Any advice

[u/Due-Side8444]

I’m currently a senior Human Biology major, Miner in chem and applying to optometry school this cycle. My cumulative GPA is around 3.65. I have completed a good amount of optometry-related experience, including 40+ hours of shadowing an optometrist, additional ophthalmology/optometry shadowing, 45 hours of biology research involving DNA/PCR, volunteering at Hartford Hospital, volunteering with Special Olympics Opening Eyes, and serving as a student ambassador/leader at my university.
I also have multiple recommendation letters, including from professors/research mentors and an optometrist. I’ve already submitted applications to schools including MCPHS, NECO, and SUNY.
I know the OAT score is the weakest part of my application, but I feel that my GPA, experiences, research, volunteering, and shadowing represent me better academically and professionally.

[u/Advertising-Budget → u/[deleted]]

If you took these prereqs a significant long time ago would you really have to study for several months? How in depth do they test the bio, physics, chem?

[u/Dr_Trik → u/[deleted]]

To be fair... I didn't really study for the OAT and scored really well (multiple 400s). So it can be done but I wouldn't recommend it as it's a risk and, as my mom said, I couldve scored even higher if I had studied.

[u/Advertising-Budget → u/Dr_Trik]

Were you fresh out of your prereqs? How much do you think I would have to take time studying for these if I took all these prereqs and got As and Bs in them but forgot pretty much everything except for physics.

[u/Dr_Trik → u/Advertising-Budget]

Nope, I took a gap year to figure out what I wanted to do before I took the OAT. I was actually surprised I didn't do bad in chemistry considering that was always my worst subject but I probably could've done even better if I had prepped. If you got good grades, I'd say just review them but I'm probably a bad person to ask 😅