lowest OAT scores?

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JHawk623

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any stories on people getting in optometry school with really low OAT scores? just curious
 

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What do you mean by really low? I don't know of many who get in with less than at least a 310.. but I'm sure it's possible somewhere. I guess it all depends on what your GPA is also.
 

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I know a few who got alittle less than a 300 on the OAT, and still got into OD school. However, if you get a really low score, admissions will ask you to retake the exam.
 

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300 is the 50% ranking (1/2 scores above, 1/2 below for that test date), right?
 

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right, 300 is average.. but around 330-340 is average ACCEPTANCE numbers.
 
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