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Hi guys, this is just information, and i think hope, for those who are planning on applying to Optometry schools w/o their bachelors degree. I was also worried about not getting in with my scores and gpa but I did. I believe that my personal statement, as well as my LOR's and Interview was what got me in, since my gpa and oat were not that high.
GPA (overall): 3.491
SCIENCE GPA: SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER (i dont know it)
OAT: 310, 310
APPLIED: SUNNY, NOVA, PCO, SCO, ICO, NECO.
INTERVIEW REQUESTED: ALL OF THEM OFFERED ME AN INTERVIEW.
INTERVIEWED AT: NOVA, PCO, SCO.
ACCEPTED: PCO, NOVA
PUT ON HOLD: SCO
I AM GOING TO NOVA
Like I said above, I dont believe my grades or OAT had a great impact in my acceptances. However, I took some of the recommended courses such as Biochem 1 and 2, Genetics, Medical terminology, Human anatomy and physiology 1 and 2, and Statistics. I had 2 months of shadowing (over 200 hrs) and 20 hours of community service. Did not have any research experience. I believe i did good on all 3 interviewes, they were pretty laid back and one to one.
I hope this gave you any hope and best of luck to all of you that are going through this stage.
GPA (overall): 3.491
SCIENCE GPA: SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER (i dont know it)
OAT: 310, 310
APPLIED: SUNNY, NOVA, PCO, SCO, ICO, NECO.
INTERVIEW REQUESTED: ALL OF THEM OFFERED ME AN INTERVIEW.
INTERVIEWED AT: NOVA, PCO, SCO.
ACCEPTED: PCO, NOVA
PUT ON HOLD: SCO
I AM GOING TO NOVA
Like I said above, I dont believe my grades or OAT had a great impact in my acceptances. However, I took some of the recommended courses such as Biochem 1 and 2, Genetics, Medical terminology, Human anatomy and physiology 1 and 2, and Statistics. I had 2 months of shadowing (over 200 hrs) and 20 hours of community service. Did not have any research experience. I believe i did good on all 3 interviewes, they were pretty laid back and one to one.
I hope this gave you any hope and best of luck to all of you that are going through this stage.
