ICO Interview
I was recently invited for an interview at ICO. I wonder if any of you out there who have already interviewed at ICO or current students could lend your thoughts on the experience. I plan on preparing...
View ArticleSalus Interview
Has anyone interviewed with Salus yet?? I have my interview this Tuesday, and I am so scared! (I'm the type of person who DOES NOT do good under pressure) Any tips would be very appreciated! Thanks
View ArticleMy stats circumstances and chances for acceptance?
Hello all, as of now I'm a little put on edge about my chances for acceptance into optometry school. I have finished my application and was verified 9/23 of this week. My application has high pros and...
View ArticleWhat are my chances?
I just took my OAT and I got a AA 300 and TS 280. My GPA as of right now is a 3.3 and I applied to ICO, UMSL, SCO and NSU. I have an interview with ICO even though they don't know my test scores. What...
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 ArticleWorking in the US
If you study your optometry degree in Canada, can you still work in the US?
View ArticleToo Late??
Hey guys! So I recently got interested in Optometry & I'm wondering if it's too late in the game to apply for this cycle. I'm really hoping to be accepted to SUNY. I have a 3.61 GPA. I haven't...
View ArticleSending transcripts as re-applicant
Hi, I got into two programs last cycle but for various reasons I didn't choose to attend. I'm now re-applying for this cycle. On optomcas I chose to use the "copy data" option to basically copy my...
View ArticleUIWRSO Interview!!
I recently got invited to an interview at UIWRSO and I was wondering if anyone had an interview there already. What should I expect? What kind of questions did they ask?
View ArticleInterfolio - storing LORs
Hey! so I just wanted to let everyone know that I called OPTOMCAS earlier today to ask if LORs could be stored on interfolio + then sent later on. I think I'll end up applying next cycle which is why I...
View ArticleLow OAT Score, HELP!
I took my OAT this morning and was hoping to do a lot better than I did. I got a 290 on my TS and AA. I have a 3.4 GPA and I'm planning to apply next week when optomcas opens up. I have plenty of...
View ArticleOrthoptics..Job growth? Income?
I've been having trouble finding a lot of information about this career, as for as statstics goes. I'm very interested in this field. Does anyone have first hand information? Hows the job growth? Are...
View ArticleHas anyone gotten interviews with a missing letter?
I just wanted to know if anyone had received an interview even though they were missing a LOR
View ArticlePersonal Statement Question
Hey guys, I want to ask for an advice. I have my personal statement ready, but hesitate to send it (to SUNY). I wrote why optometry mentioning that I want to give back to community after I received so...
View ArticleCanadian Optometry Bridging Program
Hello, I have some questions about Waterloo's Optometry Bridging Program. The optometry schools in the UK and Australia are BSc. or Master of Vision Science and not OD like in North America. If a...
View ArticleLetters of Recommendation
I'm looking for some advice on how to ask for letters of recommendation. The "catch" is that I graduated in May of last year and most of the professors that I knew fairly well I haven't seen in almost...
View ArticleRetaking the OAT
I am really confused if I should re-take the OAT. The first time I wrote it, I scored AA 300 and TS 310. Considering these as low scores, I signed up to write the OAT again. Also, on my OptomCAS...
View ArticleRetaking the OAT
So I am applying for the fall 2016. I got an email today from Marshall B. Ketchum (former SCCO) that my OAT scores are not competitive enough. Though, my GPA is competitive, they are "advising that I...
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Applying too late??
Hello everyone I'm taking OAT in late November or early December and was wondering if this is too late for applying cycle. I saw some articles saying that applying late for optometry schools will have...
View ArticleScheduling interviews
Hello all, I recently got interviews to western and midwestern (Hoping for a nova interview)! My main concern was if my chances for acceptance will get harder the later I schedule my interview. Looking...
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