What are my chances of getting into OD school? what should I improve?

[bannanababy146]

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Hi! I'm a junior at the university of illinois and I've been committed to going to optometry school for sometime now. I've done a lot of research on admittance stats and talked to my counselor, but I am looking for some other people to look at my info to see what my chances are of getting into graduate school and if I can improve anything. Also do schools take into account the undergraduate school you went to?

Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology, Psychology
Overall GPA: 3.48
Science GPA: 3.18
OAT: taking in the spring
Extracurriculars: Recruitment Guidance Counselor Fall 2010, Hospital volunteer 2 years, animal shelter volunteer, pre optometry club, Hope for Vision
Shadowing experience: at three different private practices (one for the summer once a week and the other practices I visited once), and For Eyes

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks!!

 

[Cheeseball]

I think all you need is a good OAT score and you will be considered pretty competitive. Focus on keeping your grades up and just get an OAT score close to 330 and you would get in.

 

[apollo310]

Really focus on getting a good OAT score and you should have no problem! Most schools want a 310 or above average and science average on the OAT. To get into the really good schools you should aim for a 330 or above!

 

[bannanababy146]

ok thanks for the advice! Its a relief to know that I'm in good standing.