low GPA. from berkeley. chances at optometry schools?

Started by washbasin
This forum made possible through the generous support of SDN members, donors, and sponsors. Thank you.
Get help with your application

Use all the free resources available to you from SDN: articles, guides, expert advising, forums discussions, and school research.

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!
 
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad
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!
 
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.