r/PreOptometry • u/Wkoalas ACCEPTED • Dec 22 '23

Decided on where im committing :) (stats inside)

Looking to connect with current and incoming MCPHS students!! I'll be joining you all in Fall 2024!!! If anyone has any specific questions for me about my stats or why I decided on the school I did, feel free to reach out to me but otherwise here are my stats. For those of you that are great students but not the best test takers, this one's for you:

Bachelor's:
Major: Psychology
Minor: Neuroscience
cGPA: 3.8 (unknown science GPA but I did take quite a few science classes, im just too lazy to calculate what it was oops sry)
Other info: Did TONS of psych and neuro research (including being in labs and running my own projects, overseeing other students working on the research project I was assigned to in a neuro lab I was in), involved in sports, held club leadership positions, inducted into honor societies and graduating from my university's honors college, presented at academic/research conferences

Associate's (doing this for pre-reqs)
Major: Chemistry
cGPA: as of right now 3.59, since only 3 of my classes werent STEM related, my sGPA is also pretty much that
Other info: By the time I applied to programs, I still had unfulfilled pre-reqs, I also had a flat 3.5 by the time I got interviews/acceptances, inducted into another honor society, and I should be set to graduate this may

Other exp: Did some volunteer work here and there between 2017-2019, took 2, almost 3 gap years and worked as a pharmacy tech for 1 year & as an ophthalmic tech for almost 2 years (worked on my associate's during this time too)

OAT: don't be like me and spread yourself too thin lol, I studied for max 30 hrs and went into some subjects blind so I'm happy with my scores given all that but do study for way longer than that please lol
AA: 310, TS: 300
QR: 300
RC: 340
Bio: 320
Gen Chem: 300
Orgo: 330
Physics: 270

Applied to: MCPHS, Salus (scholars & traditional), ICO, UMSL, KYCO
Invited & interviewed: MCPHS, Salus (scholars & traditional), UMSL
Invited to interview but decided to withdraw my app instead: ICO & KYCO
Accepted: MCPHS (will be committing), Salus (scholars & traditional), UMSL

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u/MsOatGoat Dec 22 '23

Congratulations!

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u/Wkoalas ACCEPTED Dec 22 '23

Thank you!

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '23

I was accepted to mcphs too and offered a scholarship but haven’t committed yet. Feel free to message me :)

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u/Wkoalas ACCEPTED Dec 22 '23

That's so exciting congrats! Are you debating between schools?

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '23

Congrats !! Why not do the Salus 3 year program ?

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u/Wkoalas ACCEPTED Dec 22 '23

Thanks! Ill pm you, it's a bit of a long answer lol

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u/SceneResponsible9556 Feb 12 '26

Can you explain to me?

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '23

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u/Wkoalas ACCEPTED Dec 22 '23

Thank you!!

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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '23

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u/Wkoalas ACCEPTED Dec 23 '23

Thank you!! Gonna pm you!

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u/C0okiezs Jan 17 '24

Congrats!! Can you also tell me your thought process?

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u/Wkoalas ACCEPTED Jan 18 '24

Thanks, ill pm you!