Thank you guys for the encourgment. I still have not received an interview offer from UIWSO, even though I got admitted last cycle. From my research and relatives who are ODs, all new schools get their initial accreditation prior to even setting up a website or enrolling students. there is no such thing as waiting for them to be "certified".
As for the clinical experience, that was a concern of mine too. I researched the size of the city of every school, the competition in terms of eye care providers around the school, other nearby schools of optometry, etc.
I also have family members that graduated from other schools and they tell me that they were struggling for patients when they were students for various reasons. And a lot of the supervisong doctors where very old school optometry.
I liked the school in san Antonio because it is a very large city (not sure of ranking) and patients from the south and west come to Sa for care. On of their clinics is planned to be a poor very populated area with maybe 1-2 eye doctors at the most. The other clinic has medical center buildings and clinis all around so that's a natural place where thousands of patients come to the area every day. I also really liked the new equipment and a younger faculty, at least the ones I met at my interview in spring. My OD uncle says having 2 clinics is a significant advantage.
I also love the city/weather/cheap cost of living.
I am kinda a worried, I have not recievd an interview offer from the. I thought since I was admitted last year, I would have no problem getting this year.
