Every optometry school is competitive. I would take the advice of those people and apply as early as possible. This gives you a chance to get in before the more "competitive" people do. I turned in my app as soon as I could, and I was accepted without any problems. My OAT score was slightly lower than yours at TS330/AA330, but my GPA is higher (over 3.9). Your best bet is to start the admissions process as early as possible. Otherwise, if you wait till the end, you better have close to perfect stats. I doubt that I would get accepted if I applied very late. Also, if you like other schools, you should apply to them as well. The only school that was in the running for me was PCO. Good luck!