low GPA. from berkeley. chances at optometry schools?

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[phuongle2]

http://www.opted.org/info_main.cfm

then click student profile and prerequisites

 

[pienfoo]

if u have a good oat/ super extra circs/ voluntter/ leadership/ lots of work during school i think schools will take that into consideration, plus, ur from berkeley. there are always outliers to the school's averages cuz u knooow there are people with 380s 4.0s who got in, thus, there would be a small handful of people from the other side too. but yea, ur application has got to stand out in some other way. just my thoughts. g'luck!

 

[lucky112]

If you haven't already, I would suggest you get work experience in the field or do an internship. If you still like the profession, I would recommend studying for the OAT and see how well you score. A high score on the OAT and some of the other things mentioned above may help. You'll never know unless you try! Good luck!

 

[zyg0te]

If you haven't already, I would suggest you get work experience in the field or do an internship. If you still like the profession, I would recommend studying for the OAT and see how well you score. A high score on the OAT and some of the other things mentioned above may help. You'll never know unless you try! Good luck!

Not to mention if u get an internship, get to know the optometrist very well and have him write a letter of rec for you. It'll do wonders, especially if the OD has some sort of ties with the school you're applying to.

 

[hoosier1]

I think you have a shot...gotta try!

 

[Insomnia23]

Berkeley has overall avg GPA 3.43; AA OAT 351 and TS OAT of 364.

http://spectacle.berkeley.edu/opt_txtpp/admissions/admitprofl.html
They have some of the highest averages BUT.... lows of 2.93 GPA and LOW of 300 OAT.

I would suggests doing your best to bring your GPA up to at least that 2.9.

Good Luck and hope for the best.