What is the OAT score I should aim for with my stats?

[EyeSee20]

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B.S in Microbiology and Cell Science from UF
GPA: 3.94

Experience:
Optometric Technician at a private practice for ~1 year
Shadowing experience: 50 hrs w/ Low Vision and Primary Care
Treasurer of Pre-Optometry Club
Volunteer for an Opthalmology clinic
Research experience in Behavior/Cognitive studies

Schools I'm planning to apply:
OSU, NOVA, SCO, Berkeley

 

[deleted936320]

LMAO. You'd get in with a 280. Aim for a 300 or above.

 

[mar2018]

While it is true you could definitely get in with a 300. If you score 330 or higher (and I think you should aim for the highest score you can possibly get) you will be eligible for scholarships

 

[EyeSee20]

While it is true you could definitely get in with a 300. If you score 330 or higher (and I think you should aim for the highest score you can possibly get) you will be eligible for scholarships

Thank you, that is the ultimate goal. I don't have a particular school choice yet but whatever school does offer any scholarship is the school I will be leaning towards. Through the Kaplan class I am in, I got a 300 on the baseline OAT overall, my scores were everywhere so I'm hoping I can stabilize them and raise the overall and science

 

[mar2018]

Thank you, that is the ultimate goal. I don't have a particular school choice yet but whatever school does offer any scholarship is the school I will be leaning towards. Through the Kaplan class I am in, I got a 300 on the baseline OAT overall, my scores were everywhere so I'm hoping I can stabilize them and raise the overall and science

I didnt take the kaplan course but I did take like 1 or 2 practice kaplan tests after my content review and did terrible on them lol. So if 300 is your base line you're going to knock it out of the park!

It's not an insanely hard exam. You just need to get the content down. Let me know if you need anything! best of luck to you

 

[EyeSee20]

I didnt take the kaplan course but I did take like 1 or 2 practice kaplan tests after my content review and did terrible on them lol. So if 300 is your base line you're going to knock it out of the park!

It's not an insanely hard exam. You just need to get the content down. Let me know if you need anything! best of luck to you

Thank you! do you have any recommended resources and questions for gen chem and physics? They're my lowest sections so far

 

[mar2018]

Thank you! do you have any recommended resources and questions for gen chem and physics? They're my lowest sections so far

I used a program called DAT bootcamp! Their practice for physics is free I believe. But it's really hard. What I did was I watched all of chads videos, took my own notes. I was still wildly confused and felt like I wasnt getting anything down. So I found these AP physics videos APlusPhysics - High School Physics and AP Physics Online and I went through those. THEN went back to re watch chads videos and it all made alot more sense. Did the practice for chads. That made Bootcamps practice way more doable. And while Bootcamp is hard it's good with reinforcing the conceptual stuff, it had great explanations. The math problems were multiple steps which was really hard at first but I would just re do them over and over and over and over again. I made my own equation sheets too so I could just quickly go over the basic equations every day for like half an hour.

For chem, like I said I used bootcamp so It was the videos and then also that practice. There is a website called Defeatthedat.com run by chad, it's totally free and it has practice for GC and OC

 

[DoctorOD]

Thank you, that is the ultimate goal. I don't have a particular school choice yet but whatever school does offer any scholarship is the school I will be leaning towards. Through the Kaplan class I am in, I got a 300 on the baseline OAT overall, my scores were everywhere so I'm hoping I can stabilize them and raise the overall and science

It completely depends on the institution. From the class that I graduated with, I know people who scored close to a perfect on the OAT and others who were below the class average but had stellar references and shadowing opportunities. You have to show dedication, innovation, and engagement for the profession to compensate for lower test scores. I think academic institutions generally understand that they don't want brilliant robots. We are a primary care profession; we interact with patients face-to-face daily. Therefore, showing you're multi-faceted and willing to innovate proves that you have the extra something that makes up for a lower standardized test score. Does that make sense?

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