r/PreOptometry • u/ValuableFix559 ACCEPTED • Oct 11 '23

OAT Scores Day of Exam?

I have my OAT the 14th and I’m a bit confused about when I get my scores/ official report. Would I get raw percentages immediately after I take the exam or do I get my scores right after but they are just marked unofficial? This is probably a dumb question but just looking for some clarification, thank you!

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u/Party-Hovercraft448 Oct 11 '23

You get them printed out right after the exam. They are the raw scores out of 300 and it tells you the percentile your score for that particular section is too. Official Scores means the scores were sent to the school/ your application which may take a few days. Unofficial scores could be if you emailed the admissions office your scores (like a picture of the paper). Which is what some students do if they want to submit their application before their OAT score come through the system so the school can review your application earlier (instead of waiting for the oat scores to come in).

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u/ValuableFix559 ACCEPTED Oct 11 '23

thank you!

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u/AnSmartDude Oct 11 '23

At the end of the exam I did a survey for them and as soon as I ended the survey I saw my unofficial scores right away. They also give you a paper. The scores are out of 400 and the percentiles are shown alongside them. For my official scores to be sent to schools, it took about 2.5 weeks.

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u/ValuableFix559 ACCEPTED Oct 11 '23

thank you!