put a disclaimer or something there so people don't become misled.

BTW-you know you can apply to schools w/out having all the pre-requisites completed, right? (I still have to take psychology next semester, then I'm DONE!!!! )

 

Yaaaaaay Eyegirl!

I got a "we received your application" letter from PCO today. Yay! Along with a list of additional items they need (official transcript, OAT scores, committee recommendation letter...) Boo...

 

Out of all the schools that I applied to, ICO was the only one that required a secondary application.

ICO will notify you by email if you are invited for an interview, that was the only school that I know of that did it that way. (Of course, they'll also send an interview letter in the mail too).

Eyegirl,

 

Eyegirl,

Did you ever receive ICO's video showing the school? Its short but very nice.

 

I really hope you get in Eye Girl. It sounds like you really deserve and want it. Best of luck!

 

I agree with Centrum - I hope you get into your 1st choice school!

I'm not too sure if ICO notifies you by email about your secondary. I honestly can't even remember if they notify you by email if you have an interview before or after they receive your secondary.

But I do remember that ICO was the first school that I heard from about inviting me for an interview (so it was pretty early on). I was so set on going to Chicago for the interview, but I waited and postponed the interview as along as I could (Post-Sept 11th jitters). Then I heard from other schools.

ICO is a great school, and the facilities seem very nice, but I don't think its in a great neighborhood. You'll see the area for yourself when you go on your interview. But that shouldn't deter you from attending ICO. PCO's clinic is actually in a rough part of Philly, but that didn't stop me from attending the school.

Actually, now I remember geting the interview invite to ICO before I sent all my secondary materials in, however, I believe that they want the secondary part of the application (application, LOR's, essay) in their admissions office before your actual interview day.


Even though its only August, the next few months will fly by for you, b/c your studying for the OAT. When I consantly studied every day for the OAT, I found that the days went by fast. Then after the OAT, you become focused on getting interviews, getting scores back, etc..So you basically become preoccupied & busy, and thats why It'll go by fast

 

I went to school today to arrange to have my professional committee recommendation packet/letters mailed. $200, *ouch*! Now all I have to do is ace the OAT. No pressure!!!

Eyegirl, I'm like you are about ICO, but for PCO. I really really really hope they accept me. I've already stalked the campus (...I mean, taken a tour ), though I haven't had the pleasure to visit the allegedly frightening location of the clinic. A PCO grad who was there when the main college was still downtown about 10 years ago told me that one of their security guards had gotten stabbed. Yikes. It sounded like an isolated incident, though.

 

I'm glad PCO is no longer where the clinic is now, but the clinic is not in a very bad location. When I mean rough, I mean trash on the streets, heard about some car break-ins, that kind of thing. I wouldn't really go into the area at night, so lets just hope we get clinic hours while it is still light outside However, the actual campus of PCO is in a beatuful location, with a beautiful water-front & a nice gazebo.

On a different note, I found the Lippincott book - Preparation for the OAT had more easier questions than the actual OAT. But I found the TopScore for the OAT from Scholarware had more difficult questions, mabye that had to do with the fact that they don't give an explanation of the answers, or even the answers themselves. I have the CD if anyone wants it.

 

Congrats!!

I told you that they contact people very early on. Good Luck at your interview!

 

Congratulations!!!!!!!


Let us know when you find out when your interview is going to be!

 

congrats!!! kep us posted on how it all goes!!!

 

Fun Saturday... no even close. Six hour CPR class...... I am now a "professional rescuer" with AED training. The training was cool I just hated giving up six hours of my Saturday (even though it was for a good cause)

Good luck on those essays.. I know how much fun they were for me two years ago!!

 

What's AED training?

Generally I don't mind writing, but writing an essay about *myself* for these applications was really tough. I went through several giddy drafts starting with, "I wanna be an optometrist so I can touch other people's eyeballs hahahahahahahaha", and "Please please please please PLEASE accept me!!!!" before finally settling on a topic that didn't sound creepy or desperate.

 

AED is the automated electronic defibrillator.. they're popping up all over the place at major employers, airports etc. Basically just like the shock paddles at the ER, but smaller, portable and easier to use. Even though I never wanted to go to med school we still got a kick out of sitting in CPR class practicing yelling "Clear!!" (you know you've always wanted to do that right??) Well, now I can.

 

Heh. Sounds very much like my life, lately. I'm thinking of installing a moving walkway between my door and my mailbox -- that way I don't have to utilize so much energy as I go back and forth between the two 50 times a day.