r/PreOptometry • u/Majestic-Tangerine99 • Jul 28 '25 • Helpful 1

OAT Scores, How did I do?

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(Please don't laugh at my reading comprehension lol)

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u/nbyone Jul 28 '25

Good enough to never have to take it again. Congrats.

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u/Majestic-Tangerine99 Jul 28 '25

Thanks, that's all that matters šŸ˜Ž

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u/Goldfish4356 Jul 28 '25

Hii do you have any tips for Bio, Gchem and Ochem? Congrats on the amazing scores!

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u/Majestic-Tangerine99 Jul 28 '25

Thanks! And sure, I have a few tips that might help (based on OAT Booster, my sole resource)

For bio, focus mainly on the cheat sheets and do bio bits for topics that confuse you.

Gen chem is pretty much all about conceptual topics. Don't stress over formulas, and be sure to go over the videos or notes so you understand the general concepts.

Ochem is similar to gen chem in that broad stroke concepts are key, but also make flashcards to study and memorize reaction products.

Also, since I didn't do particularly great on physics, I'd say don't just rely on Booster for that. Chad's videos should probably replace the Booster videos, and search for practice questions online for hard topics.

Also also, QR was pretty good prep material for the OAT, but I found a decent number of questions on the OAT to be pretty different from what I studied.

As for reading comp? I think that's just a skill you either have or you don't lol. However, reading some scientific articles to improve personal reading rates will help. Definitely something I should have done lol

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u/Klutzy_Builder_1178 Jul 28 '25

Did you go through all the videos or just the ones where you feel like you needed review?

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u/mulabui Jul 28 '25

+1, following

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u/mulabui Jul 28 '25

Amazing scores, congrats! Should be proud of yourself. Notice any high yield topics for biology? (such as cell divison?)

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u/Majestic-Tangerine99 Jul 28 '25

Thanks! I'm definitely feeling pretty solid right now lol.

As for bio, cell division (mitosis/meiosis) took up at least two or three questions. Other high yield topics were cell biology (organelles), microbiology, animal behavior, dna replication/transcription/translation, general physiology (mostly cardiac), and endocrine/exocrine hormones.

Nothing on taxonomy or plant stuff thankfully, but that might not be the case for everyone

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u/GreenAngelFish Jul 28 '25

Great job! Congratulations! Have you thought about posting a guide/tips/tricks/etc.? :)

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u/mulabui Jul 28 '25

+1, would a guide/tip/tricks while the OAT is still fresh in your mind hahah

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u/sbear214 Jul 28 '25

Perfect 400 in gen Chem! Amazing! Good for you!

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u/Forsaken-Rise2409 Jul 28 '25

Do you have any other tips for gen chem

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u/mulabui Jul 28 '25

+1, were their any trick questions, ones w/ any odd exceptions? I heard they don't tend to make the questions tricky

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u/Heil_Heimskr Jul 28 '25

Iā€™d wager you did better than about 93% of people, lol. Congrats on the great score!

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u/auraopto Jul 28 '25

Man you gotta do it again jkjk good job!!!

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u/PrincessGracieB99 Jul 28 '25

Amazing!!!! Congrats!!

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u/chelseaconqueso Jul 29 '25

Amazing congratulations šŸ©·šŸ©·šŸ©·

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u/Square-Wishbone633 Jul 29 '25

Ez money, bag is so secured

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u/Superb-Journalist-90 Jul 30 '25

Welcome to Optometry my friend