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[catsomgcats]

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I want to apply to Waterloo next year and currently I'm taking a course that I'm clearly not going to do amazing in lol. I just took my first midterm and got 53%....

My GPA right now is 3.7 and I only have A's & B's on my transcript. I took the OAT last year and got 350 TS/AA. I will be retaking it this summer to try to get a higher score.

Okay, let's assume I get at least a 370 on my OAT this time but I get like a C- in that course. Is Waterloo going to care about the C- as long as my GPA stays up? (please someone put me at ease)

 

[waterlooDOOD]

I think that a C- will absolutely effect decision making for the Prestigiosity of the Waterloo Optometry Program. I happen to know because one my friends didn't get in with a 3.8 with a 365 b/c she had C- she couldn't explain.

 

[waterlooDOOD]

C + is very good.

 

[Justcallmetheoptmguy]

Honestly, don't worry about it if the course you are taking is not a pre-requisite for optometry school of waterloo. But it is (for example orgo, biochem, or maths) then you should try to get at least a B in the course.

 

[catsomgcats]

It isn't a prereq. It is a human anatomy course. Just a "life science selection" for my major

 

[catsomgcats]

I have an A in all my pre reqs for waterloo (Except for calculus I have a B)

 

[ThiaminePyroPhosphate]

I want to apply to Waterloo next year and currently I'm taking a course that I'm clearly not going to do amazing in lol. I just took my first midterm and got 53%....

My GPA right now is 3.7 and I only have A's & B's on my transcript. I took the OAT last year and got 350 TS/AA. I will be retaking it this summer to try to get a higher score.

Okay, let's assume I get at least a 370 on my OAT this time but I get like a C- in that course. Is Waterloo going to care about the C- as long as my GPA stays up? (please someone put me at ease)

With only A's and B's, you're GPA should be much higher? use this when calculating: http://www.ouac.on.ca/docs/omsas/c_omsas_b.pdf

Since it's your first midterm, you still have time to recover.

 

[ThiaminePyroPhosphate]

I think that a C- will absolutely effect decision making for the Prestigiosity of the Waterloo Optometry Program. I happen to know because one my friends didn't get in with a 3.8 with a 365 b/c she had C- she couldn't explain.

I can't tell if this guy is serious or a troll...

 

[catsomgcats]

With only A's and B's, you're GPA should be much higher? use this when calculating: http://www.ouac.on.ca/docs/omsas/c_omsas_b.pdf

Since it's your first midterm, you still have time to recover.

My average right now is 82% at UBC. That would translate to 3.7, no?

 

[catsomgcats]

I can't tell if this guy is serious or a troll...

So it's not true? One C- in a non-preq won't stop them from accepting me?

 

[waterlooDOOD]

I was just trolling b/c I thought it was a ridiculous question. You'll be a very competitive applicant, imo.

 

[catsomgcats]

I was just trolling b/c I thought it was a ridiculous question. You'll be a very competitive applicant, imo.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?! You had me crying about my entire life choices over one course that could potentially ruin my future plans

 

[catsomgcats]

regardless, thank you for putting me at ease lol

 

[catsomgcats]

To past applicants: when is usually the deadline to have everything submitted? I know the application opens in July, just wondering how much time I would have to get things together.

 

[Optometry-m3ow]

https://uwaterloo.ca/optometry-vision-science/future-optometry-students/important-dates

 

[catsomgcats]

Thank you! 🙂

 

[eyesoul26]

hey i'm super late to this thread but i saw that your OAT scores were 350, i was wondering were you able to get in with those marks or did you end up retaking the test? i also got 350 in both AA/TS and i'm super worried i won't get in now