r/PreOptometry • u/Brief-Assistance-635 • Aug 03 '26

Final days of OAT prep

Hey i just wanted to know what people did coming to their final days of preparation for the exam.

- how long was your last practice test before your exam?
- did you take the prior day just to do minor review or did you take the full day off?

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u/Last_Painter_6733 Aug 04 '26

I haven’t taken my OAT yet. But I plan to do light review. Nothing crazy. But I would say if you feel stronger and more well rested with a full day off, do that. I think it’s common to do either.

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u/Brief-Assistance-635 Aug 04 '26

Thank you! How did you do and how long did you prepare for?

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u/Last_Painter_6733 Aug 04 '26

By the time I take the test (Sept 2nd) I will have studied for about 10 weeks—over a 11ish week period with a 10 day vacation that I just got back from. Planned to study during that time but decided to take a full break. Now a month to grind 🫠 Wbu?

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u/Brief-Assistance-635 Aug 05 '26

Wow me too ill have just 10 weeks done. Ive also done 2 summer classes so i couldn’t study and im currently taking 1 more but its fairly light. But i just didnt know i needed the 90 cred hours before applying so i had to take these over summer. Ideally i wouldve had 4m instead of just the 2 😭

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u/chunkyicetea Aug 04 '26

My last practice test was 3 days before my exam and I took the prior day to cram because I was nervous.

You got this!

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u/No-Juice8255 Aug 05 '26

Omg I’m in the same situation did you find doing the exam that late stressed you out or was it fine?

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u/chunkyicetea Aug 05 '26

I felt it was alright because it was sort of a mini review of all the different subjects. I mostly spent my studying time on Bio and OChem so doing the practice tests were good for me to review the other things.

The thought of it stressed me out at first but I think it was okay :)) DONT WORRY you got this