essay advice?

[rx22]

I am applying for the Fall of 07..I have taken my OATS and finished all the pre reqs..now the only problem is I dont have any optometry experience..how do you guys suggest I get some experience? Should I look around for a job or how do I start volunteering?
All the schools have an essay section where I need to say why I chose optometry..and I really dont know what to write without the experience..what should i write about? any suggestions!

thanks 🙂

 

[alferec]

I am applying for the Fall of 07..I have taken my OATS and finished all the pre reqs..now the only problem is I dont have any optometry experience..how do you guys suggest I get some experience? Should I look around for a job or how do I start volunteering?
All the schools have an essay section where I need to say why I chose optometry..and I really dont know what to write without the experience..what should i write about? any suggestions!

thanks 🙂

I wrote some information regarding shadowing on OptStudent.com:
http://www.optstudent.com/ugfocus.html#shadowing

And here is an old post, "Why Optometry??":
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=34103

Hope this helps...if you need more help feel free to PM me.