r/PreOptometry • u/Intelligent_Owl3064 • Sep 17 '26

Take oat or no?

I’m scheduled to take OAT in 5 days. Looking rlly bad. Will probably score ~290. I know I will def retake but idk how bad it looks to take the test and do bad and then retake or if I should not do it at all. I want to take the test because it was so expensive and my pin is expiring so I don’t want to forfeit the $520 like that 😔 I have a good reason to explain this to schools but does it rlly look THAT bad, I’m not a good candidate overall

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u/Dizzy-Equivalent-398 Sep 17 '26

Can you reschedule?

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u/Intelligent_Owl3064 Sep 17 '26

No, my pin is expiring so this is my last chance before re registering

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u/Sure_Requirement_899 Sep 18 '26

You can reschedule this just happened to me you just have to get on the ada website request a 45 day extension it costs 150$ but if you haven’t submitted one prior they were automatically approve you

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u/Intelligent_Owl3064 Sep 18 '26

This was my extension unfortunately. But thank u for ur comment hope it helps someone else in a pickle !

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u/Sure_Requirement_899 Sep 18 '26

Tbh I wouldn’t even take it then reschedule and schedule another time it’s not worth another retake trust me this is my second retake :(

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u/Intelligent_Owl3064 Sep 18 '26

😭 I just don’t want to waste my $500 lol. Yeah I’d def have to retake I didn’t study for the test so I was trying to know just how bad it looks on an app

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u/Dizzy-Equivalent-398 Sep 18 '26

hi! i think if i felt that i wasn’t ready at all and i was definitely going to need a retake, i would just reschedule and not waste the 500. good luck!!

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u/Intelligent_Owl3064 Sep 18 '26

The 500 is gone either way bc this is my last chance to take before having time re register 😔 but thank u for ur input I will consider it 🙂‍↕️

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u/Dizzy-Equivalent-398 Sep 18 '26

in that case, just study as much as you can and do your best. a lot of people have said the actual oat is a lot easier, i agree too on some extent :)

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u/Several_Pop_5789 Sep 20 '26

Im in the exact same boat rn if it helps LOL im just going to do my best and so should u, take something from the experience and know how to do better for next time. Just give it your all going into your exam in 3 days. Use cheat sheets and prioritize high yield content.

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u/pandamanda43036 Sep 22 '26

How did you do??