Who else is on ICO's alternate list?
I'm just curious about how many other people are on the alternate list for ICO. Does anyone know how many people ICO typically puts on the list?
View ArticleNECO, PCO, IAUPR?
Hey all. Anyone on NECO's wait list due to class being full as of now? Is there even hope at coming off?! Due to my late application submission (everything verified and sent to schools by beginning of...
View ArticleMCPHS
Hi all, I just applied to MCPHS on May 1 because they sent out an email saying the deadline was extended so I figured why not apply just to see. I am just wondering what my chances of getting an...
View ArticleWestern U Alternate List class of 2019 pre-optometry
I wanted to start a threads for Western U class of 2019 Alternate listed students. All students who are going to western and all who got accepted but planning to drop your seats, and those on the...
View ArticleOptometry Interview Questions to ask
Hi, just in general, what would be some good questions to ask during an interview with optometry schools? i have an interview at MCPHS soon so any ideas?
View ArticleRecommendation letter from an optometrist
For those who got letters from an optometrist, how did you go about asking for one? I have no luck getting shadowing opportunity around the area where I reside. I recently got hired at eye clinic and...
View ArticleIAUPR Board Pass Rates 20%?
I have heard from several sources that the 3rd year part 1 board pass rate this time around was 8/40, or eight passed out of the forty students who took it in March. Can anyone confirm? Anyone from the...
View ArticleToric axis experiment
I'm studying to hopefully get into assisting for optometry or ophthalmology. Just for a fun little approximation experiment to better understand cyl axis I wanted to try this. If I close my left eye I...
View ArticleOptometry route VRT-->OD?
Hi, I wanted to know whether it was possible go to optometry school if you had a M.Ed for Vision Rehabilitation Therapy? Would this work in your favor? I am a social work major and am planning on...
View ArticlePERSONAL STATEMENT HELP!!
So I just took my OAT last month and did good, and I'm starting to gather everything for when the Opt School apps open in July. AND THIS PERSONAL STATEMENT!! I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO START!! PLEASE...
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IAUPR acceptance news??
Hello everyone, I applied to IAUPR back in December 2012 and I got an email from IAUPR on January 10, 2013 informing me that they had received my application. I was wondering if anyone had already...
View ArticleOAT PREP COURSE. HELP?
I cannot find anything in my surrounding area for an OAT prep course that's live in a classroom. I've looked at Kaplan, which is the closest I could find but it doesn't look like it will be rigorous...
View ArticleShadowing/Clinical Work Optometry
I'm currently a rising junior. I have like a 3.7 regular GPA and a 3.8 science GPA. Until this past spring, I was premed. I shadowed a neurosurgeon and an ophthalmologist for about 100 hours and did...
View ArticleCanadian Students-Financial Aid
I am a Canadian student and I'm looking for loan options that are available to us in order to study in the States. I have looked in Provincial , federal loans as well as bank loans and even if I get...
View ArticlePost of those who got accepted to Optometry school this year?
I saw a post from a couple years ago similar to mine and thought it was really helpful. So if you were accepted to Optometry school please leave your stats ( GPA, OAT scores, what schools you applied...
View ArticleClass of 2019 Acceptance Thread
I figure now is as good a time as any to start this thread since a few people have been interviewed and accepted to schools already. Same template as before: Date OptomCAS was mailed: Interview...
View ArticleUC Berkeley Optometry student here to answer your questions!
Hi there! I am a second year optometry student at UCBSO (UC Berkeley School of Optometry). It was only less than two years ago when I was in your shoes, going through applications, studying for the...
View ArticleSUNY supplement app
Hi! I was wondering if anyone who applied in the past could tell me what was on the SUNY supplemental app? I am applying this cycle and would like to prepare beforehand. For example, is it just short...
View ArticleLow-ish GPA, graduated 5 years ago, what are my chances?
Hey everyone, So I didn't find a recent thread that discusses the low GPA question, so I thought I'd ask again since average accepted GPAs change every year. My question is in regard to applying for...
View ArticleLow gpa, shadowing experience
Hello, I will probably have a 3.2-3.3 gpa by the time I graduate. I have a lot of leadership experience at my university and very involved. Also president of pre-optometry and really have a strong...
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