OAT Scoring

[Katalio]

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Hmm, this question doesn't really relate,
but then since the OAT score is standardized and that 300 is the median, does that mean if 1000 people took the OAT, 500 people are going to get a OAT score below 300?
But then I thought that schools usually won't accept you with a score lower than 300. I read the page on opted.org that approx 1900-2000 applied to OD schools and approx 1200 got in, but if 2000 applied/took OAT, only approx 1000 will have OAT score over 300, so .......how does that work?
(besides the fact that people take OAT in different yrs etc)

Heh, sounds like a QR question! LOL

Thankx in adv.

Katalio

 

[stompy]

In other words, you're saying that on average, 20% or 1/5 of the people that got scores below 300 got into optometry school.

Hmm, this question doesn't really relate,
but then since the OAT score is standardized and that 300 is the median, does that mean if 1000 people took the OAT, 500 people are going to get a OAT score below 300?
But then I thought that schools usually won't accept you with a score lower than 300. I read the page on opted.org that approx 1900-2000 applied to OD schools and approx 1200 got in, but if 2000 applied/took OAT, only approx 1000 will have OAT score over 300, so .......how does that work?
(besides the fact that people take OAT in different yrs etc)

Heh, sounds like a QR question! LOL

Thankx in adv.

Katalio

 

[polkadot]

since the OAT score is standardized and that 300 is the median, does that mean if 1000 people took the OAT, 500 people are going to get a OAT score below 300?

I looked at the score distribution table, and 10.3% of the test takers fall at 300, so of 1000 test takers, only 449 statistically would have scores below 300 (551 would have 300+). I think that makes the 1200 acceptances of 1900 or 2000 applicants more reasonable, if 300 minimum is required. And of course there are always exceptions.

p.dot

 

[Katalio]

Im' sure that I've seen this post elsewhere, but I couldnt' find it so I'm going to ask again! heh..

Does the optometry colleges get our OAT school at the same time as we get ours or do they get them earlier/later ?

THanx

 

[scraders]

Im' sure that I've seen this post elsewhere, but I couldnt' find it so I'm going to ask again! heh..

Does the optometry colleges get our OAT school at the same time as we get ours or do they get them earlier/later ?

THanx

they get them about a week earlier, i think

 

[rpames]

An OAT of above 300 is not required. I know of those with 290's that got in.

 

[PLPrincess]

An OAT of above 300 is not required. I know of those with 290's that got in.

I've heard of a 260 who didn't even have a strong GPA who got in....Granted she dropped out after the first year, but at least she got accepted.....

 

[Katalio]

SHe must've have excellent ROF and extracirricular

 

[Xalatan1]

Hmm, this question doesn't really relate,
but then since the OAT score is standardized and that 300 is the median, does that mean if 1000 people took the OAT, 500 people are going to get a OAT score below 300?
But then I thought that schools usually won't accept you with a score lower than 300. I read the page on opted.org that approx 1900-2000 applied to OD schools and approx 1200 got in, but if 2000 applied/took OAT, only approx 1000 will have OAT score over 300, so .......how does that work?
(besides the fact that people take OAT in different yrs etc)

Heh, sounds like a QR question! LOL

Thankx in adv.

Katalio

yes, that's exactly what it means