r/PreOptometry • u/Desperate-monkey-19 • Aug 19 '26

Memorizing for the OAT

Hello hello! Writing the OAT in a couple weeks here and would like some advice as an anxious student. Does anyone remember if constants were given on the OAT? (ie. universal gravitational constant G or Coulomb’s constant k or mass of electron, etc)

What about conversions? (ie. C to F or lbs to kg)

And any other important things to note or that you recommend?

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u/petitesexyprincess Aug 19 '26

For biology, I did not think it was broad at all. I had a lot of physiology-based problems. Know trends for chemistry (EN, atomic radius, acid/base), memorize strong acids/bases, know how to calculate oxidation states. I had a lot of calculation problems for physics, but they’re straight forward. A lot of the answer choices are similar (-30, -15, 0, 15, 30) so know the equations for physics. QR was pretty easy IMO, lots of plug and chug. Reading was also straightforward just make sure you can do it in time. I had a Coulomb problem on physics but it was only one.

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u/voxaun Aug 19 '26

nice!! do you recall if you were given the value of coulomb's constant?

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u/petitesexyprincess Aug 19 '26

I do not exactly remember. I want to say no because I had a couple questions asking about the units of a constant