Hey everyone
I'm new to this thread but Ive been doing a lot of research as I am starting to panic about my application I will be submitting here in about a month. Everything I look up has be so psyched out about my chances. I know GPA isnt everything and a lot goes into deciding if a student is accepted or not but I was wondering if anyone on here had any personal experience or knew of people in similar situations who were successfully accepted. Anyway my overall GPA is 3.25 with a pre req GPA of 3.06. I took the OAT once this time last year and wasnt happy with my score so I chose not to apply with it. It was an AA of 290 and TS 300 (QR really bit me in the but) but Ive since then gotten the destroyer series as well as achiever and I am confident I will be able to improve that score. I also currently work with an optometrist and have had experience interning and shadowing for a summer. I was captain of a varsity sports team at the university (which was equivalent to a full time job with how little we were in class, which is why my GPA suffered a bit). I have participated in volunteer activities every year that I was in school such as walks for autism, helping at children's hospitals and such and am also a member of the National honor society
I keep seeing posts with people saying without a 3.4 you wont get looked at or without a 350 theres no chance. I even wonder if giving myself the extra time to study for my OAT and applying a bit later was a poor decision. Lacking confidence at the moment and any help will be greatly appreciated. I know that if a school has an incoming average GPA of say 3.3 that means people have been admitted with lower than that. also on the verge of crying because its almost february and Im waiting for my letters of recommendation in order to submit my primary application. did i screw myself over
thanks all in advance
I'm new to this thread but Ive been doing a lot of research as I am starting to panic about my application I will be submitting here in about a month. Everything I look up has be so psyched out about my chances. I know GPA isnt everything and a lot goes into deciding if a student is accepted or not but I was wondering if anyone on here had any personal experience or knew of people in similar situations who were successfully accepted. Anyway my overall GPA is 3.25 with a pre req GPA of 3.06. I took the OAT once this time last year and wasnt happy with my score so I chose not to apply with it. It was an AA of 290 and TS 300 (QR really bit me in the but) but Ive since then gotten the destroyer series as well as achiever and I am confident I will be able to improve that score. I also currently work with an optometrist and have had experience interning and shadowing for a summer. I was captain of a varsity sports team at the university (which was equivalent to a full time job with how little we were in class, which is why my GPA suffered a bit). I have participated in volunteer activities every year that I was in school such as walks for autism, helping at children's hospitals and such and am also a member of the National honor society
I keep seeing posts with people saying without a 3.4 you wont get looked at or without a 350 theres no chance. I even wonder if giving myself the extra time to study for my OAT and applying a bit later was a poor decision. Lacking confidence at the moment and any help will be greatly appreciated. I know that if a school has an incoming average GPA of say 3.3 that means people have been admitted with lower than that. also on the verge of crying because its almost february and Im waiting for my letters of recommendation in order to submit my primary application. did i screw myself over
thanks all in advance
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