PCO Scholars v. NECO
Hey everybody! I was recently accepted into MCPHS, NECO, and PCO. I've pretty much ruled out MCPHS and am looking at PCO and NECO. I liked the people at NECO a lot, and it seemed like all of the...
View ArticleSUNY or Salus Scholars?
Hi everyone! I need some advice. I'm trying to decide between SUNY and Salus Scholars. I keep going back and forth between the two... The tuition would be about the same ($30k/year for 4 years at SUNY)...
View ArticleReapplying??
Does reapplying make a difference in the acceptance process when schools look at your application? Does it weaken your application? I could also really use some advice on my situation: I'm taking the...
View ArticleChances of getting in???
Hello! I'm a third year student at McGill. I'm thinking that I want to try for Waterloo for next year so I took my OAT. My gpa is around a 3.81 and these are my OAT scores. QR: 380 RC: 360 Biology: 400...
View ArticleOptomcas GPA different?
So schools have different criteria. Some look at overall while some look at science. Or overall+ prerequisite. There is no prerequisite gpa listed on optomcas. But my overall was calculated to be 3.17...
View ArticleHow long do you have to accept?
Going to be interviewing at NOVA in a couple weeks. For anyone who has already interviewed there and been accepted, how much time do they give you to decide whether to commit to going there or not?...
View Article"General Biology" pre-req requirement?
Hey guys! So on a bunch of Optometry schools' websites it says two semesters of "general biology" are required. This is kind of vague, so I am not sure what biology courses would fall into that...
View ArticleMID-IL
I heard that the school will not be accredited til their first class graduates. Is this true? And is this something to be worried about? I am applying for Fall 2017
View ArticleLetters of Evaluation and Submitting Application
In my situation I don't have enough LOR's (1 professor short for a certain school) to send but after this semester I plan on having enough. Will schools look at my application even though the LOR's...
View ArticleADA practice test answers
Are some of the answers wrong on the ADA practice OAT test? I swear I know how to do the problems but a few have answers that were stated wrong on the answer sheet.
View Articleever heard of the following ?
this is new (at least to me). there's this automated gizmo that examines the patient. the results are sent over to an Opthalmologist and 24hrs later, the patient gets an Rx. From what I understand the...
View ArticleHonest chances of me getting into optometry school?
Hello everyone! I am the first in my family to go to college, so I know very little about applying to graduate programs and the sort. Can you guys critique my OAT and GPA and tell me if you think I...
View ArticleSouthern college of Optometry Interview
I have an upcoming interview scheduled at SCO; if someone could let me know how their experience went at the interview it would be greatly appreciate. Thanks
View ArticleICO Supplemental
For those who received interviews or supplemental from ICO, how long did it take to for them to email you about it? I've received interviews from other schools but still pending for ICO
View ArticleICO vs. NECO
Hey guys, So I am having a dilemma. I have been accepted to NECO around 2 weeks ago and I just interviewed at ICO two days ago. I haven't received an acceptance from ICO yet but they told us to start...
View ArticleKaplan
Is anyone willing to give me the last word in the first paragraph of Chapter 25 of the new Kaplan OAT book? I have the older addition and don't want to waste money just for that part. Thanks.
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WesternU Interview
Anyone have an interview this year at WesternU and can share their experience? Thanks!
View ArticleOptometry or Ophthalmology?
Hi, I'm a high school student in my 11th-Grade year looking to get into Optometry or Ophthalmology. I understand the differences between the two but what are some of the main reasons to get into one...
View ArticleCanadian Applying to US Optometry Schools
Hi there! I am having a very difficult time managing the application process / transfer of my Canadian courses into the letter grades for applications and i am curious to what my chances to getting in...
View ArticleInterviews at UHCO and UIWRSO
Anyone have feedback or tips for interviews at UHCO or UIWRSO? I have interviews at both coming up and I have looked at the interview feedback on SDN, but I am wondering if anyone has gone to an...
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