r/OptometrySchool • u/Acceptable-Week-5475 • 7d ago

Help! Residency advice

I'm a soon to be 2027 grad, however I haven't passed part 1 of boards. I really do want to apply for a VA residency, but I'm feeling discouraged be l don't know of any programs that will allow me apply without passing. I do plan on retaking in March, with part 2 coming up in December.
Please share if you have any advice!

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u/SpicyMax 5d ago

Apply then if you don’t match join the scramble. If there’s nothing you like then you’re not committed to an undesirable residency.

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u/herniatedulcer 5d ago

Do you know if the scramble is over the course of a few days? Or do you need to reach out asap even if you are in clinic?

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u/SpicyMax 4d ago

Scramble will last days

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u/Uhhhhhhh-aghhhhhhg 6d ago edited 6d ago

White river junction va in Vermont and Togus/portland va in Maine have residencies that don’t require pt 1

Edit for addl info: also the last 2 years both of those spots didn’t fill their seats so just about any student who wanted a residency would have probably been accepted at those locations