Extracurriculars

[Dbecket]

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I am curious as to how many extracurricular activities you should have when applying to optometry school and whether or not I have enough. I am in my college's marching band, athletic band, I volunteer at blood drives, I shadow several optometrists, went on a mission's trip to Peru, and was president of my high school's band system. Any feedback is appreciated.

 

[OD 2 BE]

Wow, great job👍! Now just keep a great gpa and OAT score.

 

[Rain Clouds]

I am curious as to how many extracurricular activities you should have when applying to optometry school and whether or not I have enough. I am in my college's marching band, athletic band, I volunteer at blood drives, I shadow several optometrists, went on a mission's trip to Peru, and was president of my high school's band system. Any feedback is appreciated.

Remember, no one's looking for a "magic number" of extracurricular activities, and no one wants or needs you to just try to feed into some hypothetical number. What optometry schools are really looking for you to do is paint a picture of who you are and what your personality is through the application. Your extracurriculars should work with your personal statement and your academic information to say something about how you will conduct yourself as a professional student and as a future doctor.

That said, your little collection there looks great! Make sure you can talk about each experience, they'll probably be fair game for the interviews. 🙂

 

[paasnaas]

Remember, no one's looking for a "magic number" of extracurricular activities, and no one wants or needs you to just try to feed into some hypothetical number. What optometry schools are really looking for you to do is paint a picture of who you are and what your personality is through the application. Your extracurriculars should work with your personal statement and your academic information to say something about how you will conduct yourself as a professional student and as a future doctor.

That said, your little collection there looks great! Make sure you can talk about each experience, they'll probably be fair game for the interviews. 🙂

^ I agree very well said. But don't plan on putting your high school extracurricular activities on your application, that's irrelevant. Optometry schools won't be interested what you did in high school, they want to see what you accomplished in college. The more extracurricular's the better, and try and mix it up. During your interview's you will need to reflect back on them because you may be asked questions so it's important to build a good foundation of experiences. Other than that your on the right track, just keep focusing on doing well in school. Don't kill yourself with extracurricular's.